BR: No Down Payment (1957)
Martin Ritt’s second film as director is this lesser known, slightly star-studded drama based on a novel by pulp writer John McPartland, and both the film and novel were reportedly the inspiration for Knots Landing…
Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan
Even Killer Fish Movies Must Have Killer DNA: The Meg (2018)
Review of the latest 3D killer fish flick: THE MEG (2018) from Warner Bros. + quick thoughts on the ongoing Canada-wide postal strike.
BR: Meg, The (2018)
In spite of the hype, the decent box office gross, and inherent B-movie elements, The Meg is an incredibly dumb film, which wouldn’t be an issue if the script had been crafted with skill, and the direction wasn’t hack-like…
Djinn (2013): Tobe Hooper’s Supernatural Swill
Review of Tobe Hooper’s feature film swan song, the barely seen Djinn (2013), from Screen Media.
DVD: Djinn (2013)
Filmed in 2011, sneaked to a London test audience in 2012, and premiering at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival in 2013, Tobe Hooper’s swan song is a sad illustration of the lousy projects the Poltergiest (1982) director had to settle for at the tail-end of his career…
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