Tuesday, June 30, 2015

'Terminator Genisys' Movie Review


In a summer of rehashed franchises, I quite enjoyed Jurassic World (it isn’t a great movie, but it’s a damn lot of fun), and Mad Max: Fury Road is one of best, most eyebrow-scorching action films in years. If you were hoping that Terminator Genisys, the fifth installment in the killer-robots-from-the-future saga, was going to fall somewhere in this realm, you will be disappointed. Lazy storytelling, messy CGI, and bland action combine to form a movie that the most natural reaction to is a slump-shouldered sigh and a muttered, “I wish that was better.” Intended to launch a new trilogy, it doesn’t bring enough, or any, new ideas to the table to warrant more.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

'The Hallow' Trailer Shows Why You Don't Screw With Fairies


New horror film The Hallow, which debuted earlier this year at Sundance, may not have the most original concept—an outsider goes into the haunted woods and finds evil forces that the locals know about waiting there—but it looks creepy as hell in this new trailer.

Blu-Ray Review: 'Decline Of Western Civilization' Box Set


Growing up a punk rock kid in a small or at least smallish town, Penelope Spheeris’ 1981 documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, chronicling the early Los Angeles scene, served as a de facto history text book. You poured over the footage of The Germs, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, and more, noting how they lived, how they dressed, the fuck you attitude they flaunted by their very existence. This was your primer, your roadmap to being an outsider.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Neil Gaiman Will Write 'American Gods' Episodes For Starz


While NBC may have just shitcanned Hannibal, that doesn’t mean Bryan Fuller is going to rest on his laurels. He already has an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods brewing at Starz, and he revealed that Gaiman himself will write episodes, as in multiple episodes, of the show.

Friday, June 26, 2015

'Dude Bro Party Massacre 3' Delivers A New Clip And Release Date


You may have noticed this, but around these parts there’s a fair amount of excitement for 5 Second Films’ horror send up Dude BroParty Massacre 3. It got shockingly positive reviews at its recent premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, and now we know when we’ll see the film, as well as a new clip to tide us over until then.

'Monster Hunt' Trailer Is Full Of Fantasy, Creatures, And Martial Arts


Ramen Hui’s upcoming Monster Hunt is going to be a sight to behold. As you can see in this first trailer, it’s a period piece, a comedic fantasy adventure, a kid-friendly romp, and features a pregnant dude who gives birth to a monster that looks like an albino turnip. Yeah. Take a look for yourself after the jump.

Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno' Gets A Hungry New Trailer


Horror favorite Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno has had a bumpy ride on the way to the theaters later this year. Sure, it was only delayed a year—some movies never get a release—but for fans waiting for his take on the white-do-gooders-devoured-by-jungle-cannibals genre have been salivating over this one for a while. You still have a couple more months to wait, but this new trailer should whet your whistle.