A not-very-funny comedy zombie movie.
July 12, 2015
Strangerland (2015)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2325977/
Bleak and confused tale of a family with secrets and a town that doesn't care. The dad is violent but ineffective disciplinarian, the mom is a depressed nymphomaniac, and the kids understandably messed up. When they disappear, the parents seem more concerned about making themselves feel better or understanding when they did wrong than in actually finding the kids. The extensive scenes of the bleak desert hit you over the head with the bleakness of their lives, and the whole film takes itself way too seriously for what is actually a simple missing person thriller.
Night Moves (2013)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2043933/
Interesting but a bit too serious about itself, and with a very unsatisfying ending. Jesse Eisenberg is too glum and serious - I get it that environmentalists aren't a cheery bunch, but this much gloom and angst doesn't make for entertaining watching.
True Story (2015)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2273657/
Very good - and I rarely say that about anything James Franco is in. A true true story, the pace is good and the main characters well played, keeping you guessing throughout.
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