Category Archives: Movies

Halloween Countdown: Carrie (2013)

Last week, the third film adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel poured onto the screen. It features genre poster child Chloë Grace Moretz, veteran actress Julianne Moore, and dollops of special f/x. No review can avoid picking at twin scabs, however: does this version compare favorably to its predecessors, and should it exist at all?

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Halloween Countdown: Lifeforce

So, originally the plan for this week was for JD to review the remake of Carrie this week. However, I’ve been informed that he’s been taken into another dimension, one of not only sight and sound but of the mind, so while we wait for him to get back, this week I’m reviewing the somewhat divisive horror film from the director of Poltergeist & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lifeforce. Continue reading →

October Countdown: Gravity

I was so extravagantly impressed by the portrayal of the reality of zero gravity…. The spinning is going to happen — maybe not quite that vigorous — but certainly we’ve been fortunate that people haven’t been in those situations yet. I think it reminds us that there really are hazards in the space business, especially in activities outside the spacecraft.

—Buzz Aldrin, on Gravity

We begin our October countdown with an atypical entry— Gravity serves us suspense, to be sure, but it’s no spacegoing horrorshow like, say, Alien. Its premise strays light years from Hollywood’s typical genre offerings, with results prove far superior to most October releases.

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