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DON’T BLINK is proof that a movie does not have to appear particularly revolutionary or shocking to be effective. It is a clever study in concept—one that does not spoon-feed us answers, but would rather examine what happens when said concept is applied to a group of young people who want answers as badly as we do. Do they get them? Luckily, that’s not really the point. https://youtu.be/aTdzjKlYMQQ?si=vFQxfnaKJjHP1FG1 One of my major issues with a lot of independent horror films is that their attempts at character development often end up as overwrought confessionals that do nothing to endear me to…
James Cameron has already begun production on his new AVATAR movies — four entirely new films, as he personally announced at CinemaCon last week — and the Oscar winner exclusively tells Famous Monsters of Filmland executive editor David Weiner of his highly anticipated endeavor, “It’s going to be probably the most challenging thing I’ve ever done.” While detailing the production and lessons learned while making ALIENS on the 1986 Sci-Fi classic’s upcoming 30th anniversary for a cover story in the June issue of Famous Monsters, Cameron revealed new details on his ambitious AVATAR sequels production, including how he plans to…
Cloned: The Recreator Chronicles had all the makings of a dud, as we begin on a rainy night at a lake house, with a guy peeing, and something rattling in a well outside. The top blows off amidst lightning, CGI sparks emit from the opening, and — BOOM — an arm shoots out of the muck. But from then on, Cloned: The Recreator Chronicles surprises with some decent character work, dialogue and a compelling plot, even if the mechanics are wonky. The actors are, for the most part, likable, and I have to commend any movie where poop and toilets…
It doesn’t take long to know that JOHN DIES AT THE END is going to be a weird film going experience. In fact, you can probably gather that from the clever, spoiler-filled title. It opens with an axe riddle given through narration from the main character, David (or Dave), which features murder, reanimation, and a great deal of axe repair. It has nothing to do with anything, except preparing us for the quirky, violent mood and the tone of the story to come. JOHN DIES AT THE END comes from the mind of Don Coscarelli, who has put together a…
THE REVENANT has been kicking around for a while (IMDB lists it as a 2009 film), running the festival circuit and refusing to die like its main character. That journey ends today, as it finally earns a limited release in a few select cities, as well as being made available on video on demand. If you want to know whether you should spend the money to see it, should you have the chance, the answer is an unequivocal yes. In this new age where we’re flooded by zombies, vampires and werewolves (oh my!) in every pop culture outlet possible, it…
If you’re not a fan of Seth Rogen, of his comedies, or of the Judd Apatow Crew, then you can disregard this review. This Is The End is for those people, and it’s hilarious. It’s not high art (although James Franco might argue that it is), but it’s arguably the most fun experience I’ve had in a theater in a long time (certainly the most time I’ve laughed out loud since… PINEAPPLE EXPRESS), and I don’t remember the last time I was so energetic and boisterous walking out of a theater. My friend (your fabled editor) and I kept running…
Release Date: October 29, 2014 (in shops NOW) Writer: Matt Pizzolo Artist: Anna Muckcracker Wieszczyk Publisher: Black Mask Studios GODKILLER is a debut comic that is almost crushed into oblivion by its own ambitious world-building. It’s a high-concept, post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk cornucopia of cultural rebellion, whose first half runs dangerously close to losing itself in its own set-up before giving the latter portion of the story over to a sympathetic orphaned kid who does a perfect job of shrinking Matt Pizzolo’s dark pop grandeur into bite-sized chunks. According to Pizzolo, GODKILLER’s theme centers on the war between religion and mythology—and you…
[Ed. Note: The lovely individuals of awesome monster band Gwar are known for taking the piss, so please take them—and Daniel XIII, for that matter—with a block of salt, and note that this article is not at all safe for work.] Holy cats, my creeps: I recently had a diabolical dream fulfilled recently when I was summoned to appear before GWAR themselves when they rolled through my neck of the wicked woods. And let me tell ya, we had a conversation like no other! Wait, what is that? You actually want to know what went on in that cursed convo?…
It seems like the video game medium, specifically first person shooters, have gone as far as they can creatively. Sure, there’s a clever twist here and there, but it’s the same shoot, kill, rinse, and repeat. But every once in a while there’s a game that marches to its own beat, especially if it’s from the independent scene. And while I have played plenty of FPS games and even a few FPS games with time elements, such as TIMESHIFT, I can’t say I’ve had an experience like SUPER HOT SUPER HOT I suppose the best way to describe it is…
What do you get when you combine Stephen King’s THE MIST, ALIENS, and Lovecraftian horror? HALF-LIFE, of course. We’re going to go through a HALF-LIFE MARATHON. Every official computer HALF-LIFE game is going to be hypothesized, analyzed, and thoroughly tested. So let’s start with the game that started it all: HALF-LIFE. For those of you who were either too young or never got around to playing it, HALF-LIFE is pretty simple to understand from a distance. You play as Gordon, a young physicist working for research facility Black Mesa. An experiment goes horribly wrong, opening a rift to an alien world…