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Jack The Giant Slayer (2013) Movie Review
“Jack the Giant Slayer” seeks to answer that age-old question, that query that has dogged mankind since the beginning of time: who would win a tug-of-war match between humans and giants? Who says Hollywood...
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The Thieves (2012) Movie Review #2
Rarely do event films come as big or as eagerly anticipated as Korean blockbuster “The Thieves”, boasting an amazing ensemble cast of top pan-Asian talent, exotic shooting locales and a heist caper plot which...
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John Dies At The End (2012) Movie Review
I really wanted “John Dies At the End” to be a better movie than it is. There is so much potential, not only in the source material—the novel of the same name by David...
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Creature Feature Trio: Crawlspace, Silent Hill: Revelation, and Bad Kids Go to Hell
CRAWLSPACE (2012) Hot blonde Eve (Amber Clayton) wakes up in a series of tunnels in some super duper secret Government facility with no memory of how she got there, or why she has a...
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Snitch (2013) Movie Review
“Snitch” may not be the movie you’ve been lead to believe. Trailers and TV spots make it out to be an adrenaline-charged man movie for men, full of explosions, gun fights, car chases, and,...
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Drive-In Mutants: Savage Streets (1984)
SAVAGE STREETS (1984) Motion Picture Marketing Directed by: Danny Steinmann Starring: Linda Blair, John Vernon, John Dryer, Linnea Quigley The Plot is Afoot! Brenda is the leader of a pack of young girls in...
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The Neighbors (2012) Movie Review
“The Neighbors” is another Korean serial killer drama in which a psycho snatches children and keeps them imprisoned in his basement, an enduringly popular subject on the country’s screens. Based on an internet comic...
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New On Blu-Ray: Argo (2012)
Now out on Blu-ray and DVD, Ben Affleck’s thriller “Argo” is one of the most acclaimed movies of 2012, and has been cleaning up on the awards circuit so far this season. In fact,...
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collector’s Edition PS3 Review
Well after being in video game developmental hell for almost 8 years, “Aliens: Colonial Marines” has finally been released. This game is being touted at the “Canonical sequel to the James Cameron classic.” Now...
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New On Blu-Ray Book: A Star Is Born (1976)
When I ultimately seize control of the universe, which is, of course, an integral part of my five-year plan, there will be a special section of Hell reserved for Barbra Streisand. There’s a smug...
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A Good Day to Die Hard (2013) Movie Review
Thirty minutes into John Moore’s “A Good Day to Die Hard”, the fifth entry in the continued adventures of New York supercop John McClane, we’ve already seen a car chase involving multiple vehicles destroy...
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Cold War (2012) Movie Review
The biggest, most hyped and eagerly awaited Hong Kong thriller of the year arrives in the form of “Cold War”, written and directed by first-timers Longman Leung and Sunny Luk. Backed by a massive...
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Triad (2012) Movie Review
There’s no denying that recent years have been lean times for fans of triad and Hong Kong gang action, though there’s finally a splash of neon light at the end of the tunnel with...
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Natural Born Lovers (2012) Movie Review
Patrick Kong, Hong Kong’s top purveyor of cynical urban romantic comedy, returns with more of the same in “Natural Born Lovers”. It’s easy enough to see why Kong has proved so popular with audiences,...
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Dead Sushi (2012) Movie Review
Let me preface this review by saying that I absolutely adore the work of director Noboru Iguchi. From where I’m seated, the guy is a freaking genius. I don’t care how obsessed he is...
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Two Moons (2012) Movie Review
Pretty much every summer sees a clutch of horror films hitting Korean cinemas, and 2012 was no exception, one of which was “Two Moons” (a.k.a. “The Sleepless”), a chiller revolving around a group of...
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New On DVD/Blu-Ray: Best Of Warner Bros. 20 Film Collection: Best Pictures
Hey, did you know that this is the 90th anniversary of Warner Bros.? To celebrate the nine-tenths of a century mark the studio is releasing a handful of “Best Of” collections from their long,...
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Drive-In Mutants: Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) American International Pictures Directed by: Narciso Ibáñez Serrador Starring: Lewis Fiander, Prunella Ransome, Antonio Iranzo The Plot is Afoot! When Tom and Evelyn seek to vacation in Spain,...
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Due West: Our Sex Journey (2012) Movie Review
The revival of category III rated Chinese erotic cinema continues with “Due West: Our Sex Journey”, based on the popular internet writings of Xiang Xi Murakami Haruki. Like the recent global hit “Sex &...
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Shanghai Calling (2012) Movie Review
“Shanghai Calling”, from writer/director Daniel Hsia is a play it by the books “classic fish out of water” romantic comedy. It stars Daniel Henney, who we last saw in “X-men Origins: Wolverine” as Sam...
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