Prisoners is a child abduction drama with a crusading conviction all but gone from the modern Hollywood thriller. I’m not sure that alone marks it for greatness as some recent Telluride notices were quick to coronate—but it is certainly a bluntly effective tool. Directed…
Read MoreJames Wan inadvertently created some big shoes for himself to fill by directing this year’s instant classic ghost story, The Conjuring. One of the year’s nicest surprises, the super scary chiller—depicting a haunting and possession as a master class in elegant lighting, sound design…
Read MorePitch Black writer/director David Twohy returns to the series he created with Riddick, a partly visionary, mostly routine outing starring Vin Diesel as his signature brawny, bari-toned anti-hero. This time fugitive Riddick is stranded on a barren planet fending off ferocious canines and lethal…
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