Starring: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi Director: David Robert Mitchell This film is so unusual, and I'd really like to hear your thoughts on it if you've seen it. But please be aware, in talking about this film this time, there may be spoilers so SPOILER ALERT. The film is about a curse. A… Continue reading It Follows (2014)
Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker Director: Michael Dougherty So, it seems almost superfluous to talk about this film at this point, with it's cult following, but just in case some of you out there haven't seen it, and because I enjoyed it so much, I will. This one was one of those films… Continue reading Trick R Treat (2007)
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna Director: Lawrence Kasdan A wonderful piece of 80's neo-noir, set in Florida, sees Ned (Hurt) a sleazy lawyer meet a beautiful married woman, Matty (Turner). What starts as a hot affair turns to a plot to murder her wealthy husband, as the two fall deeper in love and… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Body Heat (1981)
Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman Director: Daniel Espinosa Based on a popular novel by Tom Rob Smith, the drama in this films comes from the concept prevalent in Soviet Russia under Stalin that since the political revolution created a perfect society, there could not possibly be any such thing as crime.… Continue reading Child 44 (2015)
Starring: Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando, Lee Marvin Director: Fritz Lang Homicide cop Bannion (Ford) is a loving family man, brave enough to stand up to the mob and incorruptible when he finds that his town and his department has had sticky mob fingers all over it. Corruption goes all the way to the… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Big Heat (1953)
Recently, I did a podcast with my friend Stevie Love about holiday movies, which you can listen to HERE. Stevie and I are both fans of horror movies, and it seemed logical to get Stevie over here on Wildfire to talk about the life lessons that we can learn from good old fashioned scary movies!… Continue reading Guest Post With Stevie Love – Life Lessons From A Chainsaw Blade: What Leatherface Taught Me About Life
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Juliet Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Tom Sizemore, Robert Downy Jr Director: Oliver Stone This slick and stylish film was based on a story by Tarantino and was quite controversial on it's release, though the MTV generation related to it. It's the story of a couple who go on a murder spree across… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Natural Born Killers (1994)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Chief Dan George Director: Clint Eastwood A Missouri farmer who has joins the Rebels after Union soldiers murder his family, but finds himself unable to turn himself in and settle down when the war ends, since revenge is still on his mind. A good thing too, since all those who… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
Starring: Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser Director: Billy O'Brien I went into this film knowing very little about it, and just letting it unfold, and I loved it! The story revolves around a teen John Cleaver (Records), who is struggling with his homicidal tendencies, in an American small town. When strange deaths start to… Continue reading Preview: I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016)
Starring: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland Director: Alan J Pakula When a man goes missing, a small town detective gets on the case to track him down, but his only lead is a prostitute in New York. Things soon get complicated as there is more to the case than meets the eye: a possible conspiracy, and… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Klute (1971)
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