A teenager becomes fascinated with witchcraft, but things go terribly wrong. He flees to a cemetery, where he encounters Death in a dark, nearly deserted arcade. Amid metaphysical conversations and pinball high scores, he tries to outwit Death and earn another chance at the game.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
To say Hollywood has had a troubled past is the understatement of the century. In Ryan Murphy’s (American Horror Story) new Netflix series, Hollywood, that past is confronted and even rewritten.
Korean culture shines in this Canadian export.
The 'Shaft' remake fails to capture blaxpoitation's rebellious spirit.
