Perhaps the most disappointing thing about Elevation is that it actually contained much of what it needed to be an excellent survivalist drama. Will isn't a terribly noteworthy main character, but Anthony Mackie plays him with utmost sincerity. The world he and other survivors like him inhabit is portrayed gracefully with a subtle, Wild West-esque flair. It seemed early on as though this movie had all the right ingredients to be genuinely and believably soulful. And so I'm a

The recipe for Steven Quale's Into the Storm (2014) is simple. First, organize a group of fairly ordinary people. Second, place them within the city limits of the quaint Silverton, Oklahoma. And lastly, throw tornadoes at them until they've learned a few pithy lessons about what it means to appreciate life. At least that's the stated recipe, because in practice, this movie is little more than an excuse to grandstand the sum of what would happen if some hyperactive children wi