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I Come With the Rain (2008) Movie Review
“I Come With the Rain”, director Tran Anh Hung’s latest film, is a violent, atmospheric neo-noir detective yarn that bounces from Los Angeles to the Philippines, but ultimately settles and finds itself amidst the...
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Blood on the Highway (2008) Movie Review
“Blood on the Highway” is retarded, and I mean that in the most complimentary, endearing sense of the word. It is a blood-soaked vampire movie that soars way beyond campy and settles down firmly...
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After.Life (2009) Movie Review
“After.Life” has pretentions towards being a psychological ghost story as well as a mysterious thriller. On some counts director/writer Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo’s film succeeds, and on other it fails. Anna (Christina Ricci) is a schoolteacher...
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A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009) Movie Review
Jacques Audiard’s 2009 prison crime drama “A Prophet” (“Un prophète”) was nominated for and won an absurd amount of awards, including the prizes at Cannes, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and the Cèsar Awards, among numerous...
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Tiffany vs. Debbie Gibson
I’m not too proud to admit my love for SyFy’s recent string of ridiculous schlock science fiction/action movies. Sometimes it’s like they know what I’m thinking. Who else would have the balls to call...
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Blood and Bone (2009) Movie Review
Michael Jai White has been in some decent movies, like “Exit Wounds” and “Undisputed II”. He’s played Mike Tyson, was in the second “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, and even has a credit from...
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Prosecutors want Snipes in Prison Immediately
Poor, poor Wesley Snipes. He’s having a rough a go of it lately. After the “Blade” movies his star faded quickly and fell far (though some of his direct to video work holds up,...
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Operation: Endgame (2010) Movie Review
The first thing you are likely to notice about Fouad Mikati’s “Operation: Endgame” is that the cast is a bit nuts. Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin, Ving Rhames, and Zach Galifianakis are the big guns,...
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2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams (2010) Movie Review
“2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams” is an interesting artifact. It is the sequel “2001 Maniacs”, a remake of “2000 Maniacs”, the spattery 1964 Herschell Gordon Lewis movie (which was inspired by “Brigadoon”, a musical),...
Read More »Donnie Yen is the new One Armed Swordsman
News of a remake of the Shaw Brother’s blood spraying classic “One Armed Swordsman” have been circulating for a while now, but according to Asian Movie Pulse, production is set to start next month....
Read More »Steven Seagal: MMA Trainer?
Between shooting direct-to-video action movies, playing blues guitar, and dealing with a full-blown sex scandal, I didn’t imagine that Steven Seagal had all that much open space in his schedule. However, he apparently found...
Read More »Hard Ride to Hell (2010) Movie Review
Three words. You only need to hear three words to decide if you’re interested in watching “Hard Ride to Hell.” You’ll either hear them and immediately decide that this is a movie you want...
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Van Damme Interested in Double Impact Sequel
Things have been picking up for Jean-Claude Van Damme the past couple years. Emerging out of the semi-obscurity of the direct-to-video market, “JCVD” was a critical darling, and who knew that “Universal Soldier: Regeneration”...
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Slaughter Island (2008) Movie Review
At first glance, “Slaughter Island” looks like it is going to be nonstop gore covered T&A from start to finish. Now don’t get me wrong, you will see your fill of Japanese girls in...
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Spawn of the Slithis (1978) Movie Review
“Slithis” is finally on DVD! I’ve been waiting for this day since I was in junior high and stumbled across the already well-worn VHS copy at my local video store. Stephen Traxler’s 1978 film...
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Somtum (2008) Movie Review
“Somtum” has all the potential in the world, but ultimately ends up as kind of a mess. Nathan Jones (“Tom-Young-Goong”, “The Condemned”) stars as Barney Emerald, a down on his luck Australian giant, who...
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Power Kids (2009) Movie Review
Fuck “The Karate Kid.” Am I the only one who has a problem with the fact that, in a movie called “The Karate Kid,” he goes to China and learns kung fu? Looking at...
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ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) Movie Review
I wish “Zombies of Mass Destruction” was better, for a variety of reasons. First, it was produced in Seattle, my town, and I like it when the locals do something good. Secondly, a friend...
Read More »Get Him to the Greek (2010) Movie Review
Someone needs to have an intervention for Jonah Hill. He looks like hell. His friends should sit him down and show him a career retrospective of Chris Farley as a cautionary tale. It isn’t...
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