Those who have followed the Conjuring series of films are familiar with the husband-wife duo of a demonologist (Wilson), Ed, and his psychic wife, Lorraine, (Farmiga) who set up their equipment on site wherever there are clues or trouble. In this instance, there is trouble in the Glatzel family where young David seems to be possessed. It’s one of […]
“This movie is both a sequel and a prequel, set between the opening and main plot of the first Conjuring film – an extremely rare occurrence in any genre of film.” That might be a cool byline if you can understand it. Unfortunately, there are so many movies that center around The Warren’s, Annabelle, and
Rupert Wyatt delivers what one can only hope is the worst sci-fi film of the year. The mind behind “The Gambler” and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” drops a big deus with “Captive State.” Its cinematic issues begin to unravel even before the movie gets started, inundating the audience with terms, information, concepts, and ideas we
I had hoped that Jason Reitman would steer his new political satire in the direction of “Wag the Dog” or “Primary Colors.” Surprisingly it’s closer to last years “The Post” (with quite a few scenes at Washington Post), and that’s a problem. “The Front Runner” (already taking flack for being “anything but”) is an exhaustively talkative movie that
If Vera Farmiga hadn’t already made a handful of films just like “Boundaries,” I might have liked it better. Shana Feste isn’t the most subtle or accomplished film maker either. Her previous films “Country Strong” or “Endless Lover” certainly put females at the center of their own stories, which I like, but her writing and
The time for questioning the motives of Liam Neeson’s choice in action movie scripts is over and now we must question his sanity. In his forth collaboration with director Jaume Collet-Serra (Non-Stop, Run All Night), Neeson once again takes part in a formulaic action movie that’s predictable and unrealistic. The Commuter commits unforgivable cinematic sin
For better or worse, director James Wan has become the most sought after mainstream horror movie director. His ability to turn modestly priced thrillers like “The Conjuring” (2013), “Insidious” 1 & 2 (2010/2013) into cash cows have made him the studios golden boy. Wan’s career began with the now defunct horror series “Saw” in 2003