This short written and directed by Benjamin Howdeshell this is apparently a small prequel story inspired by the Jill Valentine character from the Resident Evil movies according to Milla Jovavich via her twitter page. This is a great little film and I guarantee you that if you are a fan of the RE films of just a fan of zombies period you WILL love this! Great job Ben and congrats on all the hard work you put into this!
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Doug Glatt played by Seann William Scott, is your run of the mill working man. After having a dinner with his family (his brother and father are doctors) he begins to yearn to find his calling in life. He goes to a hockey game with his best friend and ends up in a confrontation with a player, that’s when his life turns around. He gets the attention of the teams’ coach and gets recruited as an enforcer. Right away, without any knowledge of skating he gets thrown out onto the ice to do one thing and one thing only. Kick ass.
I like that this movie is a straight up, in your face hockey movie. It’s not Slap Shot or Miracle but a very fun movie. It pulls not punches and shows you exactly the way it is on the ice (with a bit of exaggeration of course). Director Michael Dowse‘s take on this film almost makes me think of Kevin Smith’s Clerks and Mallrats. As does the writing by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg. Low budget, funny and doesn’t hold back. Seann William Scott does an excellent job at being a ruthless ass kicker but also a simple man with a heart. All this man wants to do is find his niche and “belong”. The finale of this movie also shows a showdown with one of the most dangerous man in hockey named Ross “The Boss” Rhea played by Liev Schreiber. That scene is a must see and will leave you saying “holy crap!”. If you’re in the mood for a good, fun sports flick then give this one a go
You can check out Goon now on select VOD services. The film hits US theaters March 30th from E1 Entertainment and Magnet Releasing!
Written, Directed and Starring Jennifer Westfeldt and sporting an All-Star cast with the likes of Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott among many others. This movie tells the story of two best friends (Westfeldt and Scott) that decide to have a baby together without the confines of a marriage or relationship after seeing their mutual friends having to deal with the issues of maintaining a relationship and raising a family. This movie had my attention right away after seeing the list of actors involved, a lot of whom are comedic geniuses in my opinion. When it started I was expecting to see a movie about a fumbling relationship with hilarity ensuing afterwards but it wasn’t that at all. Don’t get me wrong, this movie was funny but it also had a great love story in it as well. The progression of the platonic “Hey, we’re BFF’s!” to the more complicated “So, how did your date go?” and eventual “I’m in love with my best friend” was a little predictable but was done with heart and mixed with the perfect balance of humor and seriousness. I have a certain amount of respect for Writer/Director/Actors and I feel Westfeldt really hit the mark with this one. I hope to see more of her work soon.
See Friends With Kids available in theaters March 9th from Lionsgate!
Starring Dennis Quaid, a group of high school students hear rumors about the “creepy mortician” in the neighborhood and decide to pay him a visit. What they find is a disturbing sight. After bring confronted and escaping the house of the mortician they are now his targets. He starts terrorizing the kids for what they saw and determined to silence them one by one.
This is one of those “under the radar” kind of movies. You know, the ones that make you say “Hmmm, well that sounds intriguing”. It was interesting to see Dennis Quaid in a role such as this. It’s huge departure from what he has played in the past and to be honest it kind of suits him well. I don’t think I’ve seen any of his work quite like this. The story could’ve used some work though. It has a good premise but I kept waiting for the big moment and it just never happened. Certain scenes had good build up and just as soon as I thought a good scare was coming it kind of fell flat. One of the only parts that made me feel creeped out was a buried alive scene. I don’t think I need to say why, it pretty much speaks for itself. Basically, this film had the inner workings of being pretty damn good but just missed the mark. It wasn’t completely horrible but most likely something I wouldn’t watch again.
This sequel to the 2007 comic book feature stars Nicholas Cage and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Johnny Blaze makes a deal with the devil in return for his soul. Now he rides around on his flaming motorcycle as the Ghost Rider, punishing the wicked for their evil ways. Now feeling as though he can’t be trusted around the ones he loves, he travels over the Eastern Europe to get away. Soon after he gets thrown into a situation where he has to stop the devil himself from taking over the body of a young boy.
I take back a previous statement I made in a recent review about Marvel excelling in the Live Action feature department. This one really hurt their cred. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a sucker for a comic book movie but his was a big miss for me and I’ll tell you why. Nicholas Cage. The first go around wasn’t spectacular either but it was way more tolerable than this movie. There’s only so many bad “flaming head” quips and puns one can take. This was my limit. Sure there were some improvements. The visual effects of Ghost Rider himself looked to be alot better and the bike he rides is charred and more realistic than the wildly exaggerated chrome skull version.The improvements pretty much stop there. The directors of the film (same duo that directed Crank) try to use their fast paced style of filmmaking here and it just didn’t transfer well at all. Ghost Rider is so visually appealing and I think would do really well if given the right story, director and (dare I say it?) NO NICHOLAS CAGE. If you’re a comic book movie fan and HAVE to see this movie just because then go ahead but you have been warned. Other than that, I would say Redbox it or skip it all together.
Directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Liam Neeson, The Grey is about a group of oil drillers that get stranded in the Alaskan snow after their plane crashes, killing most of the people aboard. The number of survivors is small as it is but continues to get smaller as they battle two enemies. The frigid Alaskan weather and a pack of deadly wolves that pick the group off one by one.
Let me just start off by saying, if I’m ever in a predicament where I need to be rescued from any sort of disaster then I hope its by Liam Neeson. That guy is like Superman or something. This movie grabs you almost immediately and throws you right into the action. Joe Carnahan does a spectacular job at shaping the wolves as a perfect group of villians. He made them ruthless, violent and almost sadistic. I was literally saying “Man, that wolf is such an asshole. I hope they kill it” (Sorry PETA). Neeson has shown that a older guy can still be a successful action star and kick major ass. He almost reminds me of what Charles Bronson was in Death Wish (Carnahan is actually set to remake that flick. Lets hope he picks Neeson for it). Right after the plane crashed in the movie he was the “go to” guy. He was the leader of the pack so to speak. I think the best part was the ending. You know that there was going to be a face to face showdown at some point and the build up to that was intense. Showing both man and animal preparing to do battle was the perfect finale. It leaves you with a small bit for your imagination. This flick is a definite watch! Go do it already!
SIDE NOTE: Wait for a small scene after the credits.
This is the short that started the multi-million dollar horror franchise of the same name. I remember seeing this when it was reported that it was being made into a full feature film. Its pretty cool seeing a rough idea like that take shape into something successful.
