Author Archives: Erica Martinez

If you are at familiar with the works of Alfred Hitchcock then you will immediately recognize the story in this trailer. Person stuck at home sees a crime committed in the opposite building. Then proceeds to solve said crime. Yup, a complete ripoff of REAR WINDOW. I am not going to bother seeing it.

Finally got around to seeing this film in one sitting. It is hard to see an Irishman questioning his faith, regardless of what is going on in his life. So what if your plane crashes and you have to run to avoid being eaten by wolves?!

Director: David Yarovesky Producer: Screen Gems Have you seen the first Superman movie? Have you seen The Omen? If you have said yes to either question then you don’t need to see this movie. Put those two films together and you get Brightburn–the story of Clark Kent but if he was evil.

Director: John Carpenter…Producer: Columbia Pictures A rad, classic car is all a guy needs to grow some balls. Big balls.

Director: Sean S. Cunningham…Producer: Paramount Pictures See what happens when a member of MADD is on the loose. An original slasher. Must see.

Director: Robert Eggers–Producer: Parts and Labor This film is terrifying. Any film with naked old ladies is scary but this is TERRIFYING. In a time where prayer is the answer to everything and parents believe children’s lies, a teenage girl only resolve is to make a deal with the devil.

Director: Robert Wise–Producer: Paramount Pictures Admiral Kirk leads the U.S.S. Enterprise to go after a 3-D painting. Once inside they find a giant ovum. Then comes a gorgeous bald woman. Must see for all Trekkies.

Director: Amy Holden Jones—Producer: Santa Fe Productions This is the kind of movie that dreams are made of. We have a suburban neighborhood, high school students, parents away and a psycho on the loose. Male and female viewers alike would enjoy this film. It has senior girls playing a competitive game of basketball in gymContinue reading “The Slumber Party Massacre (1982)”

Director: Alfonso Cuaron—Producers: Anhelo Producciones This is the Mexican art film that I base all Mexican art films on. It is provocative from beginning to end–starting with an explicit sex scene. For me this was the first time seeing Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal. There are French films and there are Mexican films. FrenchContinue reading “Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)”

Director: Christian E. Christiansen—Produced by Screen Gems No way are college dorm rooms that big. Billy Zane is in this movie?! Haven’t seen him in anything since Zoolander. Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly look identical so I hope you can tell them apart because I couldn’t. A campy movie where the BIG decisions a characterContinue reading “The Roommate (2011)”