Pan is director Joe Wright and writer Jason Fuchs' attempt at an origin story for J.M.Barrie's Peter Pan story, and I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. We're introduced to Peter being abandoned in front of an orphanage run by cranky nuns; so far so good. Suddenly orphans being sold to pirates? The…
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After a year long delay, the Green Inferno finally got its theatrical release and with all honesty, it wasn't really worth the wait. The man behind the camera, Eli Roth, considered the Chilean- American horror film a tribute to Ruggero Deodato's Cannibal Holocaust and took inspiration from Italian gore films as seen in the late 70's and…
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After the screening of The Last: Naruto the Movie a few months back, some of us were quite intrigued on how things would be with regards to Naruto and Hinata's life after marriage. A few have already been speculating that there will be another manga, continuing Masashi Kishimoto's work; a Gaiden of some sorts. Looks like…
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Heneral Luna, directed by Jerrold Tarog and starring John Arcilla, is about General Antonio Luna’s attempts to lead an often-fractured early version of the Philippine Army against a superior American force. Set a few months before his death, the movie explores Luna’s life, his uncompromising nature, and how his unflinching loyalty to his vision of…
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Warning: If you are a literary/book purist, TURN BACK NOW. This review is mostly spoiler-free! (more…)
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Guy Ritchie is known for refusing to play by the rules of the genres he plays with, as clearly seen in his filmography. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. is no exception. Ritchie manages to craft a sleek and stylish, if sometimes jarring, revival of a beloved 1960s TV show. Though his ideas don’t always work in…
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