Poltergeist III (1988)
Before the completion of Poltergeist II, MGM made plans for a third entry. As both Craig T. Nelson and JoBeth Williams were paid exorbitantly to return for the second feature, but neither actor was...
Author: Vincent Leo
Immortals (2011)
Director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) delivers his usual highly-stylized, incoherent visual masturbation all over this somewhat gory sword-and-sandal epic, cranking up the computer-generated display at the expense of such things as interesting plot,...
In Time (2011)
In Time is a film which surmises a near-future in which time is the commodity that is traded among people in order to do such things as ride a bus, pay their rent, or buy...
The Muppets (2011)
In this return after over a decade to the big screen by Jim Henson’s much-beloved creations, the long mothballed Muppets Studio in Hollywood becomes threatened with destruction at the avaricious hands of a greedy...
The Underneath (1995)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the man responsible for such greats as Sex Lies and Videotape, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich and Traffic, this is one of his earlier works, and falls under the “Hidden Gem” category for you seekers...
Safe House (2012)
Ryan Reynolds plays rookie CIA agent Matt Weston, reluctantly stuck in a dreary, boring assignment looking after an empty safe house in Cape Town, South Africa. When his locale is used as the interrogation...
Chronicle (2012)
Directed by first-timer Josh Trank, this Max Landis (son of famous filmmaker John Landis) scripted story mostly follows the plight of Andrew Detmer (DeHaan), a troubled teen who is bullied at school, abused by...
Haywire (2011)
Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Thirteen, Ocean’s Twelve) directs, giving a starring role to MMA fighter and former participant on “American Gladiator” Gina Carano, a novice actress with an intense physical presence and prowess, this retro-vibed thriller...
Less Than Zero (1987)
Andrew McCarthy (Mannequin, Pretty in Pink) stars as Clay, the only one of three close childhood friends who leaves Beverly Hills in order to go to college. Left behind is his aspiring model girlfriend Blair...
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Daniel Craig stars as investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who ends up losing a major and very public libel lawsuit, not because he wasn’t right, but because he lacked the evidence to prevail. His reputation...