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Deliver Us From Evil (2014)

Wed, 02 Jul 2014 14:20:59 UTC

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The term "horror gem" is being utilized a lot less often lately. It has become increasingly difficult to find new worthwhile features that will leave us sleeping with the lights on. Writer/director Scott Derrickson created something truly dark and intriguing with The Exorcism of Emily Rose. With a breakout performance from Jennifer Carpenter and a creepy atmosphere, it worked rather well. Years later, he got under our skin with Sinister, which features nightmarish imagery that left audiences stricken with fear. In 2014, Derrickson is releasing another supernatural-inspired horror feature titled Deliver Us From Evil. Will this be another picture to place among this filmmaker's best pieces of work, or will it ultimately blend in with every other exorcism fli...Read the entire review

Carrie (2013)

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 02:34:38 UTC

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Brian De Palma's original 1976 horror classic Carrie was the first film adaptation of Stephen King's novel. It made serious waves in the film industry, as it even received a couple Oscar-nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie's exceptional performances. Even all of these years later, it still manages to be an effective motion picture that will never be forgotten. With the remake craze continuing, it was only a matter of time until Stephen King's novel received another adaptation. However, director Kimberly Peirce has taken it upon herself to tell the story of this teenage girl with telekinetic abilities. Curiosity will most likely be enough to bring fans of the original into theaters, but it might not be enough to bring very many newcomers. The plot works extreme...Read the entire review

The Vow (Blu-ray)

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:15:10 UTC

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The Movie:

Within the romantic film genre, there are some good ones and some bad ones, and then there are the ones of Nicholas Sparks, which blatantly tug at the heartstrings to various reactions good and bad. I mistakenly thought The Vow was a Sparks film, but then that would imply there was some sort of care taken to the story that sees the train tracks from a few hundred yards away, but never quite reaches them there.

The film is inspired from true events (and may or may not include spoilers, so proceed accordingly), which I guess translates to 'you're not supposed to mock it as much as you're about to,' but I could be wrong. Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (He's Just Not That Into You) wrote the screenplay for the film that Michael Sucsy (Read the entire review

Underworld: Awakening

Fri, 11 May 2012 11:04:13 UTC

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THE MOVIE:

Vamps and Werewolves...why can't they just get along? After 3 Underworld films that found the species tearing at each other's throats, you would think some sort of détente would be possible. Instead we have a 4th entry in the franchise that demonstrates how some wars never end...they just get postponed.

Underworld: Awakening kicks off by pitting the Vampires and Lycans against an unexpected but extremely dangerous enemy: mankind. You see, us humans caught wind of the creatures living in our midst and we didn't like it one bit. In fact we hated their otherness so much that we reached for the sickening practice of genocide. The purge (as the film puts it) saw Vampires and Lycans executed en masse with only a few survivors managing to eke out an existence underground. Selene (Kate Beckinsale), the death dealer, and her hybrid lover Michael trie...Read the entire review

Underworld: Awakening (Blu-ray)

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:15:41 UTC

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The movie's called Underworld: Awakening and all that, so why does it keep putting me to sleep?

That's kind of the weird thing about this fourth -- fourth! -- installment in the vampires-in-this-corner-werewolves-in-the-other franchise. If you asked me to rattle off a laundry list of all the stuff

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Jettisoundz: Promo Years

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:54:22 UTC

Highly Recommended

The Jettisoundz Promo Years:
I keep picking up these discs that I feel I'm not qualified to review. It's the same problem I have when I sing Karaoke, picking songs I have no business trying to sing. In both cases it's like I've got something to prove, which I hope to cover - barely - by saying I picked up this disc for a video by The Jazz Butcher. Liking The Jazz Butcher ought to be enough to get me over in reviewing this massive selection of songs, right? (It's over-three-hours-worth of music videos - considered in retrospect as 'promos' by Jettisoundz production company impresario John Bentham.) Covering the ragged edges of Independent Music in the 1980s, The Promo Years features 50 shaggy videos from obscure bands. It's a dizzying trip in time that will have you laughing and crying as you do the move with the quirky jerk.

No, The Cars aren't on this comp. Here's the list of artist...Read the entire review

Underworld: Awakening

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:30:27 UTC

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