Sentences with phrase «good genre flick»

Not a masterpiece, but a really good genre flick.

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

Not exact matches

A quality twist on the home invasion thriller, and a flick that refuses to follow the genre norms, Hush is the best Netflix release this year.

One of the best slow burn horror flicks of recent memory — though there's another on this list — The Witch is a stand out genre flick.

After dipping into the family - friendly genre with How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events his latest, Mr Popper's Penguins, is further evidence that Carrey should keep well clear of flicks for the little ones.

While Brancato, Ferris and McG can't capture the essence of what made its predecessors riveting entertainment, they have turned in a solid action / sci - fi piece that works better as a genre flick than it does in comparison to the more populist works that were the Cameron entries.

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.

While English comedies of this sort can go the way of cute and light Feel Good Brit Flick (an often way too saccharine genre), they can also produce generally winning films like «Billy Elliot» and «The Full Monty,» and production company Big Talk have an excellent track record, with «Shaun Of The Dead,» «Attack The Block» and «Sightseers» among their triumphs.

Recent zombie flick «The Cured» proved there's undead life in a very well worn genre, and just like you think you've seen...

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.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Robert Rodriguez Homage to Zombie Genre Released on DVD This Robert Rodriguez tour de force was originally released in theaters paired with Quentin Tarantino Death Proof as the better half of Grindhouse, a double feature of deliberately low - grade throwbacks designed as an homage to the B - flicks from the Fifties.

Interestingly, Olivia Hussey's casting is a bit of an homage as well, as she appeared in what many consider to be the first of the slasher flick genre that Psycho inspired, Black Christmas.

«The Strangers,» starring Scott Speedman, doesn't look much better, but after those «Underworld» films, he's probably just glad to be in something besides a werewolf flick... especially since that genre's getting ready to get a bad name via the oft - delayed «Skinwalkers» finally arriving in theaters.

As the year unfolds, there may be other flicks from this genre that will end up being better than what we get here.

Merritt enjoyed the film and said it rose well above the chick flick genre.

The genre flick about a family of cannibals apparently played to some good word, has potential to be a crossover hit, but now word yet when it will roll out.

What works best about Insidious, which is about as adoring a love letter to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist as a good film can get, is how it takes horror flick concepts both old and relatively new and mixes them up, blender - style, and the result is a 95 - minute fun - time ass - kicker that has as much love for the genre as it does in making you pounce out of your seat.

In a year where «Creed» has been such a champ, «Southpaw» has been rather forgotten, and probably correctly so: Though it has some very good performances, particularly the lead turn from a still - on - form Jake Gyllenhaal, it's also a rote and unimaginative boxing flick that hits most of the clichés of the genre throughout.

Ti West's found - footage horror flick «The Sacrament» is not always great, but it's much better than most of its genre counterparts.

With good production values and ace technical qualities, the film does stand out among its genre flicks.

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.

Hot - head police captains, torturous and talky bad guys, drug busts, loose cannon cops, some domestic drama, and car chases represent the bases you'd have to touch in order to make a decent rehash, but outside of a couple of scenes of Paul regurgitating famous film lines from cop flicks of the 80s (which isn't exactly true, as he mysteriously quotes from movies of other genres and eras as well), there isn't much to Cop Out one could call a loving spoof.

Though Creep doesn't re-invent the slasher flick by any stretch of the imagination, it's a fairly well - made variation on the genre that should please gorehounds.

Also on the table were the recent «alternative» Chick Flicks that (mostly male) critics laud as turning the genre on its head, saving the style or representing «good» feminism — Bridesmaids (2011) and Trainwreck (2015), to name two high - profile examples.

Instead, it's a reasonably thoughtful and good - natured flick that uses another fine Jason Bateman performance to nearly conquer the drawbacks of the storyline and genre.

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(A bout portant) Film Review by Kam Williams Headline: Hubby Has Three Hours to Save Pregnant Wife in Adrenaline - Fueled Action Thriller Paris has served as the backdrop for several superb revenge flicks lately, such as «Taken,» «District B - 13» and «From Paris with Love,» and this adrenaline - fueled thriller measures up well in comparison with the best of the genre.

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.»

In May 2018, Showtime will be consistently delivering some of the best quality content out there; whether you're looking for mind - bending dramas like Twin Peaks or a slew of beloved flicks from every genre, they've got a diverse selection of titles that will round out your streaming repertoire.

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.

Co-written by director Edgar Wright and star Simon Pegg, this gory zombie satire is filled to the brim with charming English wit, but even though the comedic duo (best known for the hit Brit TV show «Spaced») tirelessly pokes fun at their favorite zombie flicks, they still respect and follow every one of the genre's rules.

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.

With the fantasy genre proving enduringly popular, with the success of Game Of Thrones on TV and The Hobbit set to shuffle into cinemas next year, what better time than to cash in with a swiftly - produced fantasy flick based on Atari's venerable arcade machine?