Author: Solani Verma

Released early last year, The Purge brought in $34 million in its first three days on a budget of only $3 million. Of course Universal was going to make a second one. It didn’t matter opening day audiences only gave the film a “C” CinemaScore, quality doesn’t matter in this cinematic environment, only dollars and in this situation I…

Susanne Bier’s In a Better World is a fascinating look at the difference between revenge, pacifism and forgiveness. The lines become blurred in a beautiful exploration of human instincts and our interpretation of knowing what’s right and what’s wrong. The story follows two Danish families brought together as a result of the newly formed friendship between Christian…

Relativity Media has premiered the first poster for the new thriller House at the End of the Street, which stars The Hunger Games lead, Jennifer Lawrence. The film, directed by Mark Tonderai (Hush), follows a mother (Elisabeth Shue) and daughter (Lawrence) who move into a new community and find themselves next door to a house in which a psychotic young…

What can I say? There are moments in film history when everything is pushed aside and performance exceeds genre. Batman Begins told audiences and film critics it was possible to root a comic book generated superhero in reality. Earlier this year Iron Man set out to do the same but lost its balance in the final act. The Dark…

This is one of the wildest things I have ever read in an official statement from a studio in relation to a decision being made for one of their films. In a posting on Facebook, CBS Films has announced the delay of their upcoming feature Beastly starring Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens, but that isn’t as interesting as…

I had a chance to sit down with one of the foremost writers of our generation, Augusten Burroughs. Augusten is the best selling author of “Dry,” “Magical Thinking” and of course Running with Scissors. He’s also got another book being adapted, Sellevision. Here’s the interview! Enjoying the tour? Augusten Burroughs: Yeah, I love being here, I love Seattle.…

UPDATE: You are going to want to read my latest article either before, after or instead of reading this editorial as I detail the way Oscar votes are counted and it is not as I assumed in this piece. Click here for the updates. Okay, I need you to work with me here because I am eternally confused as to…

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is a strange little test if you want to look at reviews versus how the film is regarded a few years later. The film registers a “Certified Fresh” rating on RottenTomatoes, the site’s highest honor, with a 77% rating, although “Top Critics” award it a 62%. It was…