oldboy – No Bad Movie

THE FRIGHTENERS Original Release Date: July 19, 1996Directed by: Peter JacksonStudio: Universal PicturesStreaming: Starz Official Synopsis: After a tragic car accident kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead. Starring: Michael J. Fox, Trini … Read More Stream Guide: The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs & Red Sparrow (November 16th, 2018)

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October 27, 2017 + Stream Guide

Stream Guide: Stranger Things: Season Two & Free Fire

by Christopher Haskell

When I was a teenager, the video rental store that I frequented would often give away the used movie posters they had and loving movies as much as I did, I would take them no matter what they were. My walls were covered with posters for movies that I mostly hadn’t seen, including “Jawbreaker” and one of the movies on my list this week, … Read More Stream Guide: Stranger Things: Season Two & Free Fire

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March 4, 2014 + Tuesday Releases

Tuesday Releases: 12 Years A Slave & The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

by Christopher Haskell

MARCH 4TH, 2014 12 YEARS A SLAVE // There’s no getting around it, “12 Years A Slave” is an intense journey of a free man who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the 1800s. Directed by the ever incredible Steve McQueen (“Hunger”, “Shame”), the film has a rich, emotional foundation that McQueen thrives in, with lingering close-ups and uncomfortably long takes, the cinematography … Read More Tuesday Releases: 12 Years A Slave & The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

November 30, 2013 + 3.5 Star Reviews, Quick Reviews

Quick Review: Oldboy (2013)

by Christopher Haskell

OLDBOY (2013) BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLNOVEMBER 30, 2013 Nowhere near the masterpiece that is Park Chan-wook’s “Oldboy,” Spike Lee gives an admirable attempt at bringing the 2003 cult classic to life in American cinemas. Josh Brolin embodies the drunken misogynist, Joe Doucett that we eventually root for after he’s framed for his ex-wife’s murder and imprisoned by an unknown person for 20 years. However, his … Read More Quick Review: Oldboy (2013)

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November 29, 2013 + Theatrical New Releases

Theatrical Releases: Frozen & Oldboy

by Christopher Haskell

On one hand you have Jennifer Hudson, Forrest Whittaker, and Tyrese Gibson. On the other hand, you have an all African American cast in a “musical event” titled “Black Nativity”. Christmas films aren’t really packing a punch this year and with a Madea Christmas film just around the corner, things aren’t looking up. PASS Entering the annals of the Disney collection, “Frozen” takes the … Read More Theatrical Releases: Frozen & Oldboy

April 25, 2013 + 5 Star Reviews, Reviews

Movie Review: Oldboy (2004)

by Christopher Haskell

OLDBOY BY CHRISTOPHER HASKELLAPRIL 25, 2013 One of the most potent foreign films I’ve ever encountered, “Oldboy” is an epic story without the unneeded glitz and glamour of a Hollywood blockbuster. Park Chan-Wook tests the viewers’ endurance, putting his main character, Dae-Su, through challenges while touching on thick and heavy emotions that translate perfectly to the spectator. The epic feeling is achieved through masterful … Read More Movie Review: Oldboy (2004)