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Frightfest ’12: The Seasoning House, Cockneys vs. Zombies, and Grabbers
THE SEASONING HOUSE (2012) London FrightFest 2012 opener “The Seasoning House” was a highly anticipated screening for British genre fans, marking the directorial debut of Paul Hyett, a respected and prolific special effects craftsman...
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SIFF ’12 Review: Citadel (2012)
Writer/director Ciaran Foy’s “Citadel” is the creepiest, most affecting horror movie I’ve seen in quite some time. The film draws strength from a variety of sources, leaning heavily on supernatural and religious overtones. The...
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Tyrannosaur (2011) Movie Review
Paddy Considine is known primarily as a character actor, with some small parts in some big movies, like “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Cinderella Man”, some bigger parts in smaller films. He also has a...
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The Guard (2011) Movie Review
What do you get when you throw together a crotchety Irish cop and a straight shooting, by-the-book FBI agent? You get a damn good time, that’s what. And director John Michael McDonagh’s new film...
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Savage (2009) Movie Review
Irish indie production “Savage” marks the debut of writer-director Brian Muldowney, and is basically a “Taxi Driver” style tale of urban ills and revenge, showing a distinctly non-tourist friendly side to the streets of...
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Boy Eats Girl (2005) Movie Review
The biggest problem (and it’s a fixable one at that) with Stephen Bradley’s zombie horror/comedy “Boy Eats Girl” is that it’s too short. As in, clocking in at 70 minutes of actual movie short....
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Dead Meat (2004) Movie Review
Zombie films from countries not called “America” are rare, but all that seemed to change when the Japanese, following in the footsteps of the Italians from two decades ago, decided to give undead cinema...
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In America (2003) Movie Review
Irish writer/director Jim Sheridan’s “In America” is about a family haunted by a tragedy that seeks an unfamiliar environment with which to get lost in. As it so happens, Sheridan and his two daughters...
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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) Movie Review
Michael Lynch, the ordinary decent criminal of the title, is an ordinary Irish fellow who happens to make a living as a professional bank (and whatever else you got) robber. He has a big...
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