By the end of the 90s director, Wes Craven had already cemented his position as one of the true kings of horror, from grungy low-budget offerings like The Hills Have Eyes, a supernatural outing that brought the world Freddy Krueger and the meta-horror of the Scream franchise, but in 2005 with a screenplay by Carl…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Cursed (2005) – Review
When it comes to horror movies the werewolf has always been treated like the vampires ugly stepsister, where the vampire is most often portrayed as a suave, mysterious, and charismatic creatures of the night, while the werewolf is usually just a slobbering monster that will either tear out your throat or maybe piddle on your…
The Last Legion (2007) – Review
The Last Legion follows in the footsteps of Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur in that it gives us Roman origins for the Arthurian stories, and sure there are historians who believe that Arthur may have been a Roman soldier, and who knows they might be right, but I for one would rather see the end of…
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) – Review
Director Uwe “I’m the only genius in the industry” Boll makes another glorious attempt at translating a video game to the big screen and, to no one’s surprise, he once again makes a large steaming pile of cinematic dung that leaves actors praying that this film will be struck from their IMDB page.
Evan Almighty (2007) – Review
With Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming epic Noah about to hit theatres, I thought it would be nice to take a look back at a very different take on that particular Bible story. The big question here is can a $200 million dollar comedy hope to recoup its cost? My guess is that if said project involves…