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Rise of the Animals (2011) Movie Review
Before I jump into my review for writer/director Chris Wojcik’s low-budget gem “Rise of the Animals”, I would like to take a moment to address the DVD artwork. Although I’ve been told by certain...
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El Gringo (2012) Movie Review
You might have noticed that gritty action movie heroes without names has become very popular lately. Dwayne Johnson’s Driver in “Faster”, Ryan Gosling’s Driver in “Drive”, and Mel Gibson’s Driver in “Get the Gringo”...
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Spellbound (2011) Movie Review #2
Romantic comedy gets a ghostly twist with the Korean film “Spellbound” (aka “Chilling Romance”), which marks the directorial debut of “Love Phobia” and “Two Faces of My Girlfriend” writer Hwang In Ho. Mixing laughs,...
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Piranha 3DD (2012) Movie Review
The killer fish are back in “Piranha 3DD”, the amusingly titled sequel to Alexandre Aja’s schlocky but fun 2010 remake of Joe Dante’s vaguely loved 1978 original. The film, which sees “Feast” trilogy director...
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Love On-Air (2012) Movie Review
aka “Wonderful Radio” As its title suggests, “Love On-Air” is a radio themed Korean romantic comedy, which revolves around popular actress Lee Min Jung (“Cyrano Agency”) as a DJ and former pop star juggling...
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The Magicians (2005) Movie Review
Originally released back in 2005, “The Magicians” was the 4th film from Korean indie director Song Il Gon, known for artistic and offbeat genre offerings such as “Feathers in the Wind”, “Spider Forest”, and...
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Speed Angels (2011) Movie Review
Hong Kong director Jingle Ma follows up “Love You You” and “Mulan” with more cinematic popcorn in the glossy form of “Speed Angels”. In this latest bid for commercial success and mass appeal, Ma...
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New on DVD/Blu-ray: Underworld – Awakening (2012)
Kate Beckinsale is back and she’s backier than ever in “Underworld: Awakening”, the fourth entry in the horror/action franchise, but only the third one with Beckinsale in the lead. As you’ll recall, the lovely...
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Encapsulated Cinema: Transit, The Aggression Scale, and Chronicle
Transit (2012) Jim Caviezel is an interesting action hero. Although I don’t find the characters he plays to be particularly heroic or likeable, I think the guy’s performances are always spot-on. Such is the...
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Sound Of My Voice (2011) Movie Review
Is “Sound of My Voice”, the latest film from indie princess Brit Marling, an undercover science fiction story masquerading as a cautionary tale about cults? Or is it a story about cults in the...
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Superheroes (2011) Movie Review
Comic books have been with us for decades, but no doubt it took the power of Hollywood and movies to convince people to dress up in a costume and go out to “fight crime”....
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The Avengers (2012) Movie Review #2
Okay, Hollywood, you can stop making superhero movies now. I’ve already seen Joss Whedon’s “The Avengers”, and honestly, I don’t know how anyone is going to top it. Maybe Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight...
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Forgotten Action Cinema: Red Sun Rising
Fans of Don “The Dragon” Wilson understand the fact that the majority of the man’s work is, shall we say, somewhat lacking, to say the least. There are very few titles in Wilson’s storied...
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The Avengers (2012) Movie Review
The dreams of comic book and superhero fanboys around the world finally come true with the arrival of Marvel team up “The Avengers”, or “Avengers Assemble” as it’s been released in some countries. Having...
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Safe (2012) Movie Review
Jason Statham is not to be trifled with. Though if you only saw the first 20 minutes of Boaz Yakin’s “Safe”, you may think that last statement is a tad of an over-estimation of...
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The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Movie Review
Well that was disappointing. The final 20 or 25 minutes of “The Five-Year Engagement” is great, and finally lives up to the film’s potential. Too bad the first 100 or so (yes, it’s a...
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The Raven (2012) Movie Review
“The Raven” imagines the mysterious final days of Edgar Allen Poe as an action-mystery straight from the pages of the Gothic author’s most macabre stories. Director James McTeigue’s film takes this gimmicky bit of...
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