Film

Man with the Iron Fists showed promise for about fifteen minutes and then began smashing itself in the head with its own fists for the duration.
This mess is brought to us by Grindhouse maestro Quentin Tarantino, but written by Eli (Hostel) Roth and writer/director/star, RZA. RZA has come a long way from Wu-Tang Clan, but by being the man in front of and behind the camera he definitely shows us that he isn’t really capable of being in either role.

Silent Hill: Revelation has earned a seat at the worst movie of 2012 competition. This movie, like its predecessor, is based on the Silent Hill video games and may now join the ranks of videogame to big screen failures.
Taking over where the first Silent Hill left off, this new addition follows Dad (Sean Bean) and his daughter (Adelaide Clemens) in their plight to stay clear of the Silent Hill monsters. It’s all based on some sort of ridiculous medieval sacrifice to the gods in a coal-mining underworld.

So here’s my great idea for a horror film: Two teenagers are at summer camp, sneaking off to have sex—OF COURSE. Just when they’re about to take a ride on the wild baloney pony, they hear a rustling in the dark.

At least five actors playing in Seven Psychopaths have played one before. At least one.

Behold the PSYCHOS.
 
Seven Psychopaths
Starring Colin Farrell, Christopher Walken, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Olga Kurylenko, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish
Written and directed by Martin McDonagh
Rated R
 
This movie is much better than its previews; in fact Seven Psychopaths might be the best movie I’ve seen all year.

Cheers, Ben. Here’s to your beard.
It seems absurd to those who still associate him with Daredevil, J-Lo and Gigli, but when our backs were all turned, Ben Affleck became a serious filmmaker.
That’s not the same as saying he just decided to make serious films; it’s easy enough to jump on board projects that seem pre-packaged with prestige. Instead, he launched his career as a director with low-key, character-based, tense, crime-fiction narratives that were also smart, efficient and restrained.

Winners of bendfilm awards go home happy.
Last weekend, the annual BendFilm festival transformed downtown into an independent film Mecca, bringing a slew of great flicks to big and little screens.
Documentaries about everything from quilts to comic books, action narratives, dramas and dance flicks all made their Central Oregon premieres. The festival winners were announced at the Oxford Hotel Saturday with cash prizes going to more than half of the winners.

Did anyone ever tell you that you look like a young and more gay dennis leary?
When I started watching this flick my first thought was, something really bad is going to happen—everything is going too well for this gay couple and their son. Sure enough, In the Family tells the tale of incredible loss and the personal strength it takes to get through the hard times.
The plot starts with two dads, Cody (Trevor St. John) and Joey (Patrick Wang), who are happily raising a six-year-old son, Chip (Sebastian Banes), in a seemingly constant state of bliss. Then one day their world is shattered when Cody is killed in a car accident and the battle between the deceased’s family and Joey over custody of Chip begins.