This Week in Film (7/30/13 - 8/3/13)

There's no theme for this week but I like the idea of a master post that collects all the posts for a given week and therefore I've decided to make up one for this week as well. Below are the various reviews and writings for this week. Perhaps a pattern will divulge itself! (Though I doubt it)

So sit back, grab yourself a tub of pop corn (and perhaps a cold one) and lets dish out on some movies.
 
Tally of Films:

Drinking Buddies (2013) - Pour yourself a beer and consider watching this drama-comedy indie recently released simultaneously on demand and in theater at the same time. It's charming and easygoing and therefore probably nicely goes well with a drink.

Mama (2013) - The title is deceiving in that I would only watch it with your mother if she's into creepy and mildly scary movies. The devout horror fan will likely appreciate its old school horror storytelling even if it is overall a bit of a mess.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Time warp back to 1975 where rich, stick-in-the-mud white kids stumble upon some of cinema's most beloved weirdos (by certain niches at least anyway). This is leftover from when I intended to make this a week of cult movies. The enduring cult classic still has its moment even if it's incredibly uneven and insanely weird.

The Conjuring (2013) - The film gets bonus points for engrossing us so thoroughly in its creepy world. The Conjuring is a little film with small ambitions but, boy, does it ever deliver to us the scares we're looking for with maximum assurance.