Erik Buckman is a film critic, award winning writer and accredited member of the Denver media. He has appeared in national publications and has been covering the movie scene for nearly a decade. Contact him here.
A direct-to-DVD thriller starring Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank is like finding a Canadian dollar on the streets of Iowa. It’s fascinating from a “What the hell? I found a Canadian dollar in Iowa?&rdquo...
I came to a startling conclusion will watching the 1985 cult classic Teen Wolf on Blu-ray this week. Not that Scott Howard’s friend in the movie is actually named “Boof,” and not “Booth&rdquo...
All Dogs Go to Heaven was direct competition to Disney’s The Little Mermaid in theaters way back in the late ’80s. Both features were released on the same day and audiences headed to the movie with the...
An intoxicating mix of style, substance and charm, Limitless (opening in Denver area theaters today) is an engrossing thriller with vivid effects, oh-so memorable scenes and a thought-provoking story. Directed by Neil Burger (The Illusionist) and based on...
On the surface, The Adjustment Bureau may appear to be another sci-fi feature with a yet another group of mysterious men pulling the strings of humanity unbeknown to the puppets (us). The trailers for this film paint that kind...
Nicholas Cage is one disrespected actor. Choosing roles in films that only indulge his "inner child" instead of picking indie/artsy fare that may garner him fancy golden awards every winter, Cage has been scoffed at for much...
Cult director Guillermo del Toro has backed away from At the Mountains of Madness after a long stint in development. Instead, he will be helming suspense-thriller Pacific Rim for Legendary Pictures.According to Coming Soon, the Pan's...
For those missing the adventures of Lara Croft on the big screen, you're in luck. GK Films has acquired the movie rights to the Tomb Raider series and is intent on releasing a reboot in 2013.
Rumored for...
Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Clear and Present Danger) says he will not be involved in a proposed sequel to the Angelina Jolie spy thriller Salt.
In an interview with Moviehole, the 60-year-old director said he...
Roald Dahl's novels brim with such imagination that it's generally a near impossibility to meet the images from your theater of the mind. Of course, you have to of read the books in the first place...