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Directed by: Kimo Stamboel. Starring: Ario Bayu, Hannah Al Rashid, Miller Khan. Runtime: 1h 39 min. A remake of the little seen Indonesian 1981 film of the same name, The Queen of Black Magic, director Kimo Stamboel updates the setting of the story to an orphanage. Three men – Hanif (Ario Bayu), Anton (Tanta Gintig) [...]
Directed by: Greg Nicotero. Starring: Anna Camp, Adam Pally, Pete Burris. Runtime: 46 min. A Creepshow Holiday Special follows Robert Weston (Adam Pally), a man trying to figure out the strange thing that has been happening to him every full moon. Believing himself to be a werewolf, he finds a support group called Shapeshifters Anonymous [...]
A brilliant and fun nine minutes with strong humour, Trish Harnetiaux’ You Wouldn’t Understand follows a man (Anthony Arkin) whose idyllic picnic is upended by the arrival of a stranger, Angelic Guy (Jacob A. Ware). The dialogue’s sharp and funny and I love some of the humour, especially horse radish being called “horsey sauce.”
Hi everyone and Happy St. Patty's Day! I'm excited to share my first self-produced podcast for my website, called Filmcraziest Presents: Popcorn Flicks. The podcast will be a review show about Disney Channel Original Movies. I love Disney Channel Original Movies and they have a lot of nostalgia for me (I did a bunch last [...]
Directed by: Richard Bates Jr. Starring: Amanda Crew, Robert Patrick, Kim Delaney. Runtime: 1h 27 min. Released: August 23, 2019. It feels like in every neighborhood there’s a curmudgeonly old fart sitting in a rocking chair on his porch ranting about something. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” had the Grinch up on Mount Crumpit, shouting [...]
Release Date: June 21, 2013 Director: Marc Forster Stars: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz Runtime: 116 min The zombie sub-genre is a successful one. (And The Walking Dead shows it's wildly successful on television, as well.) We saw that with Warm Bodies earlier this year, that brought about a unique film to the the [...]
Release Date: June 21, 2013 Director: Dan Scanlon Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi Runtime: 110 min Pixar is one of this century's most consistent studios; but they are fallible. I've seen 10 out of 14 of their movies. Cars 2 is apparently the runt of the litter, and I haven't seen that, or [...]
Release Date: May 23, 2013 Director: Todd Phillips Stars: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis Runtime: 100 min Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms star in an original tale of bad decisions and mayhem. The movie I'm talking about is 2009's The Hangover. The first sequel has a severe case of sequelitis (exact same [...]
Everything Must Go Release Date: May 13, 2011 Director: Dan Rush Stars: Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan Wallace Runtime: 97 min When an alcoholic relapses, causing him to lose his wife and his job, he holds a yard sale on his front lawn in an attempt to start over. A new neighbor might be [...]
Red Dawn Release Date: November 21, 2012 Director: Dan Bradley Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Josh Peck Runtime: 114 min Tagline: Heroes are made in America Oh look, Chris Hemsworth is in a second movie this year where he goes to a cabin in the woods. Jed Eckhart, an experienced soldier on leave, leads a [...]
