Tom Sizemore

Monster Hunters

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Monster Hunters, not to be confused with Monster Hunter starring Milla Jovovich. Scratch that thought. Because half the thing about any of these Asylum “mockbusters” is that confusion is at least half of the deal. So many Asylum movies ride on the coattails of the advertising spends of much bigger movies, maybe peeling off a few of the less wary hoping for more Milla Jovovich or whoever. Another tranche of viewers come to see what new depths have been plumbed by, say, The Twisters or Road Wars: Max Fury. Yet others see The Asylum as being on a bit of a mission – the bigger and more complicated Hollywood movies get, the more … Read more

Red

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A dour Avery Ludlow in wide brimmed hat

Pausing momentarily from a binge-watch of the TV show Succession to watch something else with Brian Cox in it – Red, a 2008 movie which went largely unnoticed. For good reason, it turns out, though there is a good film lurking in here somewhere. It was beset by problems – original director fired, Cox’s original co-star also fired – which is how come it’s Trygve Allister Diesen behind the camera and Kim Dickens in front of it with Cox (Cox is also an executive producer so might, Logan Roy style, have ordered the firings, or might not have – speculate away). It’s a John Wick-before-John Wick story of a guy whose dog gets killed, which … Read more