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reviewed Creepshow 2. October 07, 2012
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Movie poster
*1/2 out of ****    "Creepshow 2" is absolute laziness stemmed from an absolutely inspired idea. The first "Creepshow" was an utterly fantastic anthology horror film that told three …
reviewed Silent House. October 07, 2012
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Silent House
**1/2 out of ****    I have rather vague memories of Gustavo Hernandez's disappointing "La Casa Muda" (literal English translation: "The Silent House"). What I do remember is that …
reviewed Suspiria (1977). October 07, 2012
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Suspiria (1977)
**** out of ****    What is a nightmare but a string of unexplainable, sometimes unrelated events that awaken the most negative of emotions from within us whilst we are not actually, …
reviewed Altered (2006). October 07, 2012
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Altered (2006)
*** out of ****    The location is Florida; the middle of some woods that rests apparently not very far from or on a farm. Three men find themselves there at night, clearly hunting …
reviewed I Can See You. October 07, 2012
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I Can See You
*** out of ****    Graham Reznick is probably best known as the sound designer for wonderful films such as "The House of the Devil" and "The Innkeepers" (both for Ti West, and both …
reviewed The Legend of Hell House. October 07, 2012
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The Legend of Hell House
** out of ****    I am starting to get the feeling that Richard Matheson's novels and short stories don't make very good movies most of the time. The material either gets overly extended …
reviewed The Three Stooges (2012 film). October 07, 2012
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The Three Stooges
** out of ****    Think of how disastrous this could have been: a modern jab at cinematically reincarnating the popularity of the Three Stooges. As you may know, all three members …
reviewed Mulholland Dr.. October 07, 2012
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Mulholland Dr.
**** out of ****    After one has seen David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive", the word "Silencio" has become one of the most haunting words in cinema since those spoken by Marlon Brando …
reviewed Apartment 143. October 07, 2012
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Apartment 143
*1/2 out of ****    The directors of found footage horror films must not think too highly of their audience. There are those who care - MOST of the boys behind this year's rather good …
reviewed The Tall Man. October 07, 2012
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The Tall Man
**1/2 out of ****    He might have toned down the gore significantly and emphasized more on sheer atmosphere for the sake of it, but Pascal Laugier's "The Tall Man" is no less polarizing …
reviewed Dummy. September 26, 2012
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Dummy
*** out of ****    Greg Pritikin's "Dummy" is more or less significantly unlike most films that deal with the narrative theme of ventriloquism in an attempt to generate both laughs …
reviewed Dredd. September 26, 2012
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Dredd
***1/2 out of ****    Judge Dredd is a powerhouse comic book action hero. Defined by his "man of few words" attitude and surprisingly elaborate set of skills, he exists in a futuristic …
reviewed The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. September 26, 2012
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
**1/2 out of ****    John Madden's "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is like a whimsy fairy tale almost entirely starring old British people; some cranky, some kindly, others just trying …
reviewed Bernie. September 26, 2012
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Bernie
*** out of ****    The murder of the 81-year-old widowed millionaire Marjorie Nugent at the hands of her pseudo companion, the 39-year-old gay man named Bernie Tiede, was a case that …
reviewed TRON (1982 movie). September 26, 2012
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Tron
*** out of ****    There are a handful of films that I admire and enjoy for their unique, groundbreaking visual style alone and Steven Lisberger's "Tron" is just one of them. Critically, …
reviewed Alien 3. September 26, 2012
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Alien 3
*1/2 out of ****    "Alien 3" is a truly detestable disaster. It shall forever be known as the first truly weak link in the "Alien" franchise after an impressive two-film winning streak. …
reviewed The Pirates! Band of Misfits. September 16, 2012
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The Pirates! Band of Misfits
*** out of ****    Aardman Animations is best known as the production company responsible for films such as "Chicken Run" and the "Wallace and Gromit" films. Both are pretty big parts …
reviewed Jiro Dreams of Sushi. September 16, 2012
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi
*** out of ****    I have a love-hate relationship with seafood. I don't like to say that I like it because that usually implies that I enjoy the taste of fish - obviously a top item …
reviewed The Monitor (Babycall). September 16, 2012
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The Monitor (Babycall)
** out of ****    I always enjoy watching Noomi Rapace play new character on-screen. Her career has been going down some genuinely interesting roads ever since she portrayed the universally …
reviewed Brazil (movie). September 16, 2012
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Brazil
**** out of ****    Apparently, some people actually doubt the genius of Terry Gilliam. Here we have one of the most obviously imaginative minds working in the film industry of today …
reviewed A Serbian Film. September 16, 2012
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Serbian film
Zero stars out of ****    When a film stirs as much controversy as this one does, I feel inclined to see it just for the sake of seeing it. Most times, people make a big deal over …
reviewed The Expendables. September 16, 2012
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The Expendables
* out of ****    "The Expendables" is, simply put, a missed opportunity. I really do dig what Sylvester Stallone, operating from both ends of the camera as co-writer/director and star, …
reviewed Rushmore. September 16, 2012
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Rushmore
**** out of ****    For the longest time after seeing it for the first time, I loved Wes Anderson's "Rushmore" without knowing what made it so special to me, when compared to say, …
reviewed The Raid: Redemption. September 16, 2012
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The Raid: Redemption
**** out of ****    In one of the darkest corners of Jakarta, Indonesia there is a run-down apartment complex that houses a plethora of criminals, drug addicts, killers, and the crime …
reviewed Premium Rush. September 16, 2012
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Premium Rush
*** out of ****    One of the first images we see in David Koepp's "Premium Rush" is of its main character Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as his body is flying mid-air in slow motion …
reviewed The Hunger Games. September 16, 2012
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The Hunger Games
** out of ****    "The Hunger Games" is based on the first book in the best-selling young adult self-titled trilogy of books written by Suzanne Collins. I have never read any of the …
reviewed The City of Lost Children. September 16, 2012
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The City of Lost Children
**** out of ****    The critics need to back off on this one. Real filmmakers do not make their art to please those who went to school so that they could write about movies and say …
reviewed The Matrix. September 16, 2012
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**** out of ****    What would you do if you were in the place of hacker Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) - popularly known by his in-movie online alias of "Neo" - in that you woke up …
reviewed Until the Light Takes Us. September 16, 2012
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Until the Light Takes Us
*** out of ****    I'm basically what you would call a black metal virgin. Prior to watching the documentary "Until the Light Takes Us" by documentarians Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell, …
reviewed Area 407. September 16, 2012
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Area 407
* out of ****    I'll never understand what IFC Films sees in half the films they help distribute; especially the films that are a part of their IFC Midnight sub-chain, which specializes …
reviewed Michael. August 27, 2012
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Michael
***1/2 out of ****    Michael (Michael Fuith) is a shy little man who works a competent job and seems to live a competent life with a competently spacy home and a competent body. In …
reviewed Repo Man. August 27, 2012
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Repo Man
***1/2 out of ****    "The life of a repo man is always intense" says Harry Dean Stanton as Bud in one of the most prolific scenes from the Alex Cox cult favorite "Repo Man". The film, …
reviewed The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence). August 27, 2012
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The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)
** out of ****    Let's be real and honest for a second: "The Human Centipede" wasn't nearly as bad as the media made it out to be. Tom Six's contribution to the "torture porn" trend …
reviewed Trigger Man. August 27, 2012
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Trigger Man
*** out of ****    Director (and writer...and editor) Ti West has recently described his feelings towards his debut feature "The Roost". In an interview for his newest, "The Innkeepers", …
reviewed The Shrine. August 27, 2012
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The Shrine
*1/2 out of ****    Jon Knautz has finally followed up "Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer" - unseen by me - with his sophomore effort, a horror mystery film titled "The Shrine". Knautz's …
reviewed Aliens. August 27, 2012
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Aliens
**** out of ****    If Ridley Scott's "Alien" will always be remembered as the film to introduce us to the Xenomorph and franchise favorite, the heroine Ripley (Sigourney Weaver); …
reviewed Superfly (1972). August 27, 2012
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Superfly (1972)
***1/2 out of ****    Priest (Ron O'Neal) is a NYC cocaine dealer trying to figure out where he stands in both the business and in life. On the business side of things, he is successful …
reviewed The Human Centipede (First Sequence). August 27, 2012
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
** out of ****    As "The Human Centipede: First Sequence" opens, we are introduced to a less-than-good doctor named Josef Heiter (Dieter Laser) who holds creepy pictures of three …
reviewed ParaNorman. August 27, 2012
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ParaNorman
** out of ****    Whenever an animated film makes a commendable effort to reach out to multiple generations, I must give it props for that alone. They can't all be just for the kiddies; …
reviewed Creature. August 27, 2012
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Creature
Half a star out of ****      I wasn't aware that filmmakers still stooped as low as Fred M. Andrews has with "Creature". The film, which is a catastrophe on its own right …
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