Mia Wasikowska
Movie Review: Crimson Peak
Sure, the story of Crimson Peak is familiar, but the way it’s presented and the places it goes are wholly original. The film is a gothic horror story, set in an imposing 19th-century British mansion plagued by ghosts. We’ve all seen these elements done and done again, but never with the black humor, emotional depth, and ravishing visual beauty that writer-director Guillermo del Toro brings to the ...[Read More]
New Crimson Peak Trailer Surfaces
The new trailer for Legendary Pictures and Universal Pictures’ upcoming supernatural thriller Crimson Peak has debuted online. A few months back we took a look at the first trailer for director Guillermo del Toro’s new horror film and were pretty excited about it. A new trailer has only heightened our anticipation. Take a look and see if you agree. ABOUT THE FILM: CRIMSON PEAK: When her heart is s...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Guillermo del Toro Returns to Horror in Crimson Peak
Hello again, dear readers. I hope you all had a good Valentine’s Day weekend, and that a lot of you got out to see Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is totally awesome. This coming Sunday also brings us the 87th Academy Awards, during which I’ll be both hoping Michael Keaton wins Best Actor for Birdman, and cursing the Academy for not giving a Best Animated Feature nomination to The ...[Read More]
Movie Review: Stoker
Nervous anticipation usually accompanies the English-language debut film of a prominent international director – the big business of American movie production has too often resulted in a compromised vision and desaturation of the idiosyncratic talents which gained the artist worldwide notice in the first place. Having made quite the international splash after Oldboy – the second of his “Vengeance ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Park Chan-Wook Creeps Us the Hell Out with Stoker
And now for something completely different. After a family-friendly fantasy literature adaptation last time, this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ examines a disturbing, real-world horror/drama. Let’s take a look at the first trailer for Park Chan-wook’s Stoker. Premise: After India Stoker’s (Mia Wasikowska) father dies in an auto accident, her uncle Charlie (Ma...[Read More]
Movie Review: Lawless
Back when running moonshine in the hills of Virginia was a logical fair trade to counter-balance the social effects of alcohol prohibition, three brothers used their massive stills and the eldest sibling’s quiet brawn to distribute what in theory was booze, but was also potent enough to run a motor vehicle if need be. The Bondurant brothers – Jack, Howard, and Forrest – distill “White Lightning” i...[Read More]
Movie Review: Albert Nobbs
Albert Nobbs is a strangely wonderful little movie about a strange little man named Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close), who isn’t a man at all but a woman disguised as a man to live a better life in 19th-century Ireland. Nominated for three Oscars (Best Actress – Close, Best Supporting Actress – Janet McTeer, and Best Achievement in Makeup), the film explores interesting questions about gender. Despite a ...[Read More]