'The Uninvited' web reviews

In "The Uninvited," two sisters try to convince their father that his current fiancee is not who she pretends to be. Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Emily Browning and Arielle Kebbel star, and here is what some online critics have to say about the horror pic:

• Collider's Brian Orndorf: "'The Uninvited' might appeal to the "Tale of Two Sisters" curious, but even then there's little reason to stay invested in what quickly becomes a grueling 80-minute-long journey into the easily telegraphed and roughly acted."

• CinemaBlend's Katey Rich: "The scares are interspersed in-between these landscape shots, but the film never achieves an actual mood of mystery, and the occasional appearance of ghosts seems more to keep the audience interested than to add to the story."

• Cinematical's Jette Kernion: "'The Uninvited' provides a few shocks and some creepy dream-or-not sequences that are perfect for a date horror movie. However, the structure and dialogue are weak without even being unabashedly cheesy fun like the 3-D remake of My Bloody Valentine."

• Ron Henriques at LatinoReview: "I don't know about you, but I thought the "J-horror" craze was over. Hollywood seems so determined to remake every supernatural horror flick from the land of the rising sun whether it be good or bad."

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Five more join Allen Ginsberg biopic

The cast for “Howl” is growing, as David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Rudd are in talks to join the upcoming Allen Ginsberg biopic, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Written and directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, the film focuses on the trail launched to censor Ginsberg’s lengthy poem entitled “Howl.” James Franco is on board to portray the lead character.

Strathairn stars as prosecuting attorney Ralph McIntosh, while Alda plays Judge Clayton Horn. Daniels takes on the role of prosecution witness professor David Kirk, with Parker playing prosecution witness Gail Potter and Rudd starring as defense witness Luther Nichols.

Strathairn was last seen in “The Spiderwick Chronicles” and recently completed “The Uninvited.” Alda will next star in “Flash of Genius,” while Rudd can next be seen in “Role Models.”

As for Parker, she is currently starring in television’s “Weeds.” Daniels can be seen on the big screen alongside Don Cheadle in “Traitor.”   

I haven’t had a chance yet to read through Ginsberg’s poem, but this project sounds pretty interesting. Considering this impressive casting announcement, this is definitely one to look out for once it’s in the can.