Gareth Evans has been planning his sequel to The Raid: Redemption for a while now, so here’s some good news: production on the film began just this week. I’m not sure if he’s sticking with The Raid 2: Berandal (which roughly translates to something like “bully” or “ruffian” in English) or if Sony will end up slapping Retaliation on it, but who cares? The Raid stands out as one of 2012’s best genre surprises and one of the tightest, most accomplished action films of the new decade. That we’re getting a sequel at all is nothing short of exciting, to say nothing of the fact that it’s already underway. To kick off shooting on the…
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G-S-T Review…Bullet to the Head
As you may or may not already know, January is the dumping ground for mediocre movies. We have summer blockbusters, then we have holiday movies in the Nov/Dec timeframe. When January hits, if you have already seen all of the Oscar nominated movies, then all you have left are the January movies. Well, Bullet to the Head is technically being released the first day of February so it is on the cusp of the dumping grounds. With it being so close to January, which side of the fence will it fall (failure/success)? Keep reading to find out. James Bonomo (aka Jimmy Bobo) is a hired gun living in New Orleans…
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G-S-T Review…Warm Bodies
Ah, young love. It’s a tale as old as time and no matter how far we come as a society will remain one of life’s greatest complexities. The uncertainty of affectionate advances, the confidence it takes to even talk to a member of the opposite sex, etc. etc. In Warm Bodies, the adaptation of Isaac Marion’s popular YA novel, Jonathan Levine takes us through the trials and tribulations of amorous adolescents we’ve seen countless times before but with one small detail thrown in to further complicate matters – a zombie apocalypse. Levine delivers this young adult yarn that is just bursting with originality. It’s a witty, genre-bending story, and a coming of age…