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Film Review – Sinister
The opening credits sequence of Scott Derrickson’s Sinister is so haunting and disquieting you may find yourself questioning whether or not the film can maintain that level of tension. The images on display set the bar for what is to come, and I’m both excited…
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Film Review – Taken 2
For those unfamiliar with the events of 2008’s Taken (and if this is the case, plan a sick day and rent it), Liam Neeson’s daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), is kidnapped while on a trip to Paris, with the intention of being sold into prostitution. Once…
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Film Review – The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Young love isn’t the easiest thing to accurately represent. The highs and devastating lows of teenage infatuation have surely and wholly consumed most reading this at some point, and, when depicted well on screen, can take us right back to the pain associated with these…
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Film Review – Hotel Transylvania
Don’t be thrown by the tender notes hit upon in the opening moments of Hotel Transylvania. You’ll be graciously rewarded for your patience when the first fart joke hits at about minute three.
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Film Review – Won’t Back Down
Most of us can probably recall at least one teacher in our lives who made some sort of impact on us during our journey to adulthood. A good teacher can open a student’s eyes to the world around them and prepare them for what awaits…
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Film Review – [REC] 3: Genesis
When The Blair Witch Project was released in 1999 to huge audiences and huger pupils, it opened the floodgates for a slew of low-budget horror movies, a good deal of them sharing/aping the “found footage” aesthetic. While a few of these films managed to transcend…
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Film Review – For a Good Time, Call…
Ah, the ideal roommate. Tidy. Respectful of your privacy. Understands the importance of T.P. upkeep. If you’ve ever had a roommate (and I’ve had a few), you know to consider camaraderie a bonus. After all, it’s not like she ever drunkenly doused you with a…
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Film Review – The Apparition
What if paranormal events only occurred because we believed they could? What if ghosts could be conjured up simply by imagining them? The Apparition, out today, hints at such a premise in its opening moments, only to then completely dismiss it for the remainder of…
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