Must-See of the Month:
Plot
Summary: The zombie apocalypse has occurred. Zombies roam the land, as
well as other worse monsters. Humans desperately fight for their survival,
amidst dwindling numbers and constant attacks. But even in this vicious
landscape love finds a way – R is just your typical zombie. He craves brains
and walks around aimlessly. That is, however, until he sees Julie, a human girl
who reinvigorates R’s heart making him slightly more human, and less zombie.
Their love spreads to the other zombies, and suddenly the zombies are helping
the human stave off extinction by the other things that are really bad out
there. Filmmakers: Writer-director Jonathan
Levine is back with his second studio film (fourth overall feature film),
following up 2011’s wonderful dramedy 50/50.
He is working with composers Marco
Beltrami (Trouble
with the Curve) and Buck
Sanders (The Hurt Locker),
cinematographer Javier
Aguirresarobe (The
Five-Year Engagement), and production designer Martin Whist (Super
8). Cast: The film stars Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer, and features Dave Franco, Analeigh Tipton, John Malkovich, and Rob Corddry in support. Expectations: Romantic comedy is maybe the most
played out and tired genre in film right now, so it is nice to see a director
try to do something fresh with it – by making a zombie movie (even if zombies
are the new vampires). Warm Bodies is based on a novel by Isaac Marion. Jonathan Levine
seems like the perfect fit for this film (which in most hands would probably
turn out very lame and predictable – and that still may happen, Levine just
brings more positive potential to it), as he seems to have mastered the ability
to mix comedy and drama together with great characters (while making use of his
young cast) – see 50/50. This is the must-see of February because simply put:
it has the most potential to be awesome. Trailer:
Here.
Worth Checking Out:
Plot Summary:
Emily Taylor anxiously awaits her husband’s release from prison, turning
to prescription medication – however, now on pills things begin to get a bit
out of hand. Filmmakers: Director Steven
Soderbergh has been on a roll of late. His last three film have all been pretty
good – Contagion,
Haywire,
and Magic
Mike. He is also serving as the film’s cinematographer (something he often
does), and he is working with composer Thomas Newman (Skyfall)
and production designer Howard Cummings (who also worked on
Soderbergh’s last three films). Cast: The
film stars Rooney Mara
(looking to have a huge 2013, as she also stars in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Her, and Terrence Malick’s yet untitled new film),
and features a good supporting group with Channing Tatum, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jude Law, Vinessa Shaw, and David Costabile (who you will
recognize from Breaking Bad).
Expectations: Side Effects looks like a good
thriller with what seems like lots of twists. Rooney Mara broke through in
Hollywood with her two fantastic collaborations with David
Fincher (The
Social Network and The
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), and is one of today’s great young talents. I
must say that I am most looking forward to this film to see her work, but also
because I have enjoyed Soderbergh’s films lately. This is probably not a
must-see in theatres, but certainly worth renting if you miss it. Trailer: Here.
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