Splinter is among a string of recent chillers that actually does work only to be overlooked and under promoted perhaps because endless unneeded horror remakes of the 70′s and 80′s fill up the movie screens. That sounds like a bad thing, but on the flip side of that same coin, horror fans have been seeking out -and finding- small gems in the rough. It has always been my theory that if filmmakers can’t scare audiences anymore, the least they can do is create and stick to the ‘rules’ while keeping the viewer in a state of suspense and interest. Splinter , a low budgeted and ambitious horror film, does just that.
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Changeling was made under the impressive direction of Clint Eastwood and is full to the brim with superb performances. It is based on actual events that took place in Los Angeles in the late 1920′s which shocked the city. It covers the story of a woman’s quest to find her missing son and the shocking treatment she received from the corrupt Los Angeles Police Department. It is a tragic tale that keeps you hooked from start to finish.
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Following the success of Closer, which I personally thought was a pretentious load of nonsense, it’s not surprising that Julia Roberts and Clive Owen have teamed up again, to give audiences another chance to witness their on-screen banter and chemistry. Duplicity is a not very entertaining film about two corporate spies attempting to pull off a con job on their bosses. The two spies, Ray (Clive Owen) and Claire (Julia Roberts) unsurprisingly have a steamy relationship, which we see evolve through a series of oddly inserted flashbacks.
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