If ever there was a movie that catered to pseudo-intellectual junkies who lacked the actual insight to tie together their thoughts, this would be it. There is an argument to be made that this whole film is a self-aware joke concerning the seriousness of Hollywood writers and actors. More likely, it’s just a crappy movie […]
Political Thriller “House of Cards” to Film in Harford County
From Harford County Government: (Bel Air, MD) – County Executive David R. Craig is pleased to announce that Media Rights Capital and Netflix have agreed to base production of the first season of the political thriller series “House of Cards” in Harford County. The series, which will consist of 13 one-hour episodes and will be […]
Dagger Movie Night: “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” – A Slow-Paced, Suspenseful Thriller
More of a period piece than a suspenseful thriller, “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” relies on a war of words rather than bullets. The antithesis of action romps like the “Bourne” films, it has captured the eye of critics, but the general public may find it too slow-paced for their taste. Based on the classic novel […]
Movie Review: ‘The American’
(Giles Keyte/Focus) It requires careful skill to be an assassin: exemplary marksmanship, precision in movement, and certainty in intention. The same can be said of successful filmmaking, and even of convincing performance. It’s a good thing, then, that Focus Features’ The American, a meticulously crafted, retro-styled exercise in vigilance and meditation, subsists on those who […]
Weekend Movie Review: ‘Salt’ and ‘The Kids Are All Right’
(Andrew Schwartz/Columbia) “Who is Salt?” inquires the promotional push for the latest Angelina Jolie-starring spy thriller from Columbia Pictures. It’s a question we ponder often during the film, and one whose answer is well explored, unexpected, and not so simple, really. The story proper begins like a punch-line: so a guy walks into the Central […]
Harford County Natives Write and Star in Terrifying New Thriller: The Poker Club
Forest Hill, Maryland — The stakes turn deadly in the terrifying new thriller The Poker Club, available on DVD this April 21, 2009 from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Maryland native Johnathon Schaech (Quarantine, Prom Night) stars in this suspenseful and pulse-pounding thriller, which he co-wrote and co-produced with Richard Chizmar (Masters of Horror, Fear Itself), […]
