In A Quiet Place, the quiet makes the movie ultra-suspenseful and full of tension, plus maddening Hitchcockian show-them-the-bomb suspense.
‘Blockers’ Flips The Script On The Cinematic Rite-Of-Passage Movie
Synopsis: Three parents try to stop their daughters from having sex on Prom night. Release Date: April 6, 2018 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Comedy, Film Review Production The losing of one’s virginity is a time-tested cinematic rite-of-passage. Usually, though, when the deed (or attempted deed) is depicted in a movie, the focus is on the […]
‘Blumhouse’s Truth Or Dare’ Is A Rare Miss For The Titan Horror Studio
Synopsis: A harmless game of Truth or Dare among friends turns deadly when someone — or something — begins to punish those who tell a lie or refuse the dare. Release Date: April 13, 2018 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Horror, Thriller Film Review Production In the last few years, horror fans have gotten not one, […]
Samuel Maoz’s ‘Foxtrot’ Is A Mixed Bag Of Cinematic Emotions
Synopsis: A troubled family must face the facts when something goes terribly wrong at their son’s desolate military post. Release Date: March 30, 2018 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Film Review Production It’s no secret that overseas films take a while to get released in America. The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film had already […]
‘Midnight Sun’ Is A By-The-Numbers Young Adult Tragedy, And Doesn’t Pretend To Be Anything More
Synopsis: A 17-year-old girl suffers from a condition that prevents her from being out in the sunlight. Release Date: March 23, 2018 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Drama, Romance Film Review Production It’s not just horror movies that get remade. Even young adult foreign films can be rebooted. Case in point: Midnight Sun. Midnight Sun is […]