Thriller, 89 Minutes, 2014
I’ll admit to a bit of a chip on my shoulder going into this. The casting of a now officially elderly Robert Englund [IMDB] seemed more stunt than substance (even if he does a decent British accent). How could a near-seventy year-old man possibly work as the protagonist of a slasher flick?
Pretty damn well, it seems.
Comedy, 103 Minutes, 2012
Imogene (Kristen Wiig [IMDB]) did it! She escaped her crazy family – and New Jersey – found a great guy and is finally making it in New York City. She is absolutely ready to enjoy the very best years of her life! That is, at least, until her career and relationship hit the shitter. That sends her straight into nervous breakdown territory and she’s forced to move back in with her mother.
Thriller, 97 Minutes, 2013
Some films chronicle a descent into madness. This one tosses you in the middle of it and continually challenges your perception of where rock bottom lies. Boundaries are defined only enough to be ignored and “normal” is something you see on old television programs.
Comedy, 97 Minutes, 2011
English boy meets Australian girl on vacation and they fall in love. Throwing caution to the wind they decide to get married in a few short days. She flies home to plan, he flies home to collect his three best friends who will do their damnedest to ruin his life.
Drama/Comedy, 107 Minutes, 2008
Ken (Brendan Gleeson [IMDB]) and his protegé Ray (Colin Farrell [IMDB]) are hit men. When Ray’s first job goes horribly pear-shaped, Harry (Ralph Fiennes [IMDB]), their viscious boss, sends them to Bruges, Belgium to get them out of the way for a while. The worldly Ken looks forward to some down time in a quiet town filled with classic art, medieval architecture and fine food. The immature Ray can’t stand the thought of it.
“The Rage in Placid Lake” on IMDB
Comedy, 89 Minutes, 2007
This Australian comedy follows two teens as they graduate high school and decide how to move forward in life. Placid Lake (Ben Lee [IMDB]) is the smart – and smartass – son of Bohemians. Bullied at school and unable to apply his parent’s impractical spiritual advice (it really didn’t help that his mother sent him to primary school in a dress to “challenge expectations of sexuality), he ends up in traction.
Comedy, 107 Minutes, 2010
So, Steve Coogan [IMDB] and Rob Brydon [IMDB] wanted to do a movie. They wanted it to highlight their personal senses of humor, outlooks on life and love and maybe allow them to do some impressions. So, they tossed around some scripts, played with some genres, but nothing seemed to gel.
Sci-fi/Horror, 86 Minutes, 2012
Stop me if you heard this one before: a bunch of scientists in a secret underground base are creating monsters. Something goes very wrong (or very right, I suppose) and the monsters get out. The base goes dark. The government sends in a crack squad of soldiers to clean up the mess and kill anybody left breathing. When they get there it’s more than they bargained for and everything goes pear-shaped. One of the experimental subjects turns out to be the former lover of one of the commandos. He ignores his orders to kill her on sight. The head scientist doesn’t want to see his greatest achievement killed and he tries to sabotage the mission…
Horror, 120 Minutes, 2006
I’m not sure where this movie has been hiding for 10 years, but it should have come out and waved a long time ago! Classically themed monster movies are something of a rarity; especially in the United States. Luckily, as is often the case, the foreign market – in this case South Korea – is often ready to step in and pick the slack when Hollywood decides that moony-eyed-teen-love-triangles is the only thing that will sell.
Zombie alert!
See the review of “Stalled” on our sister site, MoreBrains.com dedicated to all things zombie!
“Girl Most Likely” on IMDB
“Filth” on IMDB
