Takers

If Inside Man is a heist film for grownups, and Ocean’s 11 is for adolescents, then John Luessenhop’s new film Takers is for prepubescences who would be in to xXx had they not been two when it was released.  Sure, some of the ingredients were there to make an average, or even above average action film, but they weren’t put to use properly. The Takers are a band of sophisticated thieves that work wisely, and enjoy the finer things... Read More

Quarantine

I’m so tired of people bagging on this film because it’s a remake of[rec] since [rec] is a rip off of The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, and every other film that has done gonzo before them.  Let’s just be straight right now, neither of these films are original. Quarantine is co-written and directed by John Erick Dowdle (The Dry Spell, The Poughkeepsie Tapes).  It follows a news correspondent and her camera man, as they shadow... Read More