Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle was one of the earliest silent film comedians (as well as director and screenwriter). He started out with the Selig Polyscope Company in 1909 (his first film was Ben’s Kid (1909)), and then went onto Universal Pictures in 1913 where he appeared in several of Mack Sennett’s Keystone Comedies films, noted for [...]
Directed by Nick Cassavetes, this adaptation of author Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel revolves around Noah Calhoun’s (James Garner) regular visits to a female patron (Gena Rowlands) of an area nursing home. Rather than bore her with the inanities of everyday life, Calhoun reads from an old, faded notebook containing the sweeping account of a young [...]
The year is 1348. Europe has fallen under the shadow of the Black Death. As the plague decimates all in its path, fear and superstition are rife. In this apocalyptic environment, the church is losing its grip on the people. There are rumors of a village, hidden in marshland that the plague cannot reach. There [...]
Shot in a vérité style, TrollHunter is the story of a group of Norwegian film students that set out to capture real-life trolls on camera after learning their existence has been covered up for years by a government conspiracy. A thrilling and wildly entertaining film, TrollHunter delivers truly fantastic images of giant trolls wreaking havoc [...]
The problem with ‘The Veteran’ is that it lacks focus. Indecisively jumping all over the place between different genres and irrelevant plot lines, the film has a scatter-gun approach that doesn’t hit any of its targets. The narrative just ends up feeling disjointed, which allows very little emotional investment. It is hard to understand what [...]
When Elizabeth (Briem) finds her father murdered, she calls on Dyan Dog (Routh) to investigate. Though he used to be the mortal guardian of the supernatural creatures living in New Orleans, he’s since pursued more human sleuthing. But the case brings him back into the fold where there’s a war going on to get an [...]
