A big problem many might have with the new film starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus called Downhill is that it is, simply put, not that funny. In fact, the film is currently billed as a comedy/drama, or dramedy if you will. This classification does the film a severe disservice as there isn’t really anything in the context of Downhill that feels like its intended to or should be taken as ...[Read More]
Original science-fiction is a rare thing in Hollywood today. With movie budgets climbing into the stratosphere and so much riding on every tent-pole release, studios are usually unwilling to take a risk on something that’s not based on a preexisting property. This summer, amid all the sequels and adaptations, there are a couple of original sci-fi films being released. The first of these is A...[Read More]