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Alive (2002) Movie Review
It’s no surprise at all that Ryuhei Kitamura chose “Alive” as his first film post-”Versus”. Whereas that low-budget zombie/yakuza film was a meshing of hyper kinetic chaos and stylized action, “Alive” is a slightly...
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Addiction (2003) Movie Review
In “Addiction”, Frank Franconeri plays Bobby, a mild-mannered fellow with an idyllic life in the suburbs, a loving wife who isn’t shy about giving oral sex, and a nice white-collar job in a nice...
Read More »Unborn but Forgotten (2002) Movie Review
Oh “Ringu”, what hath thou wrought? Aside from the manic sounds of greedy movie producers all over Asia looking to cash in, that is. I suppose it wouldn’t be entirely fair to blame “Ringu”...
Read More »Under Surveillance (2003) Movie Review
Dave Campfield’s independent film “Under Surveillance” is a murder-mystery, but its biggest problem is that the murder, as well as the mystery, is not entirely interesting. The film stars Eric Conley as Justin, a...
Read More »House of the Dead (2003) Movie Review
Genre movies are notorious for lying through their teeth. The favorite lie that everyone knows, but no one really seems bothered by, is obvious 20-something actors playing teens. “House of the Dead”, the latest...
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Cat Soup (2003) Movie Review
Tatsuo Sato’s “Cat Soup” is an odd brew. And because it’s such a short experiment in bizarre visuals, giving this 30-minute movie a grade becomes a problem. It’s much too short to be properly...
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The Matrix: Revolutions (2003) Movie Review
Who knew the Wachowski brothers had a Jesus Christ fixation? As it turns out, the entire “Matrix” series is nothing more than a remake of Jesus’ life. Who would have thunk it? “The Matrix:...
Read More »Tiramisu (2002) Movie Review
I guess it’s a new law now that every movie that comes out of Hong Kong has to have a ghost in it for one reason or another. In “Tiramisu”, the ghost is Karena...
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Elysium (2003) Movie Review
If you approach it correctly, the South Korean animation “Elysium” really isn’t that bad. I mean, it is quite unremarkable, that goes without saying. The whole movie is essentially a 70-minute episode of “The...
Read More »My Wife is a Gangster 2 (2003) Movie Review
It was inevitable that a sequel to the wildly popular “My Wife is a Gangster” would show up sooner or later. Two years after the original, the sequel has arrived, returning star Eun-Kyung Shin...
Read More »Jeepers Creepers 2 (2004) Movie Review
To fully appreciate “Jeepers Creepers 2″ I believe one must first endure a lot of really, really bad Teen Slashers. Otherwise the film may seem a bit…underwhelming. “JC 2″ is the sequel to 2001′s...
Read More »Vlad (2003) Movie Review
I’m certain that, once upon a time, it must have seem like a novel idea to make a movie about the “real” Vlad the Impaler, aka Dracula, aka the original source behind all the...
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February (2003) Movie Review
I’ve been meaning to watch more Thai films, mostly because the industry has obviously improved in recent years. The quality of films has increased and so has the level of competence in regards to...
Read More »Flesh for the Beast (2003) Movie Review
What can I say about “Flesh for the Beast” except, well, it has a pretty nice title. And the movie poster is definitely a classy act. Unfortunately the film is neither classy nor nice,...
Read More »Mind Games (2003) Movie Review
Note to Hollywood, filmmakers, and the vast sea of untalented actors out there: What you think as “Texan” is not actually Texan, but is in fact the warped idea of “Texan” that you created...
Read More »Shiver (2003) Movie Review
Although 2003′s “Shiver” is more Serial Killer/Murder Mystery than Horror movie, that doesn’t stop the distributors from trying to lure audiences in with false advertisement. Even the movie’s poster, showcasing severed heads inside body...
Read More »Falling Down (1993) Movie Review
It is my contention that Joel Schumacher’s 1993 movie “Falling Down” is this (pinching two fingers together) close to being a very good film. As it stands, it’s just a good movie that overplays...
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24: Season 3, Pilot (2003) TV Review
Jack Bauer is having the longest day of his life — again. Tis time around the brother of an incarcerated Mexican drug lord has threatened to unleash a deadly virus on the populace of...
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24: Season 3 – Premiere (2003) TV Review
Jack Bauer is having the longest day of his life — again. This time around the brother of an incarcerated Mexican drug lord has threatened to unleash a deadly virus on the populace of...
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