Each of those audiences will include visiting filmmakers from around the world, press from the likes of Birth Movies Death, IFC, ScreenCrush, TwitchFilm, Fangoria, SlashFilm, Film Threat, Ain't It Cool News, Variety, USA Today and more, plus a legion of the most devoted, intelligent, fun - loving
genre film fans on the planet.
But just as older
genre film fans might look back in wonder at the summer of ’82 (featuring E.T., Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, Poltergeist, The Road Warrior, and Blade Runner) or the summer of ’84 (Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom), there have been some contemporary summers with robust, varied lineups of very good movies, like 2008 (Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Wall - E, Step Brothers, and cult favorite Speed Racer) and even the otherwise sequel - saturated 2011 (Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, the first Captain America).
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Genre film fans will get a sneak peak at this year's hands - down craziest and wickedly enjoyable movies.»
Not exact matches
Fans become enthusiastic about a band, a
film genre, a TV show.
5 MUST - SEE
FILMS FOR HORROR
FANS IN 2018 By R. C. Americo - 2018 is shaping up to be a fantastic run for the Horror
genre, but don't just take my word for it.
I am a fun, caring and an easy going person I love spending time with family and friends, I love all types of music and a wide
genre of
films but I am an ultimate Harry Potter
fan.
Any horror movie
fan can see that this
film has been made with a gleeful love of the
genre, flaws and all, and the final half - hour delivers one of the greatest visually spectacular finales I have seen all year (even compared to that of another Joss Whedon project, The Avengers).
Bottom line: this is one of the most impressive and influential sci - fi action
films out there, so it is basically required viewing for
fans of the
genre, and people interested in great cinema in general.
Although not as great as others in the
genre, this is a
film worth seeing if you're a
fan of Sci Fi.
Sloppy writing gives savvy movie - cum - music
fans the impression that this demographically challenged
film doesn't know the difference between Nashville and Austin, or in other words, the schism which divides contemporary country music into its inimical sides: mainstream and alternative, just like rock, or any number of musical
genres.
The
film should definitely be rediscovered by
genre fans, but due to some of its striking images, this may not appeal to everyone.
The
film isn't perfect, but for the most part, it's a worthwhile affair that is sure to appeal to
genre fans.
Rope is a classic picture, one that definitely needs to be seen by
genre fans, and it's a
film that steadily builds up the tension, in order for the viewer to really get into the story and not turn away.
As a
fan of the
genre, and as a guitar player, I really do appreciate this
film for what is is.
The
genre's a little twisted, but the
film should still appeal to
fans of books about moody detectives, doggedly pursuing justice against a frosty backdrop.
Having never been much of a
fan of
genre labels, the idea that this
film should be judged differently because it has female stars irks me a bit, but if that gets more people into theatre seats and away from the junk that typically qualifies as «entertainment for women,» I'll happily embrace it.
While I hate this
genre of
film,
fans go to be grossed out, freaked out, and generally shocked by the characters behavior and Hangover Part III is far too tame.
Said Focus World touting the feature:» Focus World acquired writer / director Julia Ducournau's Raw out of Cannes where we fell in love with her bold and original voice and the
genre - bending style; Raw is a
film that both hard - core
genre fans and art - house audiences will absolutely love.»
From the moment it was announced Rian Johnson would be directing «Star Wars: Episode VIII,»
fans have been excitedly wondering what kind of special sauce the director of
genre - bending
films like «Looper» and «Brick» (not to mention a few of the best episodes of «Breaking Bad») will bring to the universe George Lucas created.
Sprinkled with little personality bits here and there (Tallahassee's mad quest for an ever - elusive Twinkie, Columbus's crippling fear of clowns, etc.), Zombieland doesn't break any new ground in the horror
genre so much as make for a strong dose of escapist fun for knowing
fans of the
films.
Tigers Are Not Afraid is a beautiful and impactful
film that can be enjoyed by
genre fans and normies alike.
Östlund has hit a home run with Force Majeure (I realize that reference doesn't make sense but who cares), not only bringing to Cannes one of my new favorite
genre - bending dark comedies, but I'm now a
fan of his work as well, and I get to explore his past
films and learn just how talented of a filmmaker he really is, while keeping an eye on his career.
director Mike Mendez — that, while it has a charming sense of humor about itself, leans too heavily on CGI blood; The Girl With All The Gifts (B), a well - shot British zombie
film that attempts to inject new life into a tired
genre, and almost succeeds thanks to young star Sennia Nanua; and the disappointing Phantasm: Ravager (C --RRB-, a low - budget labor of love which, while it plays like a Phantasm
fan film, ultimately undercuts the emotional closure it attempts to bring to the franchise by failing to resolve the central conflict between good and evil.
