Directed by Bradley Parker (2012) Don’t you hate when you see a trailer and it’s so much more entertaining than the film? This my friends is one of those times. A few months ago when I saw the trailer for Chernobyl DiariesI got sort of excited, a little excited – well excited as I can …
Several friends touring Europe stumble into misadventure and end up stranded in Prypiat, the Ukrainian city abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster. Their bad situation gets worse when they realize that something else is lurking in the ghost city. Chernobyl Diaries opens today at your local cinema. View the full trailer after the jump.
In all my adventure seeking, I have never uttered the words, “Hey, here’s an idea. Let’s go to Chernobyl. Does that not sound like a time?” But to each their own I suppose. The film follows a group of six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an “extreme tour” guide. …
Directed by Fede Alvarez (2013) No Ash? Wait, they are remaking Evil Dead, without Bruce Campbell? What? That’s crazy talk. That will never work. The Ash character is now a girl? Remember when the internet world went all flavors of nutters when that information came out about this remake. Guess what? They were WRONG! I …
After a much needed break, I have returned from my walkabout. Walkabout, that spontaneous journey through the wilderness of one’s choosing in an effort to satisfy one’s itchy feet, a need to be elsewhere, the craving for the open road, that space over the horizon… You guessed it I walked about the shoes stores across …
Directed by Andrés Muschietti 2013 I’ll just say this right off, I’m a big fan of Guillermo del Toro, so I came into Mama with bias. Technically this film was not directed by Guillermo, but by Andrés Muschietti, who actually co-wrote and directed a Spanish short by the same name in 2008. However, when you …
We laughed, we cringed, we booed and we laughed some more, because it’s us. That’s we do. I always procrastinate with this list because I see dozens upon dozens of films each year and I’m always somewhat unmoved lately that is. I long for the days of Jason and Freddie. There are just no good …
Juan de los Muertos (original title) Directed by Alejandro Brugués 2012 How can a film go wrong when you include Sid Vicious crooning Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ on its soundtrack I ask you? Answer is you cannot. This film actually had my approval with its title, ‘Juan of the Dead’. Remember that cool little British film, …