Posted by James Brown on Saturday, June 11, 2016,
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The Conjuring 2
Directed By: James Wan
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O'Connor, Madison Wolfe, Simon McBurney, Franka Potente, Benjamin Haigh, and Maria Doyle Kennedy
We all could use a good scare right about now. After taking a break from the genre with the action spectacle Furious 7 last year, James Wan is back with the follow-up to his 2013 hit The Conjuring. As fate would have it, I've found one of the rare horror movies of 2016 I don't loathe. I'm not putting The Conjurin...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, October 10, 2014,
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The Judge
Directed By: David Dobkin
Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jeremy Strong, Dax Shepard, and Billy Bob Thornton
Everyone to whom I've spoken seems excited about The Judge, except me. I've been cautiously optimistic about the film. With its high voltage of star power, this movie could be great or just decent. The Academy Award winners and nominees in the cast alone send the expectations through the roof for this presumed Oscar bait. Still, ... Continue reading ...
Directed By: James Wan Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Mackenzie Foy, and Joey King
The slate of horror movies at the box office has actually impressed me this year. There's largely been a step away from the outright torture porn that’s dominated the genre in recent years and a step toward what perhaps may be the next generation of horror films. With Evil Dead earlier this spring and Carrie later in the fall, remakes sadly aren't going anywh... Continue reading ...
Posted by James Brown on Friday, February 10, 2012,
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Safe House
Directed By: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, and Sam Shepard
These last several months have been an interesting time for movies with big actors. Time and time again, we've all been asking whether great acting is enough to make a movie great. Well, the results have been mixed thus far. In J. Edgar, Leonardo DiCaprio gives a powerhouse performance. The problem is that the movie absolutely sucks. In The Iron Lady, Meryl Stre... Continue reading ...