Cinema Spotlight II – Taika Waititi (Part 1): ‘Eagle vs Shark’

Many remember him as Ryan Reynold’s best friend in Green Lantern (2011), but believe it or not, Taika Waititi has an incredible track record not as an actor but as a screenwriter and filmmaker. Starting his career making short films (one of them earning him an Oscar nod), this native New Zealander made his feature length debut with the romantic comedy Eagle vs Shark.

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 6): ‘Doctor Strange’

(Originally Published on November 22, 2016)

Back when Scott Derrickson tackled a big-budget blockbuster, The Day the Earth Stood Still, it didn’t go well; now he is given a second chance with the latest entry of Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange.

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 5): ‘Devil’s Knot’ & ‘Sinister 2’

(Originally Published on November 2, 2016)

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 4): ‘Deliver Us From Evil’

Father Mendoza (Edgar Ramirez) performing an exorcist in Deliver Us From Evil.

(Originally Published on October 28, 2016)

With three films under his belt, including the successful ghost story Sinister, Scott Derrickson collaborates with film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer (whose extensive résumé includes the television crime drama CSI and the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise) and screenwriter Paul Harris Boardman (previously worked with on The Exorcism of Emily Rose) as we return to the exorcism genre in Derrickson’s fourth theatrical fright fest: Deliver Us From Evil.

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 3): ‘Sinister’

Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) viewing the horrifying footage.

(Originally Published on October 20, 2016)

After the disappointment of The Day the Earth stood Still (not to mention a Razzie Nomination for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel) Derrickson returned to what he did best, scaring the living daylights out of everyone with his third outing that lives up to its title.

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 2): ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’

(Originally Published on October 13, 2016)

When we last left Scott Derrickson, his debut film The Exorcism of Emily Rose was a success. It performed well at the box-office, won Jennifer Carpenter an MTV Movie Award for Best Frightening Performance, a Saturn Award for Best Horror Film (Saturns are basically the Oscars for all that is sci-fi, horror and fantasy) and despite a mixed reception from critics, the reviews were mostly positive. For his next film Derrickson shifted genres from Horror to Science Fiction, specifically a remake of a 1951 classic.

The Mane Six Travel to the Big Screen in My Little Pony the Movie (Special Guest Jordan Wright of Crit Hit)

7 years ago, Hasbro relaunched the “My Little Pony” franchise with a redesign of their toyline to be carried by the launch of 2010’s “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” the subject of which “My Little Pony: The Movie (2017)” is the direct focus of.

Cinema Spotlight I – Scott Derrickson (Part 1): ‘The Exorcism of Emily Rose’

Father Moore Performing an Exorcism on Emily Rose  

(Originally Published on Oct. 6, 2016)        

Having worked on a couple of horror-related and direct-to-video projects (Urban Legends: Final Cut and Hellraiser: Inferno), Scott Derrickson made his directorial debut with The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Released on September 23, 2005 the film is based on true events that centers on a court case involving Father Richard Moore (Snowden’s Tom Wilkinson), a Catholic priest who is put on trail for the death of a nineteen year old girl named Emily Rose (Dexter’s Jennifer Carpenter).