Richard Donner’s 1976 film The Omen spawned a series of sequels and knock-offs that never quite captured the suspense of the slow-burning original. Gregory Peck gives an underrated performance in a class horror film that deserves to be revisited on Halloween.
Ol’ Hallows’ Eve comes but once a year – where masked murders and ghouls alike team and vie for the screams of the weak. No medium captures and evokes such emotions better than film and with a century-long legacy to salute (or slap in some cases) one night cannot contain what has become known, simply, as the scary movie. Welcome to Five Days of Halloween: Day One – An Ode to Horror Classics.
Movie costumes are great for Halloween, and we don’t say that just because we’re biased. Movies heavily influence pop culture, and pop culture is king (or queen) on Halloween.
With Halloween on everyone’s mind this weekend, it’s going to be tough business for all four new wide releases this week. Sci-fi epic Cloud Atlas, surfing drama Chasing Mavericks, video game adaptation Silent Hill: Revelation 3D and teen comedy Fun Size might all fall short of expectations.
Cloud Atlas hits theaters this weekend, so here’s a brief history of how the practice of actors stepping into multiple roles in the same film has worked throughout the years.
Over the past decade, directors have seemed eager to find meaning in the chaos that currently is the Middle East. Argo, Ben Affleck’s latest, is arguably the first to do so in a way that’s pleasing both audiences and critics.
Tyler Perry plays Dr. Alex Cross – marking his first leading performance in a film he didn’t write, direct, or produce – in Rob Cohen’s Alex Cross. With this new incarnation of the character upon us, we ask if Dr. Alex Cross works as a film character.
Only gluttons for punishment will be venturing out to take in one of this weekend’s new releases, Paranormal Activity 4 and Alex Cross. But The Sessions should light up limited release.
No, it’s not 1981, nor is it 1978 but rather the Hollywood remake machine gone classic horror. From New York Comic-Con comes the bootleg trailer for Evil Dead, the update of Sam Raimi’s breakout camp horror classic. We also have the first teaser trailer from Carrie, starring Chloe Grace Moretz as the titular teen with some special powers you don’t want to see on display.
It’s damnation and enthusiastic hellfire this week on The Plot Hole as Simon, John and Steven peruse some of this week’s more interesting new stories and lay either harsh or favorable judgment upon them.
