Sentences with phrase «genre flick»

Not throwing out another generic genre flick with a cult film name on it.

This movie, without giving any spoilers away, is exactly what we need in the superhero realm of genre flicks.

Not a masterpiece, but a really good genre flick.

«Life» is a pretty straightforward genre flick, but it isn't thin.

As with many genre flicks, the action is the real star, with the plot more substantial and performances stronger than usual.

It's a very violent film but apparently one of the best genre flicks to debut this year.

Even his performance in genre flicks like «Planet of the Apes» and «Big Fat Liar» are to be applauded, though it has been these last three years that have been the most important.

When: August 30th Why: It's unbelievable that director Courtney Solomon is still getting work after the humiliation of «Dungeons & Dragons,» but this «Speed» - inspired thriller actually doesn't look that bad, due mostly to the involvement of Ethan Hawke (who's quickly becoming the go - to guy for low - budget genre flicks) and what appears to be a healthy dose of action.

Moving onto the Watch List, discussion skips along from a rewatch of an under - appreciated genre flick from 2010 to a lengthy bit on Oliver Stone's (and Stephen King's) JFK.

Hot on the heels of indie sci - fi thriller The Machine, director Caradog James returns with horror movie Don't Knock Twice — and when it comes to crafting high - quality genre flicks on a low budget, he's definitely two for two.

Today it's no big surprise when a respected actor slums it up for a paycheck in some disreputable genre flick but back then there must have been some kind of perverse kick to be had from seeing legends like Richard Burton or Gregory Peck fighting the forces of evil.

Jamie Foxx was undoubtedly hoping to get his career back on track with this no - nonsense genre flick, but it's yet another disappointment in a string of recent flops.

I'm not quite going to get sucked into the studio yet, I'm not going to try and be too lofty, I'm going to regress a bit emotionally, and make a very hardcore genre flick that's for my former self and the friends that I grew up making movies with who taught me camera techniques, and introduced me to directors like early Peter Jackson and Martin Scorsese.

This brutal genre flick isn't going to sit easily with some audiences, but Hostiles offers a contemplative, if imperfect, Hollywood acknowledgment of the mass bloodshed of Indigenous persons on the frontier.

Hot off the hit genre flick Happy Death Day, Christopher Landon is attached to direct the sci - fi thriller Capsule, written by...

Once the trailers started coming out, it was fairly clear this wasn't going to be a good movie in the sense of a The Departed or a Godfather, but an over-the-top fun genre flick, and that fits the post-Oscar-hopeful January moviegoing season perfectly.

But both prove Cuaron's knack for combining genre flicks with heavier themes: here, the real villain is the intolerance of other people.

The Chilean mining disaster of 2010 becomes a tacky but agreeable genre flick led by Antonio Banderas.

Admittedly, I have a soft spot for the horror genre, but based on the film's unforgettably tense and borderline - gothic trailer, it seems like it will be an atypical genre flick: relying less on sudden shocks and more on an atmosphere of dread and uncertainty to affect its viewers.

Filled with zombies, but doesn't take the undead genre flick to any new interesting places.

As a straight - up genre flick, it's an anti-thriller — the actual hunt for Russell and Frankie is pretty much skipped over entirely, and solved with a couple lines of dialogue.

Where the Truth Lies director Atom Egoyan has said he's fed up with fans and writers criticising him for «abandoning» arthouse in order to make a big, glossy genre flick.

by Walter Chaw With The Guest, Adam Wingard continues his examination of»80s exploitation genre flicks --»90s, too: the film is among other things a canny update of James Foley's Fear, which was home to not only Mark Wahlberg's best performance but arguably Carter Burwell's finest hour as well.

I'll stop, except to say that perhaps an even greater instance of a profound genre flick from Cronenberg is The Fly.

As someone who has faithfully recreated a cult classic genre flick, we're also pretty sure he would respect the source material.

The movies, «Non-Stop» included, are simple, mostly serviceable genre flicks that are smart enough to dispense with exposition but not witty enough to put three acts together.

And indeed, «more than the sum of its parts» is the film's watchwords; it could have been some stripped - down, minimalist genre flick and been one of the year's best films.

Sound of My Voice, the dazzling genre flick from Zal Batmanglij, was woefully underseen after it followed Margaret into Odeon Panton Street — the sole cinema in London that fights to programme things that otherwise wouldn't be screened theatrically.

She's come a long way from 1995's Species, and has probably done the best job of career management of any star of a cheap sci - fi genre flick that's spawned direct - to - video sequels of that ilk.

Hawke has been adept at alternating between mainstream genre flicks and arthouse work in which he is more creatively invested.

MUBI continues its partnership with Nicolas Winding Refn's new streaming platform, dedicated to reviving old curious and forgotten genre flicks.

Bone - crunching genre flick nirvana, with a legitimately intimidating Vince Vaughn maiming his way through an underground prison network to save his pregnant wife.

Instead, it's a fairly tame genre flick that is sorely lacking in atmosphere or frights of any kind save for a few cheap jump scares early on.

But dang those are some amazing genre flicks.

What began as a slick and stylish genre flick with a clever twist on vampire / werewolf mythology has quickly devolved into a series of dull and moronic sequels, none more so than «Blood Wars,» which takes the cake for the way it so carelessly defies logic.

Spanish director Jaume Collet - Serra has made his name as a modest master of these boilerplate genre flicks, and in turn has come closest to reviving this dearly missed tradition.

«Jane Got a Gun» isn't quite the female empowerment Western that its title suggests, but it's still a pretty decent genre flick that's anchored by a top - notch cast.

Another screwball genre flick from director Joe Dante (Gremlins, The «burbs), and like most of his films, the set - up is solid, but the climax makes the plot come unhinged with non-stop madness and mayhem.

You can't talk much about the Emily Taylor character without giving away much of what happens in the third act of Side Effects, Steven Soderbergh's twisty genre flick from early in the year.

Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not only as a terrific genre flick but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»

Though the movie's supernatural elements aren't as prominent as the marketing campaign would lead you to believe, «Crimson Peak» is a sumptuously designed genre flick that delivers a different kind of horror from the typical ghosts - and - ghouls haunted house story.

He also directed a handful of excellent genre flicks with the great Gene Hackman.

«Sabotage» certainly had the potential to be that movie, but this modern - day twist on Agatha Christie's «Ten Little Indians» is just another disappointing genre flick.

It follows the formula for such genre flicks, but has an impudent originality in the telling.

It kind of sounds like a zillion genre flicks that get released straight - to - DVD each year, so we hope there is a little more to that story.

Later this year, he'll be starring in his first bonafide genre flick, Andrew Niccol's thriller «In Time» and it looks like Timberlake is still looking to dirty up his good looks.

Though the film straddles a fine line due to its off - kilter tone, Reynolds and the supporting cast (which also includes Anna Kendrick as another co-worker turned victim) do just enough to make «The Voices» an enjoyably weird genre flick with an unexpected dash of humanity.

If nothing else, their involvement provides hope that the movie will be entertaining as a pulpy genre flick, but unless there's more to the story than the trailer hints at, chances are that «No Good Deed» will be as forgettable as the hundreds of other likeminded thrillers just like it.