Tag Archive | “Cloverfield”
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Quite possibly the best “Planet of the Apes” film ever made. The 1968 Charlton Heston-starring original will always be the most iconic(they manage to squeeze in a “Blue Eyes” in-joke in “Dawn”—priceless!), and the 2011 reboot was pretty damn good(James Franco returns in a brief video segment). But “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” […]
Summer Monkeyshines, with “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”!
Who needs James Franco? Hasn’t Franco-fatigue permeated most of society by now? And Freida Pinto? Her performance in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” was like a vapor—was it really even there? Yeah, we lost “Rise” director Rupert Wyatt too. But I believe we are going to survive all of those omissions from the 2011 […]
Chronicle
It’s a superhero origin film. No, it’s a remake of Stephen King’s “Carrie”. Or is it a live-action version of anime classic, “Akira”? All three make sense, and apparently director Josh Trank cites 1978’s “The Fury” as an influence too. So, between that and 1976’s “Carrie”, I think it’s safe to say that Josh hearts […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 