Fright Club: Disabilities in Horror
From the earliest horror films, physical disabilities have plagued characters. It’s the inherent vulnerability that makes the topic such a draw for the genre, but some films – like these…read more →
Archive For August, 2016
Dream Dates
Southside With You by George Wolf Even if you knew nothing about the characters involved, Southside With You would be a sweet, smart, refreshingly grown up romance. It does nothing…read more →
Do You Smell That?
Mechanic: Resurrection by Hope Madden and George Wolf Who smells hot trash? Is it a dumpster fire? No, it’s just the latest Jason Statham movie. Mechanic: Resurrection revisits the by-the-numbers…read more →
Yes, and…
Don’t Think Twice by Cat McAlpine The three rules of improv are as follows: 1. Say yes 2. It’s all about the group 3. Don’t think The six members of…read more →
Split Decision
Hands of Stone by George Wolf Early in Hands of Stone, legendary boxing trainer Ray Arcel (Robert DeNiro) is schooling future legendary boxer Roberto Duran (Edgar Ramirez) on technique versus…read more →
Waiting to Exhale
Don’t Breathe by Hope Madden Filmmaker Fede Alvarez announced his presence on the horror film scene with authority. His 2013 Evil Dead reboot was not only critically and commercially successful,…read more →
Thy Chariot Awaits
Ben-Hur by George Wolf It might be unfair to judge the latest version of Ben-Hur strictly by how well it handles the iconic chariot race, so let’s not. But bottom…read more →
Wolf of War Street
War Dogs by George Wolf War Dogs starts with a guy in the trunk of a car and works backward, ending two hours later over the sound of Leonard Cohen’s…read more →
Call Me Kubo
Kubo and the Two Strings by Matt Weiner Describing the story of Kubo and the Two Strings feels deeply wrong for a film that takes great pains to remind us…read more →
Texas Two Step
Hell or High Water by Hope Madden Two brothers in West Texas go on a bank robbing spree. Marshalls with cowboy hats pursue. It’s a familiar idea, certainly, and Hell…read more →