In a recent post on our forums, I started a discussion on “war movies”, asking our community for some recommendations. Some of the usual suspects showed up in the discussion, as I expected, as did some films I hadn’t considered (which was the whole point of starting the discussion). One comment in particular intrigued me, however, inspiring this week’s Rant. MovieAddict wrote: I’d suggest... 

When it comes to the story of husbands and wives growing apart or parents suddenly turning around one day and finding they don’t want to be in the life they are in, we’ve all seen those movies. Heck, we’ve seen TV movies and we’ve even seen entire sitcoms based on this idea. But none of them until now, have done this story with a puppet of a beaver. The Beaver does just that in the best/weirdest... 

What better way to celebrate this year’s Halloween than by visiting John Carpenter’s Halloween as part of our Artist of the Month celebration. We also look at Carpenter’s Village of the Damned, discuss Mel Gibson’s expulsion from The Hangover 2, cheer the forward progress on The Hobbit, and have other tricks and treats, including a visit from a spirit of the show’s past! Weekly... 

The trailer for Mel Gibson’s Edge of Darkness made this movie look a lot like the summer blockbuster Taken, starring Liam Neeson. Each film has a loving father, a traumatic incident happening to his beloved daughter, and an apparent rampage to find answers, punish the bad guys, or exact revenge. That basic premise is where the similarities end. Taken was a big success and the studio might have...