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Faces In The Crowd (2011) Movie Review

Faces In The Crowd (2011) Movie Review

Brent McKnight November 15, 2011

With a title as generic as “Faces in the Crowd”, and a generic poster that you’ve seen a dozen times—yeah, no movie has ever had a poster with a picture of a face in...

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11-11-11 (2011) Movie Review

11-11-11 (2011) Movie Review

Nix November 11, 2011

Bestselling novelist Joseph Crone (Timothy Gibbs) is having a dickens of a time. Not all that long ago, a crazed fan burned down his house, killing his wife and young son in the process....

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Ghastly (2011) Movie Review

Ghastly (2011) Movie Review

James Mudge November 8, 2011

The excellently titled “Ghastly” is the latest of the 2011 Korean summer horrors to hit DVD and is another dealing with the ever popular theme of creepy possessed children. Directed by debut helmer Yang...

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The Cat (2011) Movie Review

The Cat (2011) Movie Review

James Mudge November 8, 2011

Korean horror takes a furry, feline turn with “The Cat”, from writer director Byun Seung Wook (“Solace”), pitting television actress Park Min Young (“City Hunter”, “Sungkyunkwan Scandal”) against a killer kitty and the usual...

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Encapsulated Cinema: Ghastly, Head, and Midnight FM

Encapsulated Cinema: Ghastly, Head, and Midnight FM

Todd Rigney November 5, 2011

Ghastly (2011)There aren’t too many movies out there that feature a small children stabbing their classmates in the neck with number two pencils. As you can probably imagine, there’s a very good reason for...

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BFI London Film Festival Review: The Awakening (2011)

BFI London Film Festival Review: The Awakening (2011)

James Mudge October 31, 2011

Marking the big screen debut of television director Nick Murphy, “The Awakening” is an old fashioned British ghost story following the usual creepy goings-on in a countryside boys’ boarding school. With a script by...

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Sector 7 (2011) Movie Review

Sector 7 (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 31, 2011

After spending so much time covering director Kim Ji-hoon’s deep sea monster movie “Sector 7″, you’d think that my lofty expectations would completely ruin the experience for me. And, truthfully, I’d be lying if...

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The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (2011) Movie Review

The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 29, 2011

Since watching director Tom Six’s latest shockfest “The Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence”, I’ve been trying to write this review. Usually I can knock these suckers out with little to no trouble whatsoever, but...

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Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) Movie Review

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 23, 2011

At this point, you either love the “Wrong Turn” franchise or hate it with every fiber of your being. I happen to fall into the camp that appreciates the films for what they are:...

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British Horror Film Festival ’11: The Holding, Stalker, and The Hike

British Horror Film Festival ’11: The Holding, Stalker, and The Hike

James Mudge October 20, 2011

The British Horror Film Festival, now in its second year, took place in London and Bournemouth over October 14th and 15th 2011, boasting a line-up of new home-grown genre fare. As well as the...

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Stiffed (2010) Movie Review

Stiffed (2010) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 17, 2011

Small-time criminals become undead armed robbers — it’s a concept so simple in design that I’m surprised the scenario hasn’t already been done to death. “Necroville” co-director Billy Garberina takes a cinematic stab at...

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Extended 5-Minute Preview Clip of The Walking Dead Season 2 Premiere Episode

Extended 5-Minute Preview Clip of The Walking Dead Season 2 Premiere Episode

Nix October 16, 2011

If you were at the New York Comic Con over the weekend and caught “The Walking Dead” panel, then you already saw this extended 5-minute clip from tonight’s upcoming Season 2 premiere episode of...

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The Howling Reborn (2011) Movie Review

The Howling Reborn (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 15, 2011

I totally expected writer/director Joe Nimziki’s werewolf-related love story “The Howling Reborn” to be a complete waste of time, and I’m happy to report that I was not disappointed. I was ready to abandon...

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The Thing (2011) Movie Review

The Thing (2011) Movie Review

Brent McKnight October 14, 2011

Antarctica is a great setting for a horror movie. You’re in the most remote, desolate, deadly corner of the planet, where the weather can change moods at the drop of a hat, where you...

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White: Melody of Death (aka The Melody of the Curse, 2011) Movie Review

White: Melody of Death (aka The Melody of the Curse, 2011) Movie Review

James Mudge October 13, 2011

“White: Melody of Death” (aka “White: The Melody of the Curse”) was one of the first big Korean horror releases of Summer 2011, directed by twin brother directing duo Kim Gok and Kim Sun....

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The Woman (2011) Movie Review #2

The Woman (2011) Movie Review #2

James Mudge October 10, 2011

Having whipped up a storm of controversy on its travels round various festivals, including an amusingly over the top reaction from a Sundance patron who called for the film to be burned, Lucky McKee’s...

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Forgotten Action Cinema: Kung Fu Zombie

Forgotten Action Cinema: Kung Fu Zombie

Todd Rigney October 10, 2011

Though this sickly green globe we call Earth has been lovingly graced with an unhealthy abundance of bizarre, over-the-top kung fu movies, few of them actually come close to matching the undeniably goofy charm...

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The Woman (2011) Movie Review

The Woman (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 8, 2011

I’ve spent a lot of time watching extreme cinema, ranging from the mild to the balls-out insane. Rarely have I felt the strong urge to take a good, long, hot shower after the experience,...

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The Caller (2011) Movie Review

The Caller (2011) Movie Review

Todd Rigney October 1, 2011

I think old-fashioned rotary telephones are creepy as hell. I’m not even kidding. Does my overwhelming fear of this antiquated communication device have something to do with my childhood? Was I systemically beaten with...

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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) Movie Review

Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) Movie Review

Nix September 30, 2011

Ever since I heard (then saw the trailers for) Eli Craig’s “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil”, I’ve been curious about seeing the movie. Certainly, it wasn’t because Katrina Bowden promises to go skinny dipping...

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