Laz Alonso Archives

Captivity (2007)

Rating: ★

Feb 13, 2009Imprisonment Thriller

Blatant Saw copy from Roland Joffe, a director better known for his arthouse works, from a script by cult director Larry Cohen. This starts stylishly before collapsing in a series of ridiculous twists

Director: Roland Joffe

Actors: Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael Harney, …

Category: Horror

13 February 200912 November 2020 by Roog

Straw Dogs (2011)

Rating: ★½

Oct 7, 2011Brutality and Assault

Another wholly unnecessary remake that waters the raw savagery of the original down to a safe tepidness. Everything that the original set down has now become formulaic

Director: Rod Lurie

Actors: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, …

Category: Horror

7 October 201128 January 2023 by Roog

Fountain of Youth (2025)

Rating: ★★

Jun 6, 2025Quest for the Fountain of Youth/Adventure Film

Guy Ritchie makes an adventure film that pays homage to Indiana Jones and a host of other works concerning the quest for the Fountain of Youth. A superficial film killed by its constantly distracting flip banter

Director: Guy Ritchie

Actors: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza Gonzalez, Domhnall Gleeson, …

Category: Fantasy

6 June 20255 June 2026 by Roog