Vera Farmiga
Movie Review: The Commuter
Liam Neeson’s filmography hasn’t been all that interesting for the past ten years. Ever since Taken was an out of nowhere hit in 2008, Neeson has been seen in almost every action thriller imaginable. From cop thrillers (Run All Night in 2015), to mistaken identity thrillers (Unknown in 2011), airplane thrillers (Non-Stop in 2014, which was also directed by the same guy who does The Commuter), and ...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: More Fact-Based Period Horror in The Conjuring 2 Teaser Trailer
Hello again, dear readers. I hope the year is off to a good start for all of you. It’s coming to you later than I intended, but here’s the first Trailer Trashin’ column of 2016. Now let’s take a look at the teaser trailer for director James Wan’s upcoming horror sequel The Conjuring 2. Premise: Husband and wife paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine Warren (Vera Farmiga) travel ...[Read More]
Movie Review: The Judge
The Judge is a film that is all about the pain and joy of family – mostly pain. Sure it is also about a prominent local judge in a small town who is accused of murder as well. It is also about how a hot-shot, big city lawyer rides into town to defend the judge (who also happened to be the lawyer’s father) in a backwater district. Mostly though, this film is about family; reconnecting and acceptanc...[Read More]
Movie Review: Safe House
I’ve been watching Denzel Washington act in movies for over 20 years now, and to this day, I can honestly say he’s had the most consistent track record for delivering solid, and captivating performances. It’s hard to be that good for so long, but Denzel makes it look so easy. He is coolness personified and every time I watch one of his movies or a press interview, I want to be his best friend. Tha...[Read More]
Movie Review: Source Code
Playing like the most tragic episode of Quantum Leap ever made, the second film by newcomer Duncan Jones (his first was 2009’s incredible Moon) is an intriguing bit of old-school sci-fi with the considerably raised stakes of our post-9/11 terrorscape. It’s up to Jake Gyllenhaal to save a U.S. city from certain doom, but he’s doing it with some mammoth handicaps as a top-secret government soldier w...[Read More]