CUCKOO updates a classic monster movie formula
by "Doc" Hunter Bush, Podcast Czar
Tilman Singer has crafted a monster movie in the tradition of the Universal Monsters classics.
Chicago Critics Film Festival: SING SING, CUCKOO, ME, I SAW THE TV GLOW
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The Chicago Critics Film Festival is currently underway, with multiple films scheduled each day through Thursday, May 9. There are plenty of intriguing films still to come, so check out the lineup. I wanted to share some short takes on what I have seen so far!
ABIGAIL mixes monster fun with slasher kills
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
The filmmakers clearly have a lot of affection for the classic monster movies and understand what made them scary to audiences almost a century ago.
GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE is a titanically fun team up
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
If King of the Monsters is “Stairway to Heaven,” The New Empire is “Running With The Devil.”
BLITHE SPIRIT is a fun remake that will lift your spirits
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor-in-Chief, Old Sport
Much like in the 1945 version, when the poltergeist makes an appearance, I knew I was in for a good time.
The Rental
Co-written and directed by Dave Franco, with writing help from Mike Demski and Joe Swanberg
Starring Dan Stevens, Alison Brie and Sheila Vand
Running time: 1 hour and 29 minutes
MPAA rating: R for violence, language throughout, drug use and some sexuality.
by Emily Maesar
Here’s something wild and wacky: Dave Franco’s feature directorial debut is kind of a powerhouse.
Read MoreThe Guest
Directed by Adam Winguard (2014)
by Sandy DeVito
I've been putting off writing a review of this movie because I'm not sure I can properly explain how much I love it. Sometimes you watch something that seems as though it was made specifically for you, you know what I mean? Like the writer, director, the cinematographer, the editor, the actors: everyone got a peek inside your brain and tailored their work to whatever would best amuse and delight you. You know how sometimes you read a book and you love it so much that when you get to the end it's like you have to go through a grieving process to let it go (a book that I had that experience with: Stephen King's 11/22/63)? Sometimes movies hit you that way, too. For me, The Guest is like a beloved friend. Like a friend I've told my secrets to, and they accept and love me, anyway.
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