TheRetroCritic

Adapting Bret Easton Ellis' chilling novel was always going to be a challenge yet director Mary Harron did really well to find a unique, stylish angle on it. While nowhere near as gruesome as the book, the film's classier, more implied approach works perfectly well, keeping it firmly in the horror genre but also making sure to make the satire of 80's excess and vanity as biting as possible. Christian Bale plays wealthy New York banking executive Patrick Bateman in his most substantial stand-out role pre-Batman. To date, this is quite probably his most striking performance even if, on a purely physical level, his dedication to his roles in The Fighter and The Machinist are particularly memorable. In American Psycho , he gives us an all-around full-on portrayal of a serial killer complete with creepy monologues, conflicting morals, bat-shit insane breakdowns and a meticulous approach to his looks and how he is perceived by his peers. Instead of putting us directly deep

Ever wondered what the story of Little Red Riding Hood would be like with added crack whores? I know I have! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you: Freeway . A film so not for kids it might as well be called "Little Bitch Red F***ing Hood". A Twilighty Amanda Seyfried flick, this is not. The film follows a young Reese Witherspoon as she attempts to leave her delightful life of incest, prostitution, drugs and whatnot to find her good ol' grandma with her trusty little red picnic basket. Her car soon breaks down in the middle of a freeway but Big Bad Kiefer Sutherland comes to her rescue and gives her a ride. It all goes fine until Jack Bauer turns out to be a freakin' maniac. It's, believe it or not, all downhill from there. Along the way, our hero meets a positively not all there Brittany Murphy, a LOT of messed-up peeps and... Brooke Shields (?). Here's one cult movie that doesn't like to sugar-coat things. It starts off rough and ends... prett