Category: Cinematography

V/H/S/2: A Mixed Bag of Nasty Tricks

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, Adam Wingard, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Cinematography, Directors, Eduardo Sanchez, Effects, Film, Filmmakers, Found Footage, Gareth Evans, Gore, Gregg Hale, Horror, Horror Anthology, Jason Eisener, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, V/H/S, V/H/S/2Leave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Tv0lhD1fw V/H/S 2. 2013. Directors: Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Timo Tjahjanto, Gareth Huw Evans, and Jason Eisener. Magnet Releasing. Rated 18A. 96 minutes. Horror. ★★★1/2 (Movie) ★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the first V/H/S on Blu ray, click here.  For a review of the third installment in the trilogy, V/H/S: Viral, …

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Cold Prey III is the Birth of Fear

On By C.H. NewellIn 2010, Anchor Bay, Backwoods Horror, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Cold Prey, Cold Prey 3, DVD, Film, Foreign Films, Fritt Vilt, Fritt Vilt III, Gore, Horror, Mikkel Brænne Sandemose, Movies, Norway, Norwegian Horror, Prequel, Reviews, Sequel, Slasher, Slasher Film, Thriller, TrilogyLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ZwG1mKHRY Fritt Vilt III (English title: Cold Prey 3). 2010. Dir. Mikkel Braenne Sandemose. Screenplay by Peder Fuglerud & Lars Gudmestad; story by Martin Sundland. Starring Ida Marie Bakkerud, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Pål Stokka, Arthur Berning, Sturla Rui, Terje Ranes, and Nils Johnson. T2 Entertainment. Not Rated. 95 minutes. Horror ★★★★ I'm in the the tiny little column of …

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The Sacrament: Found Footage in Jonestown

On By C.H. NewellIn 2013, 2014, A.J Bowen, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Directors, Eden Parish, Eli Roth, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Found Footage, Horror, Jim Jones, Jonestown Massacre, Movies, Reviews, The Sacrament, Thriller, Ti WestLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM56RubwTHg The Sacrament. 2014. Directed & Written by Ti West. Starring Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz, Kate Lyn Sheil, Gene Jones, and Kentucker Audley. Magnet Releasing. Rated R. 95 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ Previously I discussed The Sacrament in my 15 Found Footage Films Worth Watching. Here, I'll go much more in-depth on why I think this …

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Tackling Racism & Xenophobia with Honour

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Drama, Film, Hitman, Honour, Honour Killing, Movies, Paddy Considine, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzFf6PvEi8 Honour. 2014. Directed & Written by Shan Khan. Starring Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf, Harvey Virdi, and Nikesh Patel. Code Red. Not Rated. 104 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 There are several reasons why I really enjoyed Shan Khan's Honour. First, Paddy Considine. He is a fine actor, as well as director, but …

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Fury: The Festering Reality of War

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Blogs, Blood, Brad Pitt, Cinematography, David Ayer, Drama, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Peňa, Movies, Nazi Germany, Reviews, Shia LaBeouf, Thriller, Tiger 131, Tiger Tank, War, World War 2, World War II, WWIILeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKu5lGfRBxc Fury. 2014.  Directed & Written by David Ayer. Starring Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Michael Peňa, Jon Bernthal, and Jim Parrack. Columbia Pictures. 134 min. Rated R. Action/Drama/War ★★★★★ David Ayer’s new thriller Fury is by far one of the most brutal and honest films set during the Second World War ever made. Not only …

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COLD PREY II Gives Homage & Stays Brutal

On By C.H. NewellIn 2008, Anchor Bay, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Cold Prey, Cold Prey 2, Cold Prey II, Drama, DVD, Film, Foreign Films, Fritt Vilt, Fritt Vilt 2, Fritt Vilt II, Gore, Horror, Movies, Mystery, Norway, Norwegian Horror, Reviews, Sequel, Slasher, Slasher Film, ThrillerLeave a comment

This sequel to COLD PREY homages HALLOWEEN 2, though stays fresh in its own right.

Far Cry 4 – PS3 Review

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Adventure, Blogs, Cinematography, Far Cry 4, First Person Shooter, Naveen Andrews, PS3, Reviews, Sequel, Thriller, Troy Baker, Ubisoft Montreal, Video GamesLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6d60v1OErEY Far Cry 4. 2014.  Directed by Alex Hutchinson and Patrik Methe.  Soundtrack composed by Cliff Martinez.  Featuring the voice work of Grace Lynn Kung, Shawn Ahmed, Naveen Andrews, Shawn Baichoo, Troy Baker, Emerson Brooks, and Mylene Dinh-Robic.  Ubisoft Montreal.  Rated - Mature.  Action/Thriller - First Person P.O.V. Overall Game Score: 4.5 out of 5 stars …

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Cold Prey is a Vicious Modern Slasher

On By C.H. NewellIn 2006, Anchor Bay, Backwoods Horror, Blogs, Blood, Cinematography, Cold Prey, Drama, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Fritt Vilt, Horror, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Movies, Mystery, Norway, Norwegian Horror, Reviews, Roar Uthaug, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Slasher, SnowboardingLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkzjOcEjoY Fritt Vilt (English title: Cold Prey). 2006. Dir. Roar Uthaug. Screenplay by Thomas Moldestad, Martin Sundland & Roar Uthaug; story by Jan Eirik Langoen & Magne Lyngner. Starring Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen, and Viktoria Winge. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not Rated. 97 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (DVD release) I don't …

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