RATING THE KRAMPUS MOVIES
Krampus is the “Christmas Devil”…here in the States, creative minds (and, some not-so-creative) deliver not one, but four tales of this yuletide terror.
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MOVIE REVIEW – CREED
If “Creed” is launching a new franchise in the boxing genre, it’s doing it the right way – with nostalgia.
MOVIE REVIEW – SICARIO
“Sicario” is easily Villeneuve’s best film, and one of the best of the year.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE VISIT
M. Night Shyamalan returns to fine form delivering another thriller worthy of a lot of post-screening discussion with “The Visit”.
MOVIE REVIEW – STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
I wish that coaster had a home stretch and finale that matched the liveliness of the beginning.
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – BREAD AND BUTTER
Imagine, if you will, a romantic comedy minus all the romantic notions, minus all the cute or beautiful looking actors (young or old), and still delivering all the goods with a very strong resolve.
MOVIE REVIEW – SPY
Few scenes fly by without the jokes coming fast and funny. There are too many comedies today with missed opportunities and Feig and McCarthy don’t let any of those moments pass without delivering something hilarious.
MOVIE REVIEW – FURIOUS 7
First and foremost you should know that “Furious 7” is a bunch of bullshit. Once you get beyond knowing that it’s just not a story of this Earth, you can have a fun time!
MOVIE REVIEW – THE GUNMAN
“The Gunman” is the perfect vehicle for Sean Penn to pull a Liam Neeson and do a late-career swing into action
MOVIE REVIEW – THE DUFF
“The Duff” knows its ancestry – John Hughes movies – and the film wisely embraces the best qualities of that genre without ripping it off.
MOVIE REVIEW – AVENGED
Here is an independent genre film that operates high on all cylinders and delivers the goods promised.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – WHIPLASH
WHIPLASH is a story about the pursuit of excellence. To me, it was the best picture I saw all of last year.
MOVIE REVIEW – THE BABADOOK
Kent’s film, as with so many films of this genre, does have noticeable influences, but in no way shape or form does it ever become a pale imitation.
RANDOM MOVIE REVIEW – SIN CITY
The first review in a new column where Brendan Fleming arbitrarily looks at a film on DVD & Blu-Ray: “Life in the world of Sin City is not like life anywhere else. At least I hope not. It seems that all the inhabitants here lost their moral compass some time ago, and have no interest in finding it.”
MOVIE REVIEW – THE LOOKALIKE
Thirty minutes into the film I actually said out loud “I love this film and I love everyone in it!”
DVD, BLU-RAY & STREAMING – UNDER THE SKIN
Sounds interesting, cool, unique and it is all downhill after the first ten exhaustive minutes.
TO & FROM MOVIE REVIEW – “TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION”
The Movie Guys send partners in crime from The Hater Nation Radio Show & Podcast, MC, BA and Ali, to a screening of “Transformers: Age of Extinction”. They record their thoughts going to and from the movie. Will MC & Ali give extensive thoughts on their show that week? Hell yes! Will BA even see it? Hell no!
MOVIE REVIEW – ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
I’ve never seen a vampire resemble what I would actually imagine a person with all the time in the world would resemble until I saw this movie.
OSCAR NOMINEE MOVIE REVIEW – AMERICAN HUSTLE
I do not have a degree in film or writing, and do not have any authority to speak on film theory. That being said, I will expunge those thoughts and focus on what I am good at… judging people.
MOVIE REVIEW – INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2
I am a fan of director James Wan. He is a great young director with a particularly good eye for horror, a great sense for creating tension, and knows how to scare an audience. Unfortunately, he doesn’t demonstrate ANY of his talents in “Insidious 2”.
MOVIE REVIEW – AFTER EARTH
It seems like the career of M. Night Shyamalan has gotten to the point where “it’s not embarrassing” is high compliment.
MOVIE REVIEW – FAST & FURIOUS 6
The filmmakers have wisely taken a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” approach here.
MOVIE REVIEW – PAIN & GAIN
In the end, Bay has a made a film struggling with the fact that it’s a Michael Bay film. It’s fun to watch the best parts peak through Bay’s usual main ingredient – excess.
MOVIE REVIEW – “THE LAST EXORCISM, PART II”
Kerr Lordygan reviews another horror film for themovieguys.net, continuing his “From the Dark Side” series. This time out, he reviews the new release “The Last Exorcism, Part II”
The A-Team – Audio Review by Adam Witt
A review of The A-Team, recorded right after the screening, from Movie Guy Adam Witt.
The Road – Audio Review by Joel Frost
A review of The Road, a grim thriller adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s novel, from Movie Guy Joel Frost.
A Serious Man – Audio Review by Joel Frost
A review of the Oscar-nominated A Serious Man from The Coen Brothers, from Movie Guy Joel Frost.