Thomas Harris chats with The House star Jason Mantzoukas… There are few purveyors of the unhinged as purely hysterical as Jason Mantzoukas. Appearing in everything from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks and Recreation, and The League, he has carved out a niche playing manic eyed psychopaths in significant, if small roles. With The House, he translates that charming […]
Preacher Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘On The Road’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Preacher season 2… Statistical circumcision and foreskin face cream set the tone. Eighties chart topping toe tappers, fast cars, film stock tomfoolery and mace spray on the nut sack set the mood. Not quite the wheat field car chase or forty thousand foot bar fight free fall that […]
DVD Review – The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe, 2016. Directed by André Øvredal. Starring Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond, Michael McElhatton, Olwen Catherine Kelly, and Jane Perry. SYNOPSIS: A family coroner business experiences some strange goings-on when a mysterious corpse is brought in for examination. Having done the rounds on the festival circuit last year, The Autopsy […]
Blu-ray Review – The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror, 1979. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, Meeno Peluce, John Larch, and Val Avery. SYNOPSIS: The Lutz family move into a house that was the scene of a grisly mass murder, only to flee for their lives 28 days later. While approximately three […]
Promo and images for The Mist Season 1 Episode 2 – ‘The Mist’
Spike has released a promo and images for next week’s second episode of the small screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist; check them out here… SEE ALSO: The Mist Season 1 Episode 1 Review As the mist settles in over their small Maine town Eve and Alex Copeland find themselves stranded at the mall. […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Mist… Based on a Stephen King novella from the 1980’s The Mist is small-scale paranoia ramped up by small town mentalities. More prevalent now than upon its initial literary release the show establishes stock characters early, drops in an atmospheric sense of unease within five minutes while setting […]
David Mamet to adapt The Force for James Mangold
Back in March it was announced that director James Mangold is set to follow up this year’s critically acclaimed superhero blockbuster Logan with an adaptation of Don Winslow’s latest novel The Force, and now Deadline is reporting that David Mamet (The Untouchables, Wag the Dog) is in talks to pen the script. The official description […]
Movie Review – Baby Driver (2017)
Baby Driver, 2017. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Ansel Elgort, Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal, and Eiza González. SYNOPSIS: A young getaway driver yearns to break free from the clutches of a local crime boss and start a new life on the road with his waitress girlfriend. As I sat […]
Movie Review – Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight, 2017. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Peter Cullen, Ken Watanabe, John Goodman, Tony Hale, and John Turturro. SYNOPSIS: Humans and Transformers are at war, Optimus Prime is gone. The key to saving our future lies buried in the secrets of the […]
American Gods Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Come To Jesus’
Martin Carr reviews the season one finale of American Gods… Intricate metaphors weave like finest thread between the interlinking strands of this season finale. Visual spectacle is in no short supply and theatrical trickery stands side by side with televisual flare, making ‘Come To Jesus’ something unique. Because instead of supplying pay off for the […]
