For a movie that’s basically about being stranded, all alone, in a desolate planet where everything can kill you, The Martian, ironically leaves its audience very alive and inspired largely due to its beautiful and exciting setting, greatly charismatic lead performance, and its overall hopeful story about humanity. Written by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in
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The Vatican Tapes
We snag exorcism films time and again—like toiletries from hotels. Post-The Exorcist, the sub-genre maintains only a shy list of films that actually carry weight: Scott Derrickson ponders on the subject in his 2005 quasi-doc The Exorcism of Emily Rose; and Adam Robitel furthers the conversation on exorcism with an elderly woman diagnosed with Alzheimer’s showing signs of
Ant-Man
“It was never just a heist.” And in those words, Paul Rudd‘s Scott Lang captures in a nutshell what Ant-Man is as a movie. Tonally, Ant-Man fits very well in the tradition of Hollywood heist films, it has all the clichés – it’s fast-paced, thrilling, and quirkily comedic. At the same time
The evil force behind ‘The Vatican Tapes’
From the filmmakers of the hit The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Horror-thriller The Vatican Tapes dives into a modern day story of good and evil, while exploring the devastating and widespread consequences of a demonic possession. The Vatican Tapes follows the ultimate battle between good and evil—God versus Satan. Angela Holmes (Olivia
