NOSFERATU
If you’ve seen Robert Eggers’ excellent film “The Lighthouse,” then you should have high expectations for how Eggers could approach…
Remake
GASLIGHT — CLASSIC FILM PICK
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George Cukor’s adaptation of Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 play is a cinematic feast of noir suspense. Cole Smithey.
ROBOCOP (REMAKE)
This adaptation of the Robocop franchise had the potential to really say something about where the flagrantly corrupt militarized-global-corporate-political machine…
OLDBOY — REMAKE
The only usefulness of Lee’s travesty is to alert would-be audiences that they should see, or revisit, Chan-wook Park’s incredible…
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN —REBOOT
How quickly generations come and go. If you’re old enough to remember seeing Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man, and thought Tobey…
THE MECHANIC — REBOOT
“Victory loves preparation” is the inscription on Harry McKenna’s polished steel handgun. It might sound like an obvious principle to…
TRUE GRIT
In one of the film’s most endearing scenes an inebriated Rooster tries to one-up La Boeuf with his skeet shooting…
THE KARATE KID — REBOOT
Adhering closely to the original 1984 “Karate Kid” blueprint that made Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita household names, this Will…
BLIND DATE
A common thread in van Gogh’s films are characters who desperately try to articulate an unknowable pain of individual existence.…
FUNNY GAMES — REMAKE
Paul sends Ann on a search for the newly missing family dog. He turns directly to the camera and shares…
3:10 TO YUMA
Director James Mangold’s update of the Elmore Leonard short story that spawned the original 1957 Western, is a gritty action-packed…
THE DEPARTED — REMAKE
After directing two massive historical epics (“Gangs of New York” and “The Aviator”) Martin Scorsese approaches screenwriter William Monahan’s highly…
THE HILLS HAVE EYES
This remake of Wes Craven’s 1977 cult-classic comes with Craven’s seal of approval. Craven produced this updated version as directed…
KING KONG — REMAKE
If only Peter Jackson will come to his senses and edit the film into a director’s cut that will uncover…
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 — REMAKE
If you can ignore the gaping holes of logic in “Assault,” and mitigate the fact that this movie is a…
STARSKY & HUTCH — REMAKE
This through-the-floor-funny update on the popular ’70s TV show infuses cheesy disco music with witty comic surprises. Undercover cops Ben…
ALFIE
Michael Caine’s 1966 breakout performance as a swinging London stud is emulated, but not matched, by Jude Law in a…
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