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TV Review: Terra Nova, Pilot

TV Review: Terra Nova, Pilot

Joseph Savitski September 27, 2011

Friends, fanboys, and countrymen, lend me your laptop screens. For I may not have come to bury “Terra Nova”, but I sure as hell haven’t come to praise it. You remember “Terra Nova”, the...

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World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (2011) Movie Review

World of the Dead: The Zombie Diaries (2011) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski September 20, 2011

Do we really need another “Zombie Diaries” movie? Better question, do we really need another zombie film cluttering up the IMDB? In between films, comics, novels, television shows, merchandising–the walking dead have lost their...

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Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) Movie Review

Hellraiser: Revelations (2011) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski September 18, 2011

Steven Craven and Nico Bradley head off on a road trip to Tijuana, but things take a strange turn on their tequila fueled getaway. A mysterious vagrant approaches them in a bar, giving them...

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Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) Movie Review

Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski October 23, 2010

The most supernatural thing about “Paranormal Activity 2″ is that it’s scarier and more effective than the original. It’s little wonder Lionsgate backed off and pushed “Saw 3D” back a week; it’s doubtful the...

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Book Review: Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Book Review: Handling the Undead by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Joseph Savitski October 19, 2010

Undead is the new black. Vampires used to hold sway in horror fiction, with the fashionably black clad children of the night reigning in the 90′s and early 2000′s. But bloodsuckers are so 2003;...

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Book Review: Just When You Thought It Was Safe — A JAWS Companion

Book Review: Just When You Thought It Was Safe — A JAWS Companion

Joseph Savitski July 10, 2010

With the 35th anniversary of “Jaws” arriving, it’s a bit surprising Universal Studios hasn’t done much to commemorate this landmark film. No Blu-ray release, no reboot, not even a theatrical re-release. Thankfully, author Patrick...

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The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) Movie Review

The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski June 27, 2010

“Batman” wasn’t the only comic book film that came out in the summer of 1989, “The Return of Swamp Thing” managed to beat it by over a month. That’s about all ol’ Swampy has...

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Jonah Hex (2010) Movie Review

Jonah Hex (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski June 19, 2010

As unlikely as it sounds, the best film this weekend doesn’t concern a tired assembly of discarded playthings gussied up in 3D. “Jonah Hex” is a testosterone fueled thrill ride, a flawed but fantastically...

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The Watcher (2000) Movie Review

The Watcher (2000) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski June 6, 2010

Whenever you find chance to trawl the DVD bargain bin at your local superstore, keep an eye out for this smartly done serial killer flick. Largely ignored during its release ten years ago, “The...

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MacGruber (2010) Movie Review

MacGruber (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski May 24, 2010

“MacGruber” is not a funny film, in no way, shape, or form. It’s the type of thing shown to Guantanamo Bay detainees to spiritually break them, to make them beg for mercy and tell...

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Movie Review

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski April 30, 2010

If there’s a sudden run on No-Doze and Red Bull, thank the folks over at Platinum Dunes. Their latest effort is a frighteningly crafty film, one that keeps viewers perched on the edge of...

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Clash of the Titans (2010) Movie Review

Clash of the Titans (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski April 2, 2010

The much hyped remake of “Clash of the Titans” finally unfurls on screens pretty much everywhere, and is greeted with the skepticism usually reserved for a Barry Bonds home run. The 1982 original holds...

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The Ghost Writer (2010) Movie Review

The Ghost Writer (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski March 28, 2010

It’s a shame the media circus Roman Polanski’s messy personal life almost overshadowed the release of the actual movie. Granted the director having to edit the film from prison because of a statutory rape...

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The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day (2009) Movie Review

The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day (2009) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski March 11, 2010

Troy Duffy has been promising for years that the Saints would again come marching in, but for a while it looked like Halley’s Comet would show up before a sequel. After a limited theatrical...

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The Wolfman (2010) Movie Review

The Wolfman (2010) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski February 13, 2010

The road to the silver screen hasn’t been an easy one for the latest remake of a classic Universal monster. Numerous script revisions, reshoots, issues with the musical score, editing woes, the abrupt departure...

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DVD Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009) Movie

DVD Review: Jennifer’s Body (2009) Movie

Joseph Savitski January 23, 2010

“Jennifer’s Body” never seemed to find it’s audience last September, barely making back its’ $16 million budget while “Paranormal Activity” was selling out showings despite being made for the cost of a medium grade...

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) Movie Review

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski November 20, 2009

The midnight showing was sold out and electricity rocketed through the air from the excitement. It was as if a viewer was attending a midnight mass for a Goth Christmas, and when everyone got...

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The St. Francisville Experiment (2000) Movie Review

The St. Francisville Experiment (2000) Movie Review

Joseph Savitski November 15, 2009

As with any massively profitable film, “The Blair Witch Project” quickly became the foster parent to a legion of parodies and imitations trying to cash in on the hype. It didn’t matter that the...

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Book Review: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Book Review: The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

Joseph Savitski September 16, 2009

With all the hype surrounding the new Dan Brown novel, you’d expect to achieve orgasmic bliss upon turning the final page. The plot was deemed mega secret, and by some incredible miracle didn’t get...

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