The Last Exorcism (2010)
Aug 29, 2010Exorcism Found Footage Film
An exorcism film made Found Footage-style with Patrick Fabian as a conman exorcist. This is constantly confounding everything one expects of the genre with considerable cleverness
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The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Nov 20, 2012Martial Arts/Shaw Brothers Homage
RZA of rap group Wu-Tang Clan fame (with the aid of Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino) makes a dual acting/directing appearance with this homage to Shaw Brothers martial arts films … not quite the genuine article but a solid effort where RZA certainly doesn't embarrass himself
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)
Mar 9, 2013Possession Film
Sequel to the sleeper 2010 Found Footage hit. Alas, this is a sequel that understands almost nothing about what made the first film so original and is just a possession film that comes utterly by the numbers
RoboCop (2014)
Feb 14, 2014Cyborg Cop
I have to admit despite all the bad feeling for this, I liked it. While what went on in terms of the man inside the machine was cut and dried in the original, this has been shifted to give us a "the soul of Robocop" story . Moreover, the original's biting satire of 1980s corporations and politics has been smartly updated to tackle some big 2010s issues