Mark Duplass
Re-Animating the Dead in the Trailer for The Lazarus Effect
While I may have originally overlooked the forthcoming horror film The Lazarus Effect as just another retread of an earlier and, in some cases, superior movie (say Pet Semetary or Flatliners), the pedigree of the people involved with The Lazarus Effect and the film’s first trailer makes me think this film can rise above my fanboy concerns. Before we get to the trailer, you should be warned t...[Read More]
Movie Review: Tammy
Let me just start out by saying I’m a huge fan of Melissa McCarthy, I absolutely loved her in Bridesmaids (2011). Unfortunately, the new film Tammy is not her best work. She plays pretty much the same role here that she has before, a tough but really mushy big girl that is forever getting into trouble. Tammy was written by McCarthy and her husband, Ben Falcone (who also has a small role and direct...[Read More]
Movie Review: People Like Us
It turns out that men have daddy issues too. The premise of the new film People Like Us is pretty simple. Like many movies about family, it starts with a death. Jerry Harper, music producer/ramblin’ man/eternal hippie, dies and leaves instructions for his estranged son, Sam (Chris Pine), to go to an apartment complex and take care of the strangers who live there. Turns out these people are S...[Read More]
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