Posted in: The Reel World by Jeremy Butler on May 15th, 2015
It is one of the most anticipated movies of the summer and another subject in the category of can Tom Hardy do no wrong? Mad Max: Fury Road is the reimagining of the iconic film that helped launch Mel Gibson’s career decades earlier. This is not new territory in Hollywood by any stretch of the imagination; remakes have happened so often in recent years that they have practically become their own genre. However, I would like to point out something that will hopefully set this film aside in the eyes of the audience: how often do you see a remake that is overseen by the creator of the original film that you know and love?
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Dan Holland on May 14th, 2015
Once more I dive into the deep chasm that is filled with contemporary, independent exorcism films. Reading the title, An Irish Exorcism, what can be expected of this film? I was hoping for the film to bring focus to what it means for an exorcism to be “Irish.” Do Irish Catholics perform exorcisms differently than other Catholics? Is there a world-famous exorcist who travels to Ireland in order to succeed in saving a child’s life, where countless priests have failed? Wherever your imagination takes you after reading the title is a step toward a more creative film. The only thing that sets An Irish Exorcism apart from other cookie-cutter exorcism films is that it is set in Ireland.
Posted in: Disc Reviews by J C on May 14th, 2015
“To truly know a man, you must walk in his shoes.”
On the lone special feature of any substance included on this Blu-ray, director/co-writer Thomas McCarthy admits The Cobbler was inspired by the well-known idiom listed above. I’m all for getting as many original ideas on the big screen as possible. But even if you don’t think basing a feature film on a popular saying is a shaky proposition, The Cobbler severely underwhelms because it totally fails to capitalize on its high-concept premise in an intriguing way.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on May 13th, 2015
The Drownsman is now out from Anchor Bay. This time I talked with Caroline Palmer. Caroline made her feature film debut with The Drownsman. I had a great time talking with her. Now you can find out what we talked about. Bang it here to listen in on my talk with Caroline Palmer.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 13th, 2015
If you were around in 1972, television was a very different place. By midnight most stations were shutting down to the tune of the national anthem. After that there was a test pattern and a high-pitched ring that would fill your screen until dawn when programming would resume. Of course, there were also only three networks, and, if you were lucky enough to live in a large market, a handful of local stations. All good people were expected to be safely tucked into their beds long before 1:00 AM. It was a very different world from today when we get 24-hour programming on over 200 stations or more
Posted in: Disc Reviews by J C on May 13th, 2015
Lost River is the showy, laborious, mystifying feature filmmaking debut of actor/meme machine Ryan Gosling. Unfortunately, you’re more likely to have heard about the intensely negative reaction the movie received when it premiered at Cannes last year, than you are to have actually seen the film. Lost River now arrives on a bare bones Blu-ray that does little to clear up — or enhance — Gosling’s first foray into directing. So we’re left to assume he simply decided to make a movie out of his dream journal.
Posted in: Site News by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2015
Join me in welcoming Dustin P. Anderson to the Upcomingdiscs family. We've been doing some growing at Upcomingdiscs. I think Dustin is going to be a big part of that growth. He's been doing reviews for a while and we're lucky to have him here with us. His first review is up for your enjoyment.
Posted in: No Huddle Reviews by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2015
"If you can dream it, we can build it."
That's the motto of Wayde King and Brett Raymer of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM). They are two guys from Brooklyn who moved to Vegas where they started ATM. Why they couldn't do it in Brooklyn isn't ever mentioned. Must be the high taxes. The duo claim that they are the number one tank aquarium manufacturers in the United States. That likely doesn't include the mass-produce guys like All-Glass. Still, from what I've seen here, there's no question these guys are good.
Posted in: The Reel World by Archive Authors on May 12th, 2015
by Dustin P. Anderson
The entirety of this movie is shot from the perspective of our main protagonist’s (Blaire) computer screen. Her friends start a video conference, and they are soon haunted by the memory of their friend who committed suicide due to cyber bullying (and I guess some regular bullying too). Her friends start dying from forced suicide (or suicide from being possessed by a spirit), and they must play this spirit's game in order to survive. I was pretty excited to see if this movie could accomplish being scary from a bold new way of filmmaking.
Posted in: Podcasts by Gino Sassani on May 12th, 2015
Leatherface. Michael Myers. Jason. Freddy Kruger. Look out, boys. There's a new face in the game. The Drownsman is like a horror day at your favorite water park. This is a water world even Kevin Costner can't sink. His name is Sebastian Donner and he's coming at you in Anchor Bay's new horror release: The Drownsman. I had a chance to talk to writer/director Chad Archibald about his wet new creation. It's absolutely worth a listen. Bang it here to listen in on my chat with Chad Archibald.
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