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Entries by Drew Taylor from 01/2013

'Texas Chainsaw': The Top Five Leatherface Kills

Posted 01.03.2013

As far as horror movie franchises go, there are few as unlikely as "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The original film, directed by Tobe Hooper and assem...

'Texas Chainsaw 3D' Review: Pros And Cons Of The Horror Sequel

Posted 01.04.2013

You can’t keep a good cannibalistic inbred serial killer down! This weekend sees the release of “Texas Chainsaw 3D” (yes, the word “Massacre...

'Gangster Squad' Review: The Pros And Cons Of The Ryan Gosling Crime Flick

Posted 01.10.2013

So far, "Gangster Squad," Warner Bros.' flashy new throwback to the studio's series of successful gangster movies, has been more noted for something t...

Jailbreak Movies: The Ten Best, From 'Cool Hand Luke' To Shawshank'

Posted 01.14.2013

There's nothing like a good jailbreak to get the blood going. This weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger faces off against a vicious drug cartel organizer in...

Scariest Movie Mothers: From 'Psycho' To 'Carrie'

Posted 01.14.2013

This weekend the Guillermo del Toro-produced shock-show "Mama" opens nationwide. The story of two little girls who are abandoned in an isolated cabin ...

'The Last Stand' Review: The Pros And Cons Of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Comeback Movie

Posted 01.15.2013

Aside from some fleeting cameo appearances in the last two "Expendables" movies (and that incredibly brief walk through in "The Rundown"), Arnold Schw...

Best Political Corruption Movies: From 'JFK' To 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' (VIDEOS)

Posted 01.17.2013

This Friday, "Broken City," the new Mark Wahlberg/Russell Crowe political thriller, opens nationwide. The tale of a low rent private detective (Wahlbe...

Best Anthology Films: From 'Fantasia' To 'Paris, Je T'Aime' (VIDEOS)

Posted 01.24.2013

This weekend the comedy omnibus "Movie 43" opens, bringing along the kaleidoscopic irreverence of previous anthology comedies -- movies made up of a m...

Taylor Hackford, 'Parker' Director, Doubts Steven Soderbergh's Retirement

Posted 01.24.2013

Taylor Hackford is one of those journeymen directors who's done it all -- from the exemplary Stephen King adaptation "Dolores Claiborne" to influentia...

'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' Review: The Pros And Cons Of Jeremy Renner's New Movie

Posted 01.25.2013

Well… It's here. After years of delays (production was completed in early 2011), which were blamed on everything from MGM's long-standing financial ...

'Movie 43' Review: The Pros And Cons Of The Comedy Anthology

Posted 01.25.2013

The anthology movie, as we outlined in a feature earlier this week, is only as good as the sum of its parts. Comedy anthologies, as exemplified by “...

Walter Hill Movies: Ranking The Director's Five Best Films (VIDEOS)

Posted 01.29.2013

This week "Bullet to the Head" hits the big screen and marks the long awaited return of a singular voice in American film, Walter Hill. His first film...

Guilty Pleasure Action Movies: From 'Point Break' to 'Bad Boys II'

Posted 01.29.2013

This weekend, "A Bullet to the Head," the new Sylvester Stallone joint, smashes into theaters. A hard-bodied, full-fisted action movie from Walter Hil...

'Bullet to the Head' Review: The Pros and Cons of Sylvester Stallone's New Movie

Posted 01.31.2013

This weekend, the skull-shredding new Sylvester Stallone opus, "Bullet to the Head," explodes across theaters nationwide. A mismatched buddy movie tha...