MEG 2: THE TRENCH is a wildly uneven effort, spending as it does most of its time as dud of an action drama and the rest as a rapturously unhinged action comedy. It is far more successful at the latter. Fortunately, star Jason Statham doesn’t let a creaky script (and that’s what we have here)… Read More »
HIGH-RISE
There is nothing subtle about HIGH-RISE, a savage allegorical satire of manic energy and pointed symbolism. Based on the novel of the same name by J.G. Ballard, it stars Tom Hiddleston as an urbane neurologist about to discover his place in the social order, and Jeremy Irons as The Architect (how Masonic?), the emotionally constipated… Read More »
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
There is something almost noble about the way those responsible for RESIDENT EVIL picked themselves up, dusted themselves off, and decided, what the heck, lets give it another shot. Bad reviews didnt stop them. Common sense didnt, either. Hence, RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE. And yet, isnt one definition of insanity doing the same thing over and… Read More »