Lonely Hearts DVD Review
February 26, 2008
Lonely Hearts is loosely based on the true story of Martha Beck (played by Salma Hayek) and Ray Fernandez (played by Jared Leto), who were dubbed the Lonely Hearts Killers and murdered as many as 20 women in the late 1940s. The pair finds their victims, wealthy women, through the personal ads, takes all their money and then murders them in the most heinous ways.
Dead Silence DVD Review
February 25, 2008
Although Dead Silence is from the co-writers of the Saw franchise, James Wan and Leigh Whannell, fans of Saw should note that this is a departure from Saw’s splatter and gore.
Feast of Love DVD Review
February 22, 2008
Hoping to enjoy another chick flick/romantic film along the lines of The Jane Austen Book Club, I watched Feast of Love, which is one of those films you’re either going to love or you’re going to hate. The film, which is based upon a novel of the same name by Charles Baxter and adapted by Allison Burnett, who wrote Autumn in New York.
The Number 23 DVD Review
February 21, 2008
The Number 23 is an eerie fairytale-ish film in the vein of the Brothers Grimm, and delves into fate, coincidence and how the most mundane choices a person can make day to day can change the whole course of his/her life. It also serves to showcase the fact that, when you look hard enough, there are patterns everywhere.
Halloween DVD Review
February 20, 2008
Leave it to Rob Zombie to provide a sympathetic back story for Michael Myers. In fact, there’s so much back story to this remake that it could almost be considered a prequel.
