In the opening scene of Cop Car, writer/director Jon Watts establishes the two different worldviews that make his film a compelling thriller. There’s the child world and the adult world. The child world is one of fantasy and games without… Continue Reading
Spotlight is a true story about the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation team from The Boston Globe that broke the door wide open on the Massachusetts Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal in 2002. Directed by Thomas McCarthy (Win Win, The Cobbler), the film looks like it’ll… Continue Reading
The “trend” of long takes has been growing in recent years thanks to films like Alfonso Cuaron’s Children of Men and Gravity and, most recently, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). In fact, both Gravity and Birdman were huge hits at the past two Oscars, with each… Continue Reading
Chiwetel Ejiofor just might be one of my new favorite actors. The Academy Award nominee (for his role in 12 Years a Slave) has received some of Hollywood’s highest accolades, but he’s not a household name just yet. However, with an amazing performance… Continue Reading
Found footage films are still being made. Why?! Whenever I hear of a new found footage horror/thriller, I let out a hard groan. I understand how the intrinsic qualities of the found footage medium suits the horror genre, but damn,… Continue Reading
Honour, actor-turned-director Shan Khan’s next film, sounds like a good one. With the title acting as a reference to honor killings, the film is about a young Muslin woman (Aiysha Hart) who runs off with her boyfriend (Nikesh Patel) with… Continue Reading
Sam Rockwell (Moon) stars in the upcoming drama/thriller A Single Shot, directed by David M. Rosenthal. Rockwell stars as a hunter who accidentally shoots a woman in the woods. However, when he checks on her, he finds a box filled with money.… Continue Reading
http://youtu.be/u5yYNss4BXc Passion is the next film from director Brian De Palma, most popularly known as the director of Scarface. Starring Rachel McAdams (Mean Girls) as a business executive and Noomi Rapace (Prometheus) as a new executive who must do whatever they… Continue Reading