It Follows is the best kind of horror movie, one with an ingeniously simple premise that allows the director to create scenes of such tension and suspense that you sit in total dread of what is going to happen next. The characters are well written and believable, the soundtrack is oppressive and threatening, and...
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It takes a truly talented filmmaker to make a movie as unpleasant to sit through as Maps to the Stars. David Cronenberg has made some of my favorite movies and will always be a director I hold in high regard. The first Cronenberg flick I saw was The Fly and it holds up as well today...
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Chappie is getting ripped to shreds by critics. Few are even calling writer/director Neill Blomkamp the ‘next Shyamalan’. Ouch. I was a big fan of his first film, District 9, but never got around to seeing his second, Elysium. I was told the social commentary that worked so well in District 9 was far too heavy handed in Elysium. Well, that...
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For ChompCast Episode 4 we have Jordan in studio. Mike and Jordan talk about the Oscars, which movies they feel should have been nominated, and discuss the future of the show. They also talk about genre films and why they’re so tragically underrepresented. Enjoy!
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Netflix is both a wonderful and maddening service. It’s wonderful because there are so many options, so many categories—many of them oddly specific—that it always seems like you’ll be able to find something interesting to watch. You know the truth though. Nine out of ten times, you just sit there, scrolling through titles in...
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Oscar season is the perfect time of year to gather with your loved ones, share a few laughs, and scream incoherently at the television, loudly voicing your opinions about rich weirdos in expensive clothing. We at Pop Chomp are no strangers to the time-honored Oscar traditions – in fact, we think it’s the merriest...
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The trailers and promos for Everly make it look like a standard action revenge thriller, not far removed from the surprise hit of last fall, John Wick. The comparison is easy to make. Both films feature a star who hasn’t had much luck in recent years attempting to get back into the public’s good...
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Sometimes it’s best to just sit back and enjoy a movie. Not in a “check your brain at the door” way though. I’m not fond of that phrase. If I have to leave my brain behind that means I’m willing to become a vapid idiot for two hours and I don’t ever feel like...
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CAST OF ALL-FEMALE JAWS ANNOUNCED Emma Stone, who spilled the beans at this years Golden Globes, confirmed on her twitter page today that she will be fronting the cast of an all-female Jaws – this reporter has learned. She will be joined by screen veterans Viola Davis (The Help, Prisoners) and Sissy Spacek (Get...
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A biopic is a tricky thing to make, especially when portraying a cultural icon or American hero. Directors have to walk a tightrope, making sure they are respectful towards their subject while also not shying away from their darker characteristics. This is easier to do when your main character has been dead for twenty...
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