Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews |
Opening This Week: Captain Phillips ★★½ (out of ★★★★) Nationwide -"Captain Phillips" doesn't have very much to say about the unsettled socioeconomic climate in which it is set, but as a scrupulously devised adventure-thriller, there is enough that works well to overlook its stumbles. At the trusty center is Hanks, anchoring the picture with the captivating, unforced prowess of only the very best thespians in the biz. Read the Full Review >> Escape from Tomorrow ★★★½ (out of ★★★★) VOD & Select Cities -Subversive, surreal and deliciously stimulating. Part slice-of-life drama, part mind-bending cautionary tale, "Escape from Tomorrow" absorbs the viewer instantly, first as a sort of offbeat, eavesdropping travelogue and then as a hallucinatory saga of broken dreams and adulthood desperation. Read the Full Review >> Machete Kills ★★ (out of ★★★★) Nationwide - A tongue-in-cheek exploitation that manages to be batshit-crazier than the first, but only about half as diverting. Amusing in pockets but not for the long haul, the film tries to be too much at once and ends up somehow being less than what one hopes and expects. Read the Full Review >> My new book,THE FRIGHT FILE: 150 FILMS TO SEE BEFORE HALLOWEEN, isNOW AVAILABLE onAmazon.comand on Amazon Kindle! Sure, you might not be able to catch them allbefore thisOctober 31st, but the dawn brings 364 more movie nights that are still "Before Halloween!" Read More & Buy Now! >> The latest additions to this new section of the site include:"Chilling Visions: 5 Senses of Fear," "Static," "The Little Mermaid," "Psycho II," "Psycho III"and "Prince of Darkness." Dustin's Blu-ray Reviews >> |
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Get out of the rain this weekend
