Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Movie Review: Birds of Prey
It may come as a surprise to filmgoers nowadays that there was a time when movies based on properties from DC Comics dominated the cineplexes. Fare like Superman: The Movie (1978) and Batman (1989) were the gold standards for comic-book adaptations and decent films based on Marvel properties were an unrealized dream for most fans. My how the times have changed, and DC finds itself lately with a pl...[Read More]
New Trailer for Will Smith’s Gemini Man Released
The new trailer for Will Smith’s Gemini Man was just released. (Check it out above.) Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renowned produce...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: What’s Happening in the 10 Cloverfield Lane Trailer?
Hello again, dear readers. We’re in the middle of January, and it’s still slim pickings in terms of new movies, although I plan on checking out the new horror movie The Boy this weekend. But there are still cool new trailers for me to watch and analyze. This week’s column takes a look at the first trailer for the upcoming science-fiction mystery thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane. Premise: Waking up fro...[Read More]
Movie Review: Kill the Messenger
The history of America’s “War on Drugs” has produced many stories. One of the lesser-known ones is that of the late Gary Webb, an investigative reporter for the San Jose Mercury News who wrote a series of articles about the CIA’s involvement in cocaine trafficking into the United States. The film Kill the Messenger tries to tell the story of Webb and the backlash he faced because of hi...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: John McClane Returns in A Good Day to Die Hard
In recent years, the January/February action movie has become something of a tradition in Hollywood. In a time of year usually full of Oscar contenders, an entertaining bit of action fluff can clean up at the box office. And this year, Valentine’s Day weekend sees the release of a new entry in one of Hollywood’s most beloved action franchises. Let’s take a look at the third trail...[Read More]
Movie Review: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
In recent years, the mash-up novel, a work of fiction which combines a pre-existing text, often a classic work of fiction, with elements of popular genres such as vampire or zombie stories, has become quite popular. The first and arguably most successful of these was Seth Grahame-Smith’s 2009 book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Now the mash-up novel has been brought to movie screens with a...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Thing
As a long time fan of John Carpenter’s The Thing (at least, long enough to know I was way too young to see that movie for the first time), I approached the new version of The Thing with some trepidation. Sure, Carpenter’s The Thing was already a remake of the 1951 film (which is a decent film in its own right), and at the time of its release did poorly and was not well-received. However, it has si...[Read More]