Housewife (2017) – Interview with David Sakurai

David Sakurai Talks Diversity, the Inspiration of Jim Morrison, and Housewife

David Sakurai’s Headshot courtesy of his Instagram Page (@davidsakurai)

By Christopher M. Rzigalinski

There are many indirect paths to Hollywood. David Sakurai may be playing Krall in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald later this year, but his journey to mainstream notoriety within the Harry Potter universe was cemented by his pivotal performance as Bruce O’Hara in last year’s Housewife.

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Review – Terrifier (2017) **31 Days of Horror**

Happy October! We’re kicking off ’31 Days of Horror’ with Damien Leone’s Terrifier now streaming on Netflix.

“A maniacal clown terrorizes three young women on Halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way.”

#31DaysofHorror #Horror #October2018 #Halloween

 

Review – Mission: Impossible Fallout (2018)

by Old King Clancy

The run-up for Mission Impossible: Fallout put the film in a very interesting position and not just because of the moustache fiasco – for the first time in the franchise’s history there was a direct sequel with the same director returning. Given the success of the franchise so far it’s unsurprising that they would try something different to keep things fresh and while I don’t agree that this is the best Mission to date, Fallout does prove that long-form storytelling might be in the series future.

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Review – Slice (2018)

by Old King Clancy

Movies like Slice are part of a genre that I’m now trade-marking as “Kitchen Sink Movies,” films like Detention and Freaks Of Nature that take wildly outlandish concepts, throw the kitchen sink at the screen, and pray to god that it’s entertaining because it’s sure as hell not gonna make any sense. It’s a difficult genre to pull off since you run the risk of going too far and blurring out any attempt at story, or you don’t go far enough and your wild concept just feels flimsy and unfocused. In the case of Slice, it unfortunately suffers from the latter issue.

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