It's time that comic book
fans started to demand more from these
films before the entire
genre evaporates into a disposable, commercialised heap like it does here.
I was always a
fan of Shipka's work in Mad Men so I was thrilled to see her pop up in a
genre film.
It's hard to talk about what some of the best slashers are in the past ten years with any
genre fan without someone mentioning the french
film Inside.
I'm actually a big
fan of the first two SCREAM
films as they did a great job of deconstructing the American horror
genre as well as scaring the pants off of me.
At 93 minutes, the story doesn't stay longer than warranted, but still, the rest of the
film clicks well enough that a bit more fleshing out would have turned a good action flick into a must - see for
genre fans and even some non-
fans alike.
The term «family horror
film» is enough to send any hardened
genre fan running in the opposite direction, but over the...
A passionate
genre fan himself, director Joe Lynch has given
fans films like Wrong Turn 2: Dead End, Everly, and Knights of Badassdom.
The Strangers In about as simple a horror
film premise as a high school screenwriting student might come up with, this night out with Scott Speedman («Felicity,» «Anamorph») and Liv Tyler («The Lord of the Rings» series) hits the standard horror buttons to ensure a spectrum of shocks so that inveterate
genre fans won't won't be demanding their money back.
The
film has everything that you'd expect from Italian horror
films is here, and the
film, though not perfect is a must see for
genre fans.
This is one
film that only relies on jump scares to scare you, and time and time again you find yourself more bored than enjoying yourself due to the fact that it is a poorly constructed horror
film that doesn't offer anything remarkable for
genre fans looking for something really interesting to watch.
Though not a perfect
film, Silent Running will certainly please
genre fans.
For example, prior to digital distribution, horror
films from filmmakers working in countries like Japan, Spain, and Italy were traded on VHS and DVDs by American
fans of the
genre, including movies that never saw an official theatrical release in the United States.
Genre fans will of course know Bong Joon - ho from the consistently intense Memories of Murder (2003), the wonderfully weird The Host (2006), the subtly disturbing Mother (2009), and the twisted sci - fi masterpiece Snowpiercer (2013)-- and if you don't know these
films yet, well, you're in for a good time someday.
It's still a solidly made and acted
film but really only essential viewing for completist
fans of the
genre and actors involved.
From
fan favorites Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard comes THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, a mind blowing horror
film that turns the
genre inside out.
We've also added the new Wondercon video announcement (an event which will give
genre fans the opportunity to see the
film early), which includes an introduction by Alvarez and producers Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell, along with previously unseen footage.
The star - studded
film from British writer / director Richard Curtis has been a
fan - favorite in the holiday movie
genre since its release.
He was in The Shimmer, of course, and it's here that sci - fi
fans may start to recognize the phantom impression of Andrei Tarkovsky's deep - think
genre classics,
films like Solaris or Stalker, the latter similarly concerned with the traversing of a mysterious realm.
Finally, there is «Raw» (March 7, 8), a horror
film that has been on the radar on many
genre fans ever since a controversial screening at the Toronto
Film Festival where the grisly imagery on display supposedly caused some viewers to faint.
Fans of the time travel
genre will have a field day with this
film, and I mean that in a bad way.
I haven't gotten around to writing a review for Hereditary yet but I will say that the soon to be released A24 horror
film is definitely something special especially if you consider yourself a
fan of the horror
genre and are tired of how must horror
films follow a formula.
Sleek and scary, this bio-thriller has plenty of yuckiness to keep
genre fans happy, but it layers in all kinds of interesting themes and character details to lift it far above most of these
films...
This is fitting as the latter is an «Ozploitation»
fan and a major contributor to this documentary, bestowing praise on many of these
genre films including The Man From Hong Kong (Brian Trenchard - Smith and Yu Wang, 1975), Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1978) and Next of Kin (Tony Williams, 1981).
Even the
films I like from this year I do nt have clear memories of (I saw Women in Love when I was way too young for it in the 1980s), don't truly love (big Altman
fan but MASH, is more of a «like»), or I love them more for their historical value or
genre personality than for actual quality (Boys in the Band, Aristocrats, Bloody Mama, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever).
Personally, I'm not a
fan of this
genre and can't fathom why anybody would be interested in making this, although I am fully aware that family
films can make serious money at the box office — despite their (often) poor quality.
Peele is clearly a horror
fan, and he gives knowing winks to many
genre cliches (the jump scare, the dream) while anchoring his entire
film in the upending of the «final girl.»
While the
film quality isn't the greatest due to the use of digital
film, the lack of stars and its classic throwback to the early zombie movies creates a great
genre film for both horror
fans and those looking for something different.