Zackary Keene

Director Andy Muschietti’s supernatural horror film ‘Mama’ is littered with small scares and hair raising sequences, but ultimately is a flawed attempt at a breath of fresh air.

‘Mama’ is the story of two young girls who are taken to a lonely cabin in the woods by their desperate father after he loses his mind during a stock market crash. When the girls are discovered five years later, custody is given to their uncle, and the terror unfolds, or at least attempts to.

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If you’re anything like me, at least one night out of every week you’ll seek out a great movie to take you to a world that doesn’t require you to clock in or clock out. Whether you’re checking show times at a local theater, or eying the shelves at a video store, you’re moments away from taking a gamble on a couple of hours of your life that you will never be able to get back. My weekly DVD review will give you a strong shoulder to lie on while making your choice.

This week we will take a look at the epic prohibition-era gangster flick ‘Lawless’, which follows “The Bondurant Brothers”, three small town brothers who find their financial calling during the reign of the 18th amendment.

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After a huge summer and fall for cinema, these 5 December releases will end the year with a box office bang.

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In his third directorial effort, writer/director Andrew Dominik (The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) takes on a world of violence, mobsters, and lowlifes in a compelling genre flick that has way more than meets the eye.

'Killing Them Softly' follows two small time crooks that are offered a pay day to rob a mob based poker game. Things take a turn for the worst when the mobsters hire an “enforcer” named Jackie Cogan (Brad Pitt) to track down the crooks and get even.

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