Movies starring Lin Shaye
If there's a complaint to be made about Insidious, it's that the film's second half is unable to live up to the impossibly high standards set by the first half. This isn't unusual when it comes to films that include a "reveal"; even Jaws lost a sha...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-04-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: HORROR
Director: James Wan
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Barbara Hershey, ...
Insidious: Chapter 2 illustrates that, regardless of his past success in the horror movie field, James Wan is not infallible when it comes to the genre. The second installment of what is likely to become a franchise is disappointing precisely becau...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-09-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: HORROR
Director: James Wan
Cast: Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, ...
They say the third time's the charm. Not with the Insidious series, it isn't. Admittedly, installment #3 is an improvement over #2, but it fails to reach the highs of the chilling-but-uneven original. Instead of using the stinger ...
U.S. Release Date: 2015-06-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Horror
Director: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Lin Shaye, ...
This is what horror has become in 2018: a jump-scare fest where things like suspense and slowly-building dread have been pushed to the side. Darkness passes for atmosphere and intensity is bypassed because it’s too strong for the all-importa...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-01-05
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror
Director: Adam Robitel
Cast: Lin Shaye, Caitlin Gerard, Tessa Ferrer, ...
The Farrelly Brothers' first two films, Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin, were outrageous, uncouth, bawdy, and unapologetically lowbrow. Their third film, There's Something about Mary, is all of those things and one more: hilarious. I rarely chuckl...
U.S. Release Date: 1998-07-15
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Nudity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Peter Farrelly & Bobby Farrelly
Cast: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, ...