CollegeHumor alum Josh Ruben clearly has a knack for finding the comedy in true-blue horror, both with his debut feature Scare Me and now his follow-up, Werewolves Within, a similarly meta exploration of what makes spooky stories so cinematically satisfying.…
Tesla Movie Review: Despite Electric Performances and Stylized Moments, This Biopic Short Circuits
To make a movie about Nikola Tesla rightfully deserves an ounce of ingenuity and can-do spirit. The man himself was enigmatic, deliriously ambitious, and neurotically hard-working, constantly fighting against low budgets and general indifference from investors. Finally, here’s a movie…
True History of the Kelly Gang Review: The Legend of Ned Kelly Gets a Hardcore, Revisionist Makeover
The real Ned Kelly once said that “the darkest life may have a bright side.” This sentiment may be true, but we can’t really say the same for the new Australian western True History of the Kelly Gang, at least when…
Personal Shopper: Win passes to a Chicago screening of Kristen Stewart’s new film
Kristen Stewart is teaming up again with Clouds of Sils Maria director, Olivier Assayas, for Personal Shopper, a new film coming out in Chicago and nationwide on March 17! Fortunately for our Chicago readers, we are giving away FREE passes to…
Movie Review: Complete Unknown
We’ve all seen the “multiple identities” storyline before in entertainment, such as Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can or United States of Tara, but there’s always room for new stories surrounding the format. The ability for one person to assume…