Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In London, the sideshow troupe of Doctor Parnassus promises to the audiences a journey to the “Imaginarium”, an imaginary world commanded by the mind of Doctor Parnassus where dreams come true. In the stories that Doctor Parnassus tells to his daughter Valentina, to the midget Percy, and his assistant Anton, he claims to have more than …
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Film Review: Solace (2015)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A psychic works with the FBI in order to hunt down a serial killer. REVIEW: The film SOLACE has had a very interesting history before finally making it to the screen this year. Dating back as far as 2002, the original spec script by Ted Griffin was developed as a sequel to David Fincher’s SE7EN and …
Read More »Film Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A teenager’s attempts to bring a brilliant surgeon into his dysfunctional family take an unexpected turn. REVIEW: With films like Dogtooth and The Lobster in his stable, Yorgos Lanthimos likes to push his audience to understand and get beyond the parameters of their comfort zones. In doing so, he draws you in and then seemingly keeps …
Read More »Film Review: Minority Report (2002)
SYNOPSIS: “Based on a Philip K. Dick short story, Minority Report is about a cop in the future working in a division of the police department that arrests killers before they commit the crimes, courtesy of some future-viewing technology. John Anderton has the tables turned on him when he is accused of a future crime and must find out what …
Read More »Film Review: Seven Psychopaths (2012)
SYNOPSIS: A screenwriter pressing for deadlines is oblivious to becoming entangled in a vendetta between his best friend and a mafia boss whose dog has been kidnapped. REVIEW: Directed By: Martin McDonagh Starring: Sam Rockwell, Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson Ever since first witnessing the initial trailers and advertisements for Seven Psychopaths I’d been dying to see this picture. …
Read More »Film Review: Total Recall (2012)
SYNOPSIS: A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall – a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led – goes wrong and he finds himself on the run. REVIEW: Colin Farrell is once again the star in a remake of a …
Read More »Film Review: Daredevil (2003)
SYNOPSIS: “In the roughest part of New York City called Hell’s Kitchen, there lives a boy named Matt Murdock and his father, who is a boxer. One day, Matt ran into a industrial accident and became blind after his eyes were exposed to a toxic chemical, but it also gave him other supernatural senses. Then, his father was killed by …
Read More »Film Review: London Boulevard (2010)
SYNOPSIS: An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London’s most vicious gangsters. REVIEW: I like Colin Farrell as an actor but I don’t always agree with his choice of films to work on. I’m not sure Hollywood knows how to use him. When …
Read More »Film Review: Fright Night (2011)
SYNOPSIS: A teenager suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire. REVIEW: I suppose that most, if not all of you reacted the same way The Black Saint did when this remake of the beloved 80’s classic was announced. Basically there was a loud “WHY”? that echoed across the land & on the web as well. I could not find …
Read More »Total Recall Remake Green Lighted
A date has been set for the release of the Total Recall remake. Come August 3rd, 2012 we will see how Colin Farrell stacks up against Arnold in the iconic role of Denis Quaid. This is a movie that still holds well today and was a breakthrough part for Arnold Schwarzenegger made over twenty years ago. This is a tough …
Read More »Total Recall Remake
Riding the remake wave Universal Pictures is remaking Total Recall. In the iconic role of Douglas Quaid that Arnold Schwarzenegger played we get Colin Farrell this time. While not an out right terrible casting decision it is an odd one. I am none too thrilled with the idea of a remake though as the original is remains fantastic to this …
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