Peter Martin
Managing Editor; Dallas, Texas

Peter began contributing to Twitch in 2005 and has never stopped, save for occasional periods when he has been "away." He is also a contributing writer for Movies.com and other fine print and online publications. He is a member of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics Association and the Online Film Critics Society.

SXSW 2013 Review: THE RETRIEVAL Quietly Takes on Life, Loss, and Hope
Chris Eska crafted the finely-honed, modern-day drama August Evening, which featured a resilient, older Mexican immigrant who stoicly dealt with life's challenges as they arose. The Retrieval is Eska's followup, and it's a similar, low-key, high-quality affair that etches portraits... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: SNAP Rattles Nerves as a Mind Unhinges
It's always the quiet ones. Jim (Jake Hoffman) is a quiet, unassuming, hesitant, and incredibly shy young man. He escapes into music, whaling blasts of noise and harsh beats that he shapes into accompaniment for daily news footage, and posts... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE Pits Magic Against Stunts
Jim Carrey easily steals the spotlight in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone away from leading man Steve Carell, but it doesn't take a magician to understand why. As the titular character, Carell is the straight man, a wildly successful Las Vegas... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: BIG ASS SPIDER! Attacks Los Angeles With More Humor Than Horror
Truth in advertising is such a rare commodity that Big Ass Spider! gets one of its eight legs up on the competition because of it. Clearly, director Mike Mendez and his collaborators behind the camera completely buy into the idea... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: PLUS ONE Invites Sci-Fi to a College Party
A high-level sci-fi concept, a raucous college party, and a desperate attempt at romantic reconciliation mix uneasily in Dennis Iliadis' Plus One, a movie whose worthy ambitions largely outstrip its execution. Disguising the first act of the movie as a... More »
  

SXSW 2013 Review: CHEAP THRILLS Fiendishly Recalculates the Value of Money
Class warfare comes perversely home in Cheap Thrills, a fiendish, fierce, and funny morality tale about the true value of money. It's absolutely convincing, even though it shouldn't be. The film explores the tangled relationship between the idle rich and... More »
  

Sam Mendes Not Returning For Bond 24
After successfully guiding Skyfall to critical acclaim and huge box office returns around the globe, director Sam Mendes has decided not to return for the next installment of the James Bond franchise. "I have theatre and other commitments, including productions... More »
  

IRON MAN 3 Trailer Delivers What Has Been Promised
[UPDATED with correct new trailer, plus International Trailer featuring new footage.] After all the teasing, a full-blown trailer for Marvel's Iron Man 3 has finally arrived, and it fits exactly into the expectations that have been raised: a remorse-filled Tony... More »
  

CAPTIVITY DETECTIVE Teases A Comic Murder Mystery In A Japanese Apartment
Put a dead body in a small apartment, lock up a young woman on a bed, and set a young man free to investigate a murder -- but only within the same small apartment. That appears to be the premise... More »
  

WALKING DEAD Creator Robert Kirkman Will Televise Exorcisms Next
Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead and Invincible comic book series, among others, is next turning his attention to the world of exorcism. Currently, the television version of The Walking Dead is enjoying great ratings success in the U.S.,... More »
  

70s Rewind: THE KLANSMAN Seeks Revenge On KKK, But Fails Miserably
Revenge is the thematic tissue that connects Dead Man Down, the English-language debut of director Niels Arden Oplev (opening this week), and The Klansman, Terence Young's disastrously bad picture that escaped into the world in late 1974. As a young... More »
  

HANNIBAL International Trailer Paints Mads Mikkelsen As A Sympathetic, Helpful Cannibal
[UPDATED with information on international territory sales.*] The first teaser for upcoming U.S. TV show Hannibal left the titular character, played by Mads Mikkelsen, in the shadows, but a new, extended international trailer brings him into the light as a... More »
  

Review: 21 AND OVER Makes Binge Drinking A Laughing Matter
Since I didn't go to college and didn't get drunk in my early 20s, some movies are less fathomable to me than others. Case in point: 21 & Over, a mixed-message spiritual cousin to The Hangover, whose writers make their... More »
  

Dallas IFF Announces First Titles, Including MUD, PIT STOP, THE DIRTIES
The first 10 titles that will be screening at the upcoming Dallas International Film Festival have been announced, marking the local premieres of Jeff Nichols' Mud, Yen Tan's Pit Stop, and Matt Johnson's The Dirties. The festival's 7th edition will... More »
  

Review: PHANTOM Dives Into Cold War Waters With A Nuclear Drama
Dive! Dive! Treading familiar water with aplomb, the modest submarine thriller Phantom is buoyed by two superior performances from Ed Harris and William Fichtner, who add salt and crust to what is otherwise a relic of the Cold War. "Inspired... More »
  

Canada's MY AWKWARD SEXUAL ADVENTURE Will Be Translated For French and Korean Remakes
Sex sells! Remake rights for Sean Garrity's My Awkward Sexual Adventure have been sold to companies in France and South Korea, according to The Hollywood Reporter, proving once again that sex is truly the international language. The Canadian sex comedy... More »
  

A BAND CALLED DEATH Gets Theatrical Life Via Drafthouse Films
"One of the best music documentaries to come out in years" will hit theaters and the VOD circuit this summer, courtesy of Drafthouse Films, the film distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. The quote above is from our own... More »
  

Guilty Zombie Teen Returns Home in BBC Three's IN THE FLESH
Kieren Walker may look like a self-loathing emo-teen, but that's just because he's been dead for four years. The three-part BBC Three drama In the Flesh tells the story of young Kieren's reintegration back into society. Along with thousands of... More »
  

Review: SNITCH Doesn't Reveal Anything Except Its Good Intentions
A well-meaning but lumbering drama that feels like an extended prologue in search of an action movie, Snitch represents a good-faith attempt by Dwayne Johnson to stretch himself as an actor. Johnson became an action star based on his affable,... More »
  

Ewan McGregor's SON OF A GUN Under Fire, Accused Of Racial Bias In Casting
Note to casting agents and producers: Be very, very careful about how you phrase casting calls. The producers of Son of a Gun have come under fire after issuing a casting call that appeared to be racially biased, according to... More »
  
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