The Purge franchise is the best horror franchise going not named The Conjuring (read my reviews of part one here and part two here). The original film established the unique premise with an otherwise fairly standard home invasion story. But the seeds were planted and since then director-writer James DeMonaco has watered them and watched... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: October 10, 2008 Production budget: $12,000,000 Worldwide gross: $41,319,906 Directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle (Devil), Quarantine was a stylish horror thriller designed to take advantage of the found-footage fad that had hit big at the time. While in no way originated by the film, the found-footage subgenre was popularized by... Continue Reading →
Original US release date: June 21, 2002 Production budget: $102,000,000 Worldwide gross: $358,372,926 I actually wasn't excited about the release of Steven Spielberg's Minority Report in the summer of 2002. I liked Spielberg. I liked Cruise. But the trailer didn't appeal to me. And, even worse, it felt like I was forced to watch said trailer... Continue Reading →
The Movie March! 