Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict – the collaborators and dissidents. Director: Rupert Wyatt Writers: Erica Beeney, Rupert Wyatt Stars: Vera Farmiga, John Goodman, Machine Gun Kelly
A strange, quirky yet interesting trailer for something called Captive State showed up – a little light on details but what is known is that this one sports one hell of a cast – that includes John Goodman, Vera Farmiga Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, and Colson Baker, you might recognize him by his stage […]
Without a doubt, Luc Besson knows how to make a lavish, astonishing, cinematic big screen event films but continues to struggle to connect with the characters and hitting key emotional beats within the story being told. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets excels at being visually striking and exciting, rousing eye candy full […]
Legendary continues their MonsterVerse with the release of Kong: Skull Island, following up the American version of Godzilla (2014). With director Jordan Vogt-Roberts at the helm, the film is a B-movie picture with an A-movie cast and budget, including increasing Kong’s size to become over 100 feet tall. It may be the best big dumb […]
The summer movie arrives early! Kong: Skull Island features a version of the furry king that literally towers above its predecessors, nearly one hundred foot tall. The film looms as large as the King in its scope, ferocity, and action. This is a monster movie in every aspect. It never pretends to be more than […]
I’m just going to state it openly and without hesitation — 2016 was one of the best years for horror in quite a while. For the first time since the Grue Crew and I have been doing these lists — I actually had to put some thought into my choices — past years have […]
Monster movies: Do they get any bigger than KING KONG? Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures ares preparing for an update to the classic creature with KONG: SKULL ISLAND. And they’re going large. He is now a huge beast of a monster, preparing for his inevitable team-up/battle in the announced Godzilla in KING KONG VS GODZILLA […]
The first thing 10 Cloverfield Lane does is draw its audience into its surprisingly intimate tale, shakes every member a little senseless and then drops them off just as lost as the film’s lead, Michele (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). The result is an outstanding, memorable experience. The story forces its audience to be as paranoid, puzzled […]