It’s possible that the filmmakers aren’t even responsible for this film’s many problems: the bizarre editing reeks of studio interference. But since McG’s name is still on the film as director, and Luc Besson’s as producer, it must be said that both men have seen better days and delivered more coherent films.
All the Boys Love Mandy Lane Written by Jacob Forman Directed by Jonathan Levine USA, 2006 It is difficult to discuss All the Boys Love Mandy Lane without considering the painfully long road the film has pursued to get a domestic release. This indie horror film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival…in 2006. Since …
In the midst of a horrific zombie apocalypse that has put paid to much of civilization, an action survivor anti-hero attempts to make an escape from a parking lot with a small crowd of diseased flesh devourers in hot pursuit. He reaches his car, but in his haste drops his keys to the ground, losing vital time.
The Rum Diary Written by Bruce Robinson Directed by Bruce Robinson USA, 2011 It’s been nearly two decades since writer-director Bruce Robinson made a movie (1992’s Jennifer 8 was the last). When directors emerge from long hiatuses, the outcome is rarely positive; the films that result from these long periods of inactivity often wind up …
Drive Angry 3D Directed by Patrick Lussier Written by Todd Farmer and Patrick Lussier USA, 2011 The latest attempt to bottle vintage grindhouse thrills with the aid of a name-brand star and a (relatively) huge budget, Patrick Lussier’s Drive Angry isn’t as odious as some of the attempted revivalists (Bitch Slap remains the gruesome nadir), …
Debbie Rochon, often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in GC Magazine that “a true Scream Queen isn’t The Perfect Woman. She’s sexy, seductive, but most importantly ‘attainable’ to the average guy. Or so it would seem.” Nastassja Kinski Films: To the Devil a Daughter (1976) Cat People (1982) …