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Film Review: The Wrong House (2009)

SYNOPSIS: An isolated house in the woods looks like an easy mark to a group of friends camping in the Maine wilderness. The thieves haul away several ounces of pot and hallucinogenic mushrooms in the heist. But when the homeowners track them down, the thieves learn too late that there are some people you just shouldn’t mess with… and that …

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Film Review: Brazil (1985)

SYNOPSIS: “In a highly structured and bureaucratic state, the government has installed extreme and highly counterproductive measures for which to track down terrorists. A ‘bug’ in the system mixes up the last name of a terrorist (Tuttle) and an innocent man (ironically enough Buttle). Thus, the wrong man (Buttle) is arrested and killed while Tuttle continues to roam free. Sam …

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Film Review: Doctor No (1962)

SYNOPSIS: “James Bond 007, seductive British secret agent, has been sent to the West Indies to investigate the disappearance of British agent John Strangway and his secretary. Once arriving, 007 becomes suspicious of scientist Professor Dent, who was the last person to have seen Strangway before he disappeared. After learning Professor Dent is working for a terrorist with metal hands, …

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Film Review: Closed (short film) (2017)

REVIEW: More short films, kiddies! Today we have CLOSED, directed by Alessandro De Vivo & Ivano Di Natale. Did you ever drop off for a short afternoon nap and have a dream so vivid, that when you wake up you aren’t quite sure if it was a dream or not? Well, in this short film, a young child does just …

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Film Review: Sombre (1998)

SYNOPSIS: Serial murderer Jean (Marc Barbé) preys on prostitutes, prowling the backwoods of France for his helpless victims. He meets Claire (Elina Löwensohn) and her sister Christine (Géraldine Voillat) when they hitch a ride after their car breaks down. It doesn’t take long for the women to realize that there’s a madman behind the wheel. Philippe Grandrieux directs this psychological …

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Film Review: Wrong Turn 5 (2012)

 SYNOPSIS: A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals kill the fun when they trick and treat themselves to a group of of visiting college students. REVIEW: I’m not entirely sure how …

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Film Review: Under The Mountain (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Theo and Rachel are twin siblings who move in with their aunt and uncle in Auckland after the tragic death of their mother. Once there they meet Mr. Jones, a reclusive older man who isn’t quite what he seems. The twins soon learn that a dark force that dwells underneath a series of volcanoes is growing in power and …

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Film Review: Experiments in Terror #3 (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Striking for the third time, EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR 3 unleashes another hallucinogenic orgy of the uncanny, the dreadful, and the macabre. Employing a mesmerizing montage of terrifying tropes and fiendish footage, our kino-coven conjures more than a bewitching hour of visionary cinema. Pounding a stake through the heart of genre convention, this shocking program expands the cinematic language of …

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Film Review: Francesca (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Two detectives must catch a serial killer, but their only chance to find him, is to solve the case of missing girl who disappeared 15 years ago. REVIEW: Francesca is an Argentinian giallo thriller from director Luciano Onetti (co-written with brother Nicolas Onetti; this is Luciano’s second film, his first being Sonno Profondo/Deep Sleep). Believe it or not, this …

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Film Review: 6 Souls (2010)

SYNOPSIS: Cara (Julianne Moore) is a forensic psychiatrist who doesn’t believe that Multiple Personality Syndrome exists. Her father (who is also a psychiatrist) then introduces her to his newest patient, a young man who has a split personality (a few of them, actually). Cara soon learns that all of the personalities that supposedly lurk inside him are were once real …

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Film Review: The Lodger (2009)

SYNOPSIS: Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2), Hope Davis (About Schmidt), Shane West (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and Simon Baker (TV’s “The Mentalist”) star in this terrifying thriller. THE LODGER follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. It appears that the murderer’s grisly methods are identical to that …

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Film Review: Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010)

SYNOPSIS: A behind the scenes look at the exploitation movement of cinema in the Philippines throughout the 1970’s and 80’s. REVIEW: Directed By: Mark Hartley Starring: Carmen Argenziano, Allan Arkush, John Ashley, Judith Brown, Steve Carver, Roger Corman, Gerardo De Leon, Eddie Garcia, Pam Grier, Sid Haig Ever secretly wondered about all of those campy, drive inn classics yet were …

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Film Review: Dead Within (2014)

SYNOPSIS: Six months after the outbreak, a man and woman have survived by isolating themselves in a remote cabin. Starved for resources, they must confront the horrors that threaten them from outside and from within. REVIEW: One of the main things you hear about real estate is the phrase “Location, location, location.” This sentiment is equally true of the film …

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Film Review: Devil’s Knot (2012) – Review 2

SYNOPSIS: The savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a satanic ritual. REVIEW: Making a film about such a high profile case – the West Memphis Three – was always going to be tricky, especially as there’s been so much on it already (what with the …

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Film Review: Mark of the Devil Part II (1973)

SYNOPSIS: When Alexander von Salmenau and his family come across a young woman being tortured by the ruthless inquisitor Natas, he tries to save her. Natas shoots him in the back, and the poