Archives For December 19, 2013

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Crave, from director Charles de Lauzirika, isn’t a story that’s entirely new as it draws inspiration from films like Taxi Driver and Falling Down, but it does offer an interesting look into the mind of a man struggling with his inner demons. It’s very much a psychological trip that often times comes very close to setting itself apart from a lot of other films in the genre, unfortunately, it just never quite finds its way. The film follows a downtrodden photographer, haunted by the urban violence and decay around him, who retreats into an inner world of dark fantasies. Continue Reading…

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I knew something big was in the works when we went a couple of weeks without hearing of any new remakes on the horizon. I Saw the Devil is an absolute masterful piece of horror cinema that is downright brutal and dark as all hell, and now it’s headed to the States. Uh oh. I Saw the Devil has only been around for a couple of years so they certainly didn’t wait long to bring this one to American audiences. Let the Right One In underwent a similar situation when Matt Reeves remade the film shortly after (Let Me In), and honestly, that remake turned out just fine. So could this one have a similar fate? Continue Reading…

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A film I’ve been keeping a close eye on for quite some time now is David Hackl’s Endangered, which was previously known as the much better titled Red Machine. The film stars the totally underrated and always badass Thomas Jane who must fight a massive rogue grizzly, known as Red Machine, that wreaks havoc on a local Alaskan community. We saw some early looks at the animatronic bear a while back that they were using for the close-up scenes and it looks absolutely terrifying. I have high hopes for Endangered as it has the potential to be one of the most thrilling films on the horizon. Continue Reading…