"Look at the stars. The great kings of the past are up there, watching over us." Swift shot: When you think of a flawless film, I dare anyone say "The Lion King" isn't first on your list - especially for fathers with sons. Personally, this used to just be a great film, until two things happened to me: I lost my father and I became a father of a wonderful cub myself. … [Read more...] about The Lion King – 3D
Archives for August 2011
The Ward
The H-Bomb: When I think of the big shot, or elite, horror film directors; the Cravens, the Hoopers, the Romeros, I recall the few great films that they’ve made, then I remember how sadly uneven they tend to be. For every good film Wes Craven puts out, he makes at least two crappy ones. Most of Tobe Hooper’s resume, post-“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, just makes me want to cry, and … [Read more...] about The Ward
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Limacher Low Down: I will be honest; I was expecting quite a bit of thrills and chills from this movie, and I was unfortunately let down. "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" does offer a few scares and good plot development, but I wanted MORE than good, I wanted GREAT! The previews makes it look like this is going to be scary from beginning to end, yet I didn’t get that feeling. I … [Read more...] about Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Fright Night
Finally, a vampire flick with bite. The H-Bomb: Something strange has been going on in a Las Vegas suburb, as local residents have been mysteriously disappearing at an alarming rate. High school senior Charley (Anton Yelchin) hasn’t really been paying attention to this, since he’s much more focused on his hot new girlfriend, Amy (Imogen Poots), and hanging out with the … [Read more...] about Fright Night
Unicorn City
I had heard of Live Action Role Play or LARPing before, and I even had a little experience playing table games; but when I heard the whole film was essentially constructed around LARP, I was somewhat intrigued. . . but also a tad skeptical. I figured I should give anything a try once, especially an independent film, and I had the opportunity to screen this movie at Wizard World … [Read more...] about Unicorn City