Transcendence can only muster a sloppy, dull, inept watch refusing to present a single exciting idea about man's inevitable technological self-destruction - despite Wally Pfister's eye for visual beauty.
It's been about six years since Eli Roth has released a directorial feature, but his next project promises to be quite the doozy. Attempting to create his own cult version of cannibalistic horror, The Green Inferno debuted during 2013's Toronto International Film Festival to some pretty strong reactions. Since then the film was acquired and set for a September 15th release, but shortly thereafter all informational channels were blocked up - until now.
Platinum Dunes has been working feverishly to reboot Friday The 13th since the rights transitioned back to Paramount last year, and while we already know this could be the first "found footage" franchise entry for Jason Voorhees, a director still remained out of the picture. Thanks to The Wrap, we finally might have a clear winner in the race to reboot such a fabled franchise, and you know what, it's actually a fiercely smart choice.
What could have been a shallow, salacious romp ends up being a much more heartfelt endeavor about old friends, new love, and the need for human compassion.
Being a low-budget rendition of 80s campfire slashers isn't necessarily a bad thing as long as you have enough of your own creative ideas like Camp Dread does.
Oh, I'm sorry, did you think you could get rid of us that easily, Internet? Hell no! While I hit a tremendous rough patch, getting buried under the pile of screeners now stacked erratically throughout my apartment, there have been too many damn good horror movies getting overlooked this year - and I don't like that one bit. Neither does my partner-in-crime Remy. You have to understand that Hollywood has a weird phobia against giving some of the best horror movies mainstream releases, and they fall idly into line with a slew of other forgettable to average Video On Demand releases - but they're ripe for the picking. To prove these diamonds in the rough exist, I've sounded the "Conch of Doom" and summoned back Remy, and we're ready once again to support the horror genre.
Just in case anyone forgot, production company The Asylum are the masterminds behind SyFy's most recent cultural phenomenon, Sharknado. You know, that creature feature about a tornado filled with sharks? I've inserted the above image to jog your memory just in case you forgot about all the chainsaw fighting action, and now I'm sure you're all chomping at the bit just thinking about how The Asylum can bring their unmatched cinematic prowess to the ever-popular zombie genre. One can only assume we'll be treated to another bit of episodic zombie brilliance, amassing viewing numbers comparable to The Walking Dead - no?