31 Days Of Horror (Day 5): V/H/S

Director(s): Ti West, Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence

Writer(s): Various

Starring: See list HERE

Release Date: January 22, 2012 (Sundance), October 5, 2012

Plot: The film is presented as an anthology of short horror films, built into a frame narrative which acts as its own short horror film. Each short film is linked together with the concept of found footage (each segment is from the VHS tapes found in the room).

31 Days Of Horror (Day 4): ABC's Of Death 2

Director(s): Various

Writer(s): Various

Starring: Various

Release Date: October 31, 2014

Plot: Be ready to learn your ABC's again with 26 new directors and 26 new deaths bring your kids to a blood and gore filled horror so good your face will be blood red.

31 Days Of Horror(Day 3): American Psycho

Director: Mary Harron

Writer: Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner

Based on: American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

Released: January 21, 2000 (Sundance), April 14, 2000

Starring: Christain Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Samantha Mathis, Chloe Sevgny, Justin Theroux, Reese Witherspoon

Plot: Patrick Bateman is an effigy of the 1980′s. Young, attractive, and wealthy he spends his days “fitting in” on Wall Street. He spends his nights mutilating colleagues and strangers to vent his frustrations with the shallow and materialistic culture he is a part of.

31 Days Of Horror (Day 1): The Evil Dead

The air is cool, the sky is red, and the leaves pave our walkways with soothing autumn colors. That could only mean one thing  — It's October. For me it's the start of everything horror. Haunted houses, scary mazes, halloween/costume parties, and horror films which all come together to fill our hearts with terror and fright. What more could you want?

This year I decided to start a 31 Days of Horror movie marathon. By this I mean, I will watch a horror film every day; some of which will be my choosing while others will be selected randomly. I tried this last year with a 25 Days of Christmas marathon, but that failed miserably. So, I thought I'd give it a shot with something I actually enjoy! 

Let the fun begin!

When there is a desolate cabin, Bruce Campbell, and the Necronomicon you know all hell is about to break loose.

Director: Sam Raimi

Writer: Sam Raimi

Based On: The Short film Within the Woods written and directed by Sam Raimi

Released: October 15, 1981

Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Bob Dorian, Sam Raimi

Plot: Five friends take a trip to a desolate cabin where they accidently awaken a force of flesh-possessing demons.

Review: Tusk

Director: Kevin Smith

Writer: Kevin Smith

Starring: Justin Long, Michael Parks, Johnny Depp, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez

Release Date: September 19, 2014 (September 6, 2014 TIFF)

Plot: While interviewing a mysterious seafarer named Howard Howe, podcaster Wallace Bryton is taken hostage by Howe, who attempts to turn him into a walrus. Meanwhile, Bryton's best friend Teddy Craft and girlfriend Ally Leon team up with an ex-cop named Guy Lapointe to investigate his disappearance.

Review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Director: Matt Reeves

Writer(s) Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarkem Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbel, Kodi Smith-McPhee, Kirk Acevedo, Nick Thurston

Release Date: July 11, 2014

Plot: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

Review: Godzilla

The King of Monsters is back and bigger than ever. This isn't an exaggeration either. He is HUGE.

Director: Gareth Edwards

Writer(s): Dave Callaham, Max Borenstein

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Wantanabe, Vivienne Graham

Released: May 16, 2014

Plot: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Rating: 9/10 (A-)

Release Date: May 2nd 2014 (US Release)

Directed by: Marc Webb

Produced by: Avi Arad & Matt Tolmach

Starring: 

Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, and Paul Giamatti

Synopsis: 

We've always known that Spider-Man's most important conflict has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp.

Review: Hanna

Director: Joe Wright

Writer(s): Seth Lochhead, David Farr

Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Vicky Krieps, Cate Blanchett, Paris Arrowsmith, John Macmillan, Tim Beckmann

Release Date: April 8, 2011

Plot: A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.

Review: The LEGO Movie

An adventure of hilarious proportions.

Director(s): Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writer(s): Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Starring: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Nick Offerman

Release Date: February 7, 2014

Genre: Animated/Action/Adventure

Plot: An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together

Does The LEGO Movie live up to all the hype? Find out in our review HERE: 

Review: Alter Egos

Director: Jordan Galland

Writer: Jordan Galland

Starring: Kris Lemche, Brook Nevin, Joey Kern, Danny Masterson, John Ventimiglia, Christine Evangelista

Release Date:  November 20, 2012

Genre: Comedy

Plot: At a time when superheroes have lost government funding and public support, a superhero meets a girl who can help him overcome his emotional crisis.

Review: Frozen

Director(s): Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee

Writer: Jennifer Lee

Starring: Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk,

Released: November 27, 2013

Genre(s): Animation/Adventure/Comedy

Plot: After Elsa's secret has been revealed her icy powers trap the kingdom of Arrendelle in an eternal winter. Elsa's sister Anna sets off on an epic journey to save her sister alongside rugged mountainman Kristoff and his loyal Reindeer Sven.

Review: The Purge

Director: James DeMonaco

Writer: James DeMonaco

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin Hodge, Rhys Wakefield

Released: June 7, 2013

Plot: In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge.

Review: Man On The Moon

Man on the Moon is a biopic that highlights the life of estranged “song-and-dance man,” Andy Kaufman

Director: Milos Forman

Writer(s): Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski

Starring: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, Paul Giamatti

Released: December 22, 1999

Plot: Man on the Moon is an American biographical comedy-drama film about the late American entertainer Andy Kaufman.

Review: What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew takes the not so original story of divorce and places its own spin onto it. 

Director(s): Scott McGehee and David Siegel

Writer(s): Nancy Doyne and Carroll Cartwright

Starring: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham, Onata Aprile

Released: September 7, 2012 (Toronto International Film Festival), May 3, 2013

Based on: What Maisie Knew by Henry James

Plot: In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.

Review: The Hobbit and the Desolation of Smaug

Fans return to Middle Earth once again to see the second installment in the newest JRR Tolkien series, The Hobbit. Does The Hobbit stand strong or does it fall short? Are hobbit's all over the world going to cry out of disappointment? Let's find out!

Director: Peter Jackson

Writer(s): Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, & Guillermo del Toro

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloon & Benedict Cumberbatch

Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Possibly the most anticipated young adult film of the fall, does "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" live up to the anticipation? Or does this fall into the category of terrible tween movies? 

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, & Michael Arndt

Staring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Sam Claffin, and Elizabeth Banks

Plot: Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

Review: This is the End

Remember the days when Seth Rogen didn’t write crude genitalia humor; his scripts were full of intricacies and complexities—something more than cheap laughs? Neither do I.

Director(s): Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Writer(s): Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg

Based on: Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse by Jason Stone

Released: June 12, 2013

Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson

Review: Beyond The Sea

Vibrant colors, catchy music, and extravagant dance numbers come together to create a whole new world for singer Bobby Darin.

Director: Kevin Spacey

Writer(s): Kevin Spacey and Lewis Colick

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Gretta Scacchi, Caroline Aaron, Peter Cincotti, William Ulrich,

Plot: The story follows singer, Bobby Darin through his career as musician, singer, and songwriter. Showing us all his hardships, uplifts, and obstacles throughout through a new a world, A world seen through eyes of Bobby himself.

Review: Trainspotting

In Trainspotting, Danny Boyle injects a brutally honest world of characters directly into your brain for an insightful, morbid, and entertaining trek through the complexities of an entrapped generation and the mediocrity of an ordinary life. Will you choose life? Or will you choose something different . . . what are your reasons?

Director: Danny Boyle

Writer: John Hodge

Based on: Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh

Released: February 23, 1996 (United Kingdom)


Starring: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald