The new Resident Evil movie, directed and co-written (with Shay Hatten) by Zach Cregger, pretty much tosses everything else that’s gone before. Maintaining a tense feeling of suspense, while introducing a slight case of hysteria in the audience (you’ll get it when you see it), this is a different take on Capcom’s well-known horror game franchise.
Every movie made in Ireland I’ve seen for the past, I dunno, 40 years, I’ve either liked or loved. Until this one. If you’ve seen it, read the column to see why I didn’t like it, then make up your own mind. And let me know if I was right or wrong, in your opinion.
The latest animated Resident Evil movie is, I think, worth watching if you’re a fan of the game or the movies. If not, you might wonder what’s going on, but it is at least somewhat self-explanatory. I kinda liked it.
If you’re a fan of Chinese action movies and Milla Jovovich, this movie sounds like a good bet… but it’s not. Only for the Jovovich completist. And maybe not then.
The new movie Monster Hunter is based on a Capcom video game. Does it make a good movie? Steve thinks it’s kind of enjoyable as long as you don’t think too hard about it.
Steve posts a capsule review of the movie “Short”—or a short review of the movie “Capsule” and some short, or capsule, movie reviews.
There are some people who think that a movie based on a video game should automatically be considered mindless trash. Good science fiction movies, they say, should be based on loftier sources, such as the […]
John M. Whalen is the author of Vampire Siege at Rio Muerto, a horror western novel published by Flying W Press. His science fiction, sword and sorcery and horror short stories have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies.
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