Posted by Jared Mobarak on October 24, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“I repeat. Suspect present.” There are only so many iterations of the haunted house trope and yet they continue getting made. Sometimes we’re lucky with James Wan‘s The Conjuring series delivering fear along with period aesthetic and tense mood, but those are few and far between. More often we receive work trying hard to stand […]
Category film reviews, suspense/thriller · Tags Anthony Konechny, Chanelle Peloso, Jake Croker, Jessie Fraser, Jodelle Ferland, Jonathan Whitesell, Lochlyn Munro, Matt Bellefleur, Neal McDonough, Pascale Hutton, Sheldon Wilson, Sunny Suljic, The Unspoken
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover” is a proverb whose simple existence proves the fact impressionable souls will do so without fail. This monthly column focuses on the film industry’s willingness to capitalize on this truth, releasing one-sheets to serve as not representations of what audiences are to expect, but as propaganda to fill […]
Category film features, posterized propaganda · Tags Alex Cross, Argo, Ben Affleck, BLT Communications LLC, Canyon Design Group, Cardinal Communications USA, Casino Royale, Cloud Atlas, Cold Open, Daniel Craig, Dominic Smith, Dream House, Empire Design, Enemy of the State, Ethan Hawke, Expendables 2, Frankenweenie, Gravillis Inc., Guy Ritchie, Halle Berry, Happythankyoumoreplease, Hoo-Ha, I Saw the Devil, Ignition Print, Indika Entertainment Advertising, Jodelle Ferland, John Cusack, Lee Daniels, Liam Neeson, Martin McDonagh, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Matthew Fox, Morgan Freeman, Nicolas Winding Refn, Nicole Kidman, Paranormal Activity, Paranormal Activity 4, ParaNorman, Petrol, Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Pusher, REV CREATIVE, Richard Coyle, RYSK, Safe House, Saw, Seven Psychopaths, Shoolery Design, Silent Hill, Silent Hill: Revelation, Sinister, Smashed, Snatch., Tai Chi 0, Taken, Taken 2, The Bank Job, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The House I Live In, The Lord of the Rings, The Paperboy, The Two Towers, Tim Burton, Tom Hanks, Tyler Perry, V/H/S, WORKS ADV, Zac Efron
Posted by Jared Mobarak on August 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment
“He’s probably up there fiddling with his Wee-Jah or his orbs …” LAIKA, Inc., the little studio with big dreams in Oregon is officially more than a flash in the pan success story that brought to life a critically acclaimed feature film before scaling back to commercials and music videos. Using a beacon in the […]
Category action/adventure, animation, comedy, family, film reviews · Tags Alex Borstein, Anna Kendrick, Brad Bird, Casey Affleck, Chris Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Coraline, Corpse Bride, Duckman, Elaine Stritch, Flushed Away, Henry Selick, Jeff Garlin, Jodelle Ferland, John Goodman, John Lasseter, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leslie Mann, Moongirl, Sam Fell, The Tale of Despereaux, Tim Burton, Tucker Albrizzi, Up
Posted by Jared Mobarak on February 1, 2007 · Leave a Comment
“Farmer Sutra” Special sneak previews are always a good time. No matter what movie it is you are seeing, people will always pack the theatre who have been awaiting the film, like free stuff, thought it’d be something to do, or just got lost. Either way, no matter how good or bad the film, the […]
Category film reviews, horror · Tags Dustin Milligan, Dyan McDermott, Jodelle Ferland, John Corbett, Kristen Stewart, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Northern Exposure, Pang Brothers, Panic Room, Penelope Ann Miller, The Eye, The Messengers, The Visitor, The X-Files, What Lies Beneath, William B. Davis
Posted by Jared Mobarak on September 6, 2006 · Leave a Comment
“Sinners deserve to lose their spawn” Silent Hill is a study in atmosphere and mood. While some may say it is style over substance, I’d have to agree a bit, but correct the statement to style with substance. Christophe Gans, the visionary director behind a great foreign film Brotherhood of the Wolf, has crafted a […]
Category film reviews, horror · Tags Alice Krige, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Christophe Gans, David Lynch, Deborah Kara Unger, Hellraiser, Jodelle Ferland, Radha Mitchell, Roger Avary, Sean Bean, Silent Hill, Terry Gilliam, Tideland
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