A week after Halloween, every release is about something supernatural. We’ve got psychics, aliens, ghosts, and Cameron Diaz. Okay, I admit – maybe aliens and psychics can be explained with science, but some things are better left in the realm[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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I can’t tell if it’s creepy, appropriate, or coincidental that the major Halloween release this weekend is Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Rotten Tomatoes – Metacritic). Does the premiere date make this concert rehearsal documentary into a ghost story? Or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week’s releases raise several questions about modern Hollywood decision-making. And these questions, if they can be answered, might lead to unsatisfying realizations. For example: Does putting the word “vampire” in the title of a tween movie guarantee success? Why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is an unsettling, but common theme in each of this weekend’s major releases – they all involve tormenting children. Whether it’s tie-wielding murderers, grieving psychos, or hairy beasts, kids are more likely to be scared than entertained by this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…