Backcountry is a well-acted film with a familiar premis
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Hell hath no fury like a fairy whose wings have been
In the last year, we’ve been privy to films starring past-their-prime legends. Films like Stand Up Guys, Last Vegas, and the upcoming Grudge Match draw thirty to sixtysomethings with nostalgic remembrances of what the actors once could do and make them feel on screen before the central gimmick of each film centered on the actors’ ages. The […]
A number of films employ an infidelity motif to frame, expand, or elaborate on a plot. Often, the third act of a film hinges on the act and steers the audience toward an interpretation of one character or another. Take a recent movie like the The Kids Are Alright, where infidelity attempts to vilify two characters – […]
(image via AllMoviePhoto.com) On the weekend that Osama bin Laden was killed by US Navy Seal Team Six, Fast Five roared into American movie theatres to collect $86 million from US consumers. At the big, nameless cineplex in my neighborhood, Fast Five played on three screens that weekend. Next to one of those massive auditoriums, The Conspirator […]
