Showing posts with label Selma Blair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Selma Blair. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 May 2021

Mom and Dad (2017)


 

A teenage girl and her younger brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.

Good satirical premise has its moments and an enjoyably off-kilter performance by Nicholas Cage, but is really only mildly entertaining.  



Saturday, 3 November 2018

Columbus Circle (2012)



An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation.

OK thriller is a Hitchcock wannabe creates some suspense, but the convoluted plot with all its twists is quite predictable.


Sunday, 2 September 2018

The Fog (2005)



A thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.

Why do a remake of the John Carpenter movie, which itself wasn't really a masterpiece, is beyond me. Since this one is hardly a mediocre effort I'm listing it under the things one needn't see.

On rewatching: I should have read my own review first.


Maltin*1/2: "Lame remake...alters the plot slightly but is no improvement."