Leigh Whannell Gets an Upgrade
Insidious creator gets techno, and talks the Blumhouse model
"...and goriest moments in the Saw and Insidious franchises, Leigh Whannell has become a modern horror master. His new..."
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May 31, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Insidious: Chapter 3
The original screenwriter of the horror franchise assumes the direction of this supernatural prequel
"...Directed by: Leigh Whannell. Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, Angus..."
June 12, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Insidious: The Last Key
Ghostly goings-on continue in franchise's fourth part
"...Directed by: Adam Robitel. Starring: Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke, Javier Botet,..."
Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Dead Silence
A supernatural thriller about a ventriloquist who goes mad, from the team that brought us Saw.
"...alongside Argento's vague and vacuous protagonists (think of hapless Leigh McCloskey in Inferno). Dead Silence feels like a Seventies..."
March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Insidious: Chapter 2
All the same gang's back for this follow-up to the hit spooker.
"...Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Lin Shaye, Steve Coulter and Tom..."
Sept. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Insidious
Insidious, from the original Saw team, lacks thrills and originality.
"...Starring: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Barbara Hershey and Andrew Astor...."
April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Upgrade
Surprisingly smart techno-thriller goes for the brain and the jugular
"...Directed by: Leigh Whannell. Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Simon Maiden, Betty Gabriel, Michael..."
June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
The Invisible Man
Universal Monsters update thrills as a high-octane Gaslight
"...Directed by: Leigh Whannell. Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet..."
Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Cooties
A horror-comedy about kids turning to zombies and the teachers they hope to feast on
"...Starring: Elijah Wood, Rainn Wilson, Alison Pill, Jack McBrayer, Leigh Whannell, Nasim Pedrad, Ian Brennan and Armani Jackson...."
Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
The Hunt
Scathing action-satire is more than Elites versus Deplorables
"...fight scene that's reminiscent of both Kill Bill and Leigh Whannel's camera-flipping, teeth-shaking work in Upgrade...."
March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Film Review: Upgrade
Cyberpunk action thriller has a few hidden features
"...track record at the box office. Moreover, Insidious creator Leigh Whannell's script has been sitting around since at least..."
March 19, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Saw
Saw is indeed a horror movie, but not necessarily in the manner the filmmakers intended.
"...Directed by: James Wan. Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Keung, Dina Meyer, Monica Potter..."
Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Insidious: The Red Door
Time to tiptoe through the tulips once again
"...Wan left the series after the second film, both Leigh Whannell and Adam Robitel sat in the director’s chair..."
July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Spiral
Chris Rock reinvents the horror morality tale for the BLM era
"...entire time. Spiral embodies the franchise James Wan and Leigh Whannell built, while being totally refurbished for a new..."
May 14, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf
Venom
Spider-Man's nemesis gets a spin-off without web-head
"...Which symbiotic action movie starring sorta-Tom Hardy is better? Leigh Whannell’s Upgrade caught audiences by surprise by showcasing inventive..."
Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle
Jigsaw
The Saw character returns
"...gore-heavy franchises, Saw’s original helmer James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell initiated a blood-spattered, extreme horror cinema renaissance that..."
Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Furious 7
Furiouser and furiouser
"...to incoming director James Wan, who, with fellow Aussie Leigh Whannell, brought us the Saw and Insidious films, is..."
April 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup
Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners
"...The Mule (Australia) Directors: Angus Sampson, Tony Mahony, Screenwriters: Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson In 1983, a naive man is..."
Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese
Saw IV
Jigsaw died in Saw III but here we get to witness his autopsy, stem to stern, thus giving him not only the last laugh, but Being and Nothingness, as well.
"...will be … left foot red.") James Wan and Leigh Whannell's hyper-enthusiastic exercise in Ramones-style psychotherapy has become, improbably,..."
Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Saw II
With nary a decent, connective character in sight, this nasty sequel quickly becomes little more than a strenuous battle for survival among the already damned.
"...be flayed off, and director Bousman and returning screenwriter Leigh Whannell appear to be having some wicked good fun..."
Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
SXSW Panel Recap: The Bleeding Edge: A New Generation of Horror
Is horror more diverse than the rest of cinema? Maybe.
"...Leigh Whannell, who is in Austin with darkly comedic cyber-thriller..."
March 14, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Unleashing the Summer Blockbusters
Your cinematic calendar for the must-see big releases
"...meets machine and chaos ensues in this cyberthriller from Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious). June 8..."
May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Announces Audience Awards
First Match, All Square lead narratives
"...Midnighters: Upgrade (D: Leigh Whannell) Screens tonight: Alamo Lamar, 11pm..."
March 17, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
#MeToo, Time's Up Panels Lead SXSW Speaker List
Conference speaker list also adds Sanders, Schwarzenegger
"...Generation of Horror featuring Vera Miao (Sentence Horror Stories), Leigh Whannell (Saw), Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound, V/H/S), Stephen Susco (The..."
Feb. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW
Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party
"...Upgrade D: Leigh Whannell In a utopian near-future when technology controls everything,..."
Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Things That Go Bump in the Blumhouse
As "Oculus" opens, producer Jason Blum on suburbs and franchises
"...(Sinister director) Scott Derrickson love it. James Wan and Leigh Whannell (Insidious: Chapter 2) love it. And when you..."
April 11, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker
Last Shotgun Blast of SXSW Film Programming
'Hobo,' Spike's 'Scenes From the Suburbs,' and more
"...Brian Downey, Nick Bateman Insidious Director: James Wan, Writer: Leigh Whannell Dark spirits have possessed the home of a..."
Feb. 10, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones
Rube Goldberg Spins in Grave, Invents Coolest Coffin Ever
Notes on Rube Goldberg and "The Collector"
"...name, but his influence is all over the James Wan/Leigh Whannell Saw franchise. The series, with its increasingly gruesome..."
July 23, 2009 Screens Post by Marc Savlov
Death Sentence
Vigilantism is alive and flourishing in this revenge thriller from James Wan, the so-called Splat Pack director of the original Saw movie.
"...Aisha Tyler, Matt O'Leary, Jordan Garrett, Stuart Lafferty and Leigh Whannell. Vigilantism is alive and flourishing in Death Sentence,..."
Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
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