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Pet Sematary (2019) Review: Sometimes Undead Is Better

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:00:37 +0000

Though he’s typically worshipped as the patriarch of modern horror, filmmakers have had mixed results in adapting Stephen King’s stories for the big screen. The latest incarnation of Pet Sematary is one of the better versions of his work lately, if still by no means perfect. Taking on one of the better known and more...

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The Aftermath Review: Masterpiece Theatre Minus the Masterpiece

Jason Gorber — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:00:12 +0000

The Aftermath reflects on what could have been a fascinating period, the window following the Second World War, where the challenges of building peace proved to be even more morally complicated than the seemingly simple process of army versus army. Instead, the film settles for being a dreary, simplistic, boring romantic drama. Set in Hamburg...

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‘Winchester’ Review: Haunted by Bad Decisions

Philip Brown — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:00:16 +0000

The coldest months of the year are also traditionally the worst months for new movies. When a movie doesn’t even screen for critics during that chilly and crappy block in the cinematic calendar, oooh boy! You know it’s bad. Such is the unfortunate case of ‘Winchester’. Poor Helen Mirren. It’s been a rough week. Like...

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‘Mudbound’ Review: Potent, If Overambitious

Philip Brown — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 17:00:03 +0000

In only her second feature as a director, Dee Rees (‘Pariah’) shoots high and mighty with ‘Mudbound’. The film is both intimate and epic in scale, hoping to tell a very specific story with broad implications about the power imbalance of class, race, and gender in America. It’s a fascinating project filled with powerful moments...

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Sundance Journal: ‘Mudbound’

Luke Hickman — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 16:00:07 +0000

This year’s running theme at Sundance seemed to be films that start strong but derail before the end credits. Filled with great actors giving stellar performances, ‘Mudbound’ got the memo and nullifies their achievements in the last act. Based on a 2008 novel by Hillary Jordan, one could easily assume that the movie’s source material...

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Contest: Win ‘Everest’ on Blu-ray!

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:45:25 +0000

It’s time for our first contest of 2016, and I think we’ve lined up a pretty interesting flick to give away. Enter now for your chance to win the nature survival thriller ‘Everest‘ on Blu-ray. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke and Josh Brolin, the film tells the harrowing true story of the ill-fated 1996 expedition...

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‘Everest’ Review: Such Great Heights

Luke Hickman — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:00:37 +0000

The mountaineering sport is not new to feature films. Amongst others, we’ve seen it in the action-thriller ‘Cliffhanger‘ and in the drama ‘Vertical Limit‘. Telling the true story of a tragic guided expedition to the peak of the largest mountain on Earth, with a minimal amount of sensationalizing, ‘Everest’ achieves the spectacle, tension and quality...

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‘Terminator: Genisys’ Review: Guess What, He’s Back

Philip Brown — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 19:00:21 +0000

‘Terminator: Genisys’ is technically the fifth film in the 30-year-old franchise, but as James Cameron or anyone who was actually involved in the project will tell you, it’s really the third official movie in the series. You see, the first two ‘Terminator’ flicks remain rowdy action/sci-fi classics, while the subsequent two haven’t been mentioned since...

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Review: Apes Go Epic

Philip Brown — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:00:22 +0000

One horrendous remake and one sequel too far aside, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series has quietly become one of the most consistently excellent film franchises in La-La-land, and the latest installment in no exception. A true epic blockbuster with stunning effects and plenty of monkey mayhem, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ is...

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Now Playing: Dumbed ‘Down’

Luke Hickman — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:00:40 +0000

With the exception of his last film, the unlikely departure ‘Anonymous‘, when you go into a Roland Emmerich movie, you know to only expect two things: Explosions and shoot-outs. As long as that’s all you expect from ‘White House Down’, you might enjoy it. Channing Tatum leads this large cast as ex-military man John Cale,...

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‘The Chicago Code’ Series Finale Recap: “Go for the Head; That’s Where the Teeth Are”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:00:27 +0000

‘The Chicago Code’ is one of the most painful cancellations of this now-ending TV season. Although the show never quite reinvented the police drama, as some of the early promotion may have promised, it was a very solid series with some interesting political corruption storylines. The show was also really starting to build up steam...

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‘The Chicago Code’ Pilot Recap: “Sometimes You Poke the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Stomps on Your Picnic”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:00:37 +0000

You remember that speech in ‘The Untouchables‘ that Sean Connery gave Kevin Costner: “They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way”? Of course you do. So does producer Shawn Ryan, who renamed his new cop...

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