Mechanic: Resurrection, the follow-up to 2011’s The Mechanic, didn’t need to be a sequel. Honestly, it didn’t really need to exist in the first place, but here we are, so I might as well review it. Continue reading
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The Fast and Fentress Best of 2015
2015 certainly wasn’t the best year for cinema, but it did offer a respectable amount of wheat among its endless supply of chaff. So here it is, my top ten movies of the year. Continue reading
Fright Fest Review #5: Stake Land (2010)
Subgenre: Vampire
Summary: A vampire hunter and his young mentee travel across post-apocalyptic America in search of a rumored safe haven. Continue reading
Fright Fest Review #4: Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Subgenre: Psychological
Summary: A Vietnam vet begins to experience disturbing hallucinations in his day-to-day life. Continue reading
Fright Fest Review #3: Frailty (2001)
Subgenre: Serial Killer
Summary: A father, believing to have seen a vision from God, tells his boys that it’s their mission to destroy demons – demons that look, sound, and act like regular people. Continue reading
Fright Fest Review #2: The Car (1977)
Subgenre: Killer Object
Summary: A sentient car terrorizes a rural Utah town. Continue reading
Fright Fest Review #1: The Burning (1981)
Subgenre: Slasher
Summary: A group of kids pull a prank on their camp’s sadistic caretaker, accidentally burning him beyond belief in the process. Years later, the disfigured maniac returns to his old stomping grounds to terrorize a new generation of campers.
Movie Review: Trainwreck
Written by star Amy Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow, Trainwreck tells the story of Amy Townsend, a successful magazine reporter whose love life consists solely of one-night stands and casual flings. Enter Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), a good-guy sports doctor whom Amy is assigned to interview. After an initial meeting followed by drinks and journalistically questionable sex, she stumbles into a relationship with him.
A Definitive Guide to the Fast and Furious Movies, Part 2
We’ve finally arrived at the cream of the Fast and Furious crop. I think each of these next four movies is exceptional, and deciding their order was a real challenge. Continue reading
A Definitive Guide to the Fast and Furious Movies, Part 1
As you may have guessed from the title of my blog, I’m a fan of the Fast and Furious movies. So when my cousin Zack proposed a marathon, I accepted right away, especially since his only prior exposure to the series was having seen “about half” of Tokyo Drift. I couldn’t wait to introduce him to the series, which would also allow me a chance to rethink my initial ranking.
The marathon took place over three nights, clocking in at nine hours and fifteen minutes. Here are my rankings and reviews of the movies, along with Zack’s immediate reactions. Continue reading