James DeMonaco
Movie Review: The Purge: Election Year
The Purge franchise has had an interesting three-year history. I remember when the first trailer came out, almost everyone was excited by the concept. The idea of having any crime, including murder, being legal for 12 hours sounded like the perfect idea for a horror movie, but then everyone actually saw the movie. People complained that they took the interesting concept of the Purge and turned it ...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy is the follow-up to last year’s surprise hit The Purge (2013). The initial film made about twenty times its’ budget, in the US alone, so a sequel was inevitable. I must confess to not having seen The Purge until just this week, in order to prep for this latest installation, of what now appears to be a mini-franchise. The Purge: Anarchy and the original are marketed as horr...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Purge
The Purge is definitely one film you will want to purge from your memory. This story features a seemingly interesting concept that is so poorly executed that it becomes the epitome of predictable. The premise being that in the year 2022, the new America is a much better and safer place because the government has instilled the Purge – a once-a-year twelve-hour event during which anyone can kill, ra...[Read More]