Hasitha Fernando revisits The Cabin in the Woods ten years on from its release… The Cabin in the Woods celebrates the 10th anniversary of its release this month. Yep, you’ve read that correctly. It’s been a decade since one of Hollywood’s most imaginative meta-horror flicks hit theaters, back in April 13th 2012. Originally slated to […]
Movie Review – Mass (2021)
Mass, 2021. Written and Directed by Fran Kranz. Starring Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Breeda Wool, Kagen Albright, and Michelle N. Carter. SYNOPSIS: Years after a tragic act of violence, the parents of both the victim and the perpetrator meet face-to-face. One needs extra hands to count the ways Mass could go […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mass
Mass, 2021. Written and directed by Fran Kranz. Starring Jason Isaacs, Martha Plimpton, Ann Dowd and Reed Birney. SYNOPSIS: Six years after a devastating tragedy, two couples gather in a room to talk about the day that destroyed their lives. About two thirds of the way through Mass, the bracing debut feature from writer-director Fran […]
High drama with Jason Issacs and Ann Dowd in the the trailer for Mass
Bleecker Street have just debuted the trailer for what appears to be an acting masterclass between Jason Issacs (The OA), Ann Dowd (The Leftovers), Martha Plimpton (The Mosquito Coast) and Reed Birney (House of Cards), as two couples who agree to a conversation in order to process the fallout from a tragic incident involving their […]
DVD Review – Jungleland (2020)
Jungleland, 2020. Directed by Max Winkler. Starring Jack O’Connell, Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Barden, John Cullum, Jonathan Majors, Owen Burke, Johnno Wilson, Meredith Holzman, Fran Kranz, Nick Mullen, and Bill Thorpe. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers try to escape their circumstances by traveling across the country for a no holds barred boxing match that becomes a fight for […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Mass
Mass, 2021. Written and directed by Fran Kranz. Starring Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton, and Reed Birney. SYNOPSIS: Years after a tragic shooting, the parents of both the victim and the perpetrator meet face-to-face. In the wake of any tragedy, those affected scramble to make some sense of what’s happened in order to move on […]
October Horrors 2020 – The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
The Cabin in the Woods, 2012. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins and Bradley Whitford. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends embark upon a getaway to an isolated cabin in the woods, where they forced to fight for their lives against a group of undead […]
Poster and trailer for slasher comedy You Might Be the Killer starring Alyson Hannigan and Fran Kranz
Coinciding with its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Brett Simmons’ slasher horror-comedy You Might Be the Killer which stars Fran Kranz and Alyson Hannigan; check them out here… Camp counselor (Fran Kranz) suffering from blackouts finds himself surrounded by murder victims. He turns to his horror movie enthusiast friend for advice, […]
Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)
The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Abbey Lee, Dennis Haysbert, Nicholas Hamilton, Claudia Kim, Fran Kranz, José Zúñiga, and Jackie Earle Haley. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in […]
Movie Review – The Dark Tower (2017)
The Dark Tower, 2017. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Dennis Haysbert, Claudia Kimm, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, and Katheryn Winnick. SYNOPSIS: The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O’Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from […]