August 14th, 2019 by Peter Paras
What exactly do we expect from a sequel nowadays? Heck, what should we expect from merely a title of a series? In the old days (the 80s) there’d be straightforward ones like Star Wars that audiences could easily latch onto as George Lucas expanded his saga. These days Universal’s Fast & Furious franchise might play […]
June 16th, 2017 by Jason Coleman
Only a few lesser known flicks dissected this week (LA Film Fest is underway – can you say cinematically swamped!) to counter all things big budget. (Though for those who want to get their indie on check out previously mentioned fest!) Docs on movie music, shark infested fright fests, POV action flicks and a special […]
June 15th, 2017 by Aaron Neuwirth
The level or ridiculousness involved in killer shark movies in a post-Jaws world must be somewhat close to the level of ridiculousness with regular people who actually put themselves in situations where they are very close to sharks. Accepting the premise of a killer shark movie generally means looking past weak characterization and logic gaps, […]