THE BEACH Writer and director M. Night Shyamalan is a polarizing filmmaker. Depending on who you talk to you re either going to find someone who loves his work or maybe someone who thinks he s a one-hit wonder with nothing of substance since his breakout film The Sixth Sense.
Love him or hate him, Shyamalan is back with his latest thriller, Old now in theaters. The movie is based on a French graphic novel titled Sandcastle and weaves a tale of strangers trapped on a secluded beach who find they are aging at a rapid rate.
I for one have been a Shyamalan fan for a long time. I feel he lost his way with a string of films starting with The Happening. Which means I m one of a handful of people who really enjoyed Lady in the Water. So, overall I am a supporter and have really enjoyed his last three films, The Visit, Split and Glass. For those reasons it s even harder for me to say I did not enjoy Old even though I really wanted to.
THE SLOPES OF SERENITY AND TERROR Skiing can be a fickle friend.
For most of you, the slopes are an escape of serenity and peace. A place where you can either soak in the majesty of the cascading mountains or steal a moment to feel what it s like to be a missile breaking the sound barrier along a white and icy sky.
But for others, it s a moment of panic that stretches on for the length of the run. When we get to the bottom we ve had fun despite what our screaming may have suggested but we re also grateful to be alive and that we didn t seriously harm someone else or cause thousands of dollars worth of damage.