Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of terror and violence, and thematic elements) Directed by James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson Rose Byrne Lin Shaye Barbara Hershey Director James Wan’s latest film is the follow up to the 2010 cult horror flick Insidious. Widely regarded by genre fans as one of the best […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: The World’s End (2013)
The World’s End (2013) Rated R (for pervasive language including sexual references) Directed by Edgar Wright Starring: Simon Pegg Nick Frost Martin Freeman Rosamund Pike Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz fans rejoice as the Cornetto Trilogy comes to its inevitable conclusion with The World’s End. Director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: The Conjuring (2013)
The Conjuring (2013) Rated R (for sequences of disturbing violence and terror) Directed by James Wan Starring: Lili Taylor Ron Livingston Vera Farmiga Patrick Wilson James Wan’s latest foray into supernatural horror is The Conjuring, a 70s throwback to haunted/possessed house flicks. The film is based on the personal accounts of the Perron family about […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: Evil Dead (2013)
I was going to try really hard to be good and not include spoilers, but I failed miserably. The whole middle section is spoilerific. You’ve officially been warned. Evil Dead (2013) Rated R (for strong bloody violence and gore, some sexual content and language) Directed by Fede Alvarez Starring: Jane Levy Lou Taylor Pucci […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: Room 237 (2012)
Room 237 (2012) Not Rated (Documentary) Directed by Rodney Ascher Starring: Bill Blakemore Geoffrey Cocks Juli Kearns Jay Weidner Director Rodney Ascher and producer Tim Kirk, both huge Kubrick fans, became fascinated with the many theories surrounding the director’s masterpiece The Shining. Room 237 is an exploration of those theories, which include ABC journalist Bill […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: Side Effects (2013)
Side Effects (2013) Rated R (for sexuality, nudity, violence and language) Directed by Steven Soderbergh Starring: Rooney Mara Jude Law Catherine Zeta-Jones Channing Tatum After her husband Martin (Tatum) returns from a stint in minimum security prison, Emily Taylor (Mara) slips into a deep depression. A serious suicide attempt connects her with Dr. Banks (Law), […]
Tab Goes to the Movies: Mama (2013)
Mama (2013) Rated PG-13 (for violence and terror, some disturbing images and thematic elements) Directed by Andrés Muschetti Starring: Jessica Chastain Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Megan Charpentier Isabelle Nélisse After his brother kills several people and flees with his two young daughters, Lucas (Coster-Waldau) spends most of his time and all of his money searching for […]