From Brad Fuller and Andrew Form, who single-handedly rearranged time and space in order to remake The Texas Chainsaw Massacre in 2003, “The Amityville Horror” deserves to be taken seriously on its own level, without comparison to the first film, starring Margot Kidder and James Brolin, that revived Haunted Houses in American culture. But it won’t be. For the same reasons that the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” remake will never be judged on its own as long as there are horror fans who still remember the original, “The Amityville Horror” will always be compared, contrasted, and scrutinized based on its predecessor....

But during their college days, Lena and James reunite and get The Brink Of back together. The six-month tour goes well and lands them a lucrative deal. However, the stress of touring, creating a new album, and personal matters threaten to tear The Brink Of apart before things really get going. Maybe it is the will-they/won’t-they pull of the dynamic between Lena and James or their differing ideas on the direction of the band’s “sound....

Brendan Gleeson is at his best here, playing Gerry Boyle, a quirky, but brilliant cop in a small Irish town. His bookshelves decorated with Penguin classics, it seems that Sergeant Boyle’s favorite pastimes include fg with people and not taking life too seriously. This becomes a bit of a problem when drug smugglers invade his town, murdering and bribing along the way. Boyle is suddenly presented with all kinds of dire consequences, and never fails to face them with bravado....

This trauma has Cindy in and out of mental hospitals with a raging case of PTSD. On advice from her therapist, Cindy comes back to Newville to confront the past. She and Lou are pulled over by Detective Burke (Chase Mullins) for having novelty reindeer antlers on their car. Sheriff Hooper has a law against displaying Christmas decorations within city limits, but he doesn’t know why, as Burke is new in town....

Samantha’s ex-girlfriend, Lucy (Paula Marcenaro Solinger), arrives in town to help the search, with boyfriend Noah (Jordan Michael Brinkman) in tow. Lucy and Noah run into Professor Rathbone (Dimitrius Pulido), who had both Jacob and Sylvia in his class. Jacob informs the group in his snide manner that Rathbone’s theories, along with her dive into the occult, that caused Sylvia to go missing. Deciding to search the nearby tunnels, the group finds arcane symbols and bizarre diagrams all over the walls....

First off, after watching this short film, I immediately had to look up when this film came out. The production of it looked like something from the 90s from the grainy picture to the equally grainy sound. It turns out that it’s actually not that old. It came out in 2007 but looks like it’s straight from a VHS. As for the story, I’m not sure of how accurate The Son is to the original story of “El Hijo,” but The Son is a heartbreaking story....

Ultimately a one-note affair that doesn’t acquit itself quite as cleverly as one would hope, Aaron Rudelson’s What To Expect… is funny, if also low-brow. Luckily it knows not to press its luck and overstay its welcome; less than four minutes is just about right for this tale, though it probably could have gotten to and through the joke even faster if it set its editorial mind to it. Still, it works as is, and the mileage you get out of the joke will vary with the audience watching....

“Star Wars” rival “Star Trek”, also mirrors reality with the NASA space shuttle Enterprise, for example, actually being named, at the behest of fans, after the fictional spacecraft in the original television series. Three years before they surfaced in the West, the Suliban were named after the Taliban. The new fifth series also called Enterprise, is set in the 21st Century. So “Star Trek” and “Star Wars” are in accord as both explore what lies ahead....

First we speak with Swedish director Fredrik Gertten, whose film “Big Boys Gone Bananas” was sued by Dole fruit for defamation. The difficulties of being a muckraker are clearly illuminated by Fredrick and his friend, Morgan Spurlock, who drops by for an impromptu endorsement. Then we talk with Malik Bendjelloul, the director of the highly anticipated “Searching for Sugar Man.” Malik shares his infectious enthusiasm with us and clearly regards the project as a labor of love that has managed to re-expose one of the great (nearly)over-looked musicians of the last 40 years, Rodriguez....

Lotte (Anna Ladegaard) makes a good living as a webcam dominatrix. There’s nothing atypical about her current session with Arne (Sven Henriksen), who seems to be enjoying (I think?) his time with Lotte. Without warning, Arne suffers a heart attack, and no one is around to help him. Lotte panics as she tries to get him to help, but she doesn’t know his location and must dance around their business with emergency service....

Kenneth Castillo’s intriguingly written Counterpunch chronicles the life of Emilio Manrique (Alvaro Orlando), a man who hurdles every obstacle life sends his way. This seems an impossibility considering that, as a small boy, Manrique had already served seven months time in a juvenile correctional facility for knifing his mom’s abusive boyfriend. Manrique’s dream is to become a Golden Gloves boxer, and to that end he works diligently at the small gym owned by his Uncle Frank (Oscar Torre)....

A bit jealous are you? You sound like a sixteen year old girl who’s upset that the boy she like’s is going out with someone else. Grow up! From my point of view, which obviously is one of a higher IQ, he is true to himself and out having fun. And I for one say good for him. He doesn’t play into the Hollywood scene, he does what makes him happy and most importantly doesn’t hurt anyone while doing so....

Adam (Guillaume Cyr), our empathetic anti-hero, is the town’s fire marshal. Despite his best attempts to distance himself from his family’s “business,” he remains entirely culpable for their actions. Said business was built by Anthony’s father, André (Luc Picard), and grandfather, Armard (Julien Poulin). It involves selling out-of-season game across Canada, and they’ve been at it for decades. That is, until their local game warden, Sergent Ross (Patrick Goyette), attempts to put a stop to their malpractice....

“Well, that’s it?” one of the men asks. “What’s so scary about that?” “He’s gay.” That three little word proves a little too frightening for these old school southern men. They’re convinced that gays don’t exist—“they’re made up to scare ya, like the Mexicans”—but, if they do exist, you can go blind by watching two men kiss, or, worse, you can become gay by coming in contact with one. The direction here is fantastic....

With the financial support of now mega-rich former Ghostbuster Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), they have new equipment and have fixed up the place to some extent. Of course, the reliable but rickety old Ectomobile takes them through surprisingly light Manhattan traffic in style. Their upgraded ghost trap tech includes RC cars and quad-copter drones. While tearing a*s through Manhattan chasing ghosts, they arguably cause more damage than the ghosts. This leads to these Ghostbusters being sanctioned by Mayor Walter Peck (Willam Atherton; “Dickless” back in ’84)....

According to the movie, Molly Bloom’s skiing career came to an end during a qualifying run for the Olympics when she fell badly, resulting in a back injury. In reality, Molly’s injury occured when she was only 12 years old but did not keep her out of competitive skiing. While at college, she qualified for a US ski team and went on to take 3rd place in the USA. In her book, she states that, having achieved this goal, she decided to quit and explore new avenues....

Franklin (Morosini) is heading home after an attempted suicide. As part of getting his life onto the right path, Franklin blocks his father, Chuck (Patton Oswalt), on all social media sites. This pleases Diane (Amy Landecker), Franklin’s mom, as she’s long felt the absentee figure has been a poor influence on her son. But, it breaks Chuck’s heart when he discovers this. Chuck goes to a diner while processing his feelings....

Stéphane finds himself flooded with powerful memories of his time as a young man when he and Thomas met in secret, too ashamed to be out. Lucas pushes him to know more about Thomas, but Stéphane is reluctant to open up, unsure how much Lucas knows about his father’s secret life. The event is pure turmoil for Stéphane as he is caught in a whirlwind of memory, pressure from Lucas, and the expectation that he will fulfill his obligation to his employer....

For example, the Japanese creators of Godzilla Minus One managed to bring the creature to life on a budget of $15m. Compare that to the nearly $200m cost of Warner Bros. Godzilla vs. Kong. Neither of those are student budgets but the good news is that there are plenty of potential ways to finance a movie. Tax Incentives Investopedia claims that the average “major” effort costs $65 million to produce, with an extra $35 million piled on for marketing and distribution....

The film’s momentum starts when Bean tries to videotape himself boarding a train and inadvertently causes the separation of a father, Emil (Karel Roden), and son, Stepan (Max Baldry). Bean is determined to right the wrong and reunite Stepan safely with Emil. Along the way, they encounter a range of seemingly random bystanders, a French actress (Emma de Caunes), and other surprises including Willem Dafoe as fictional film director Carson Clay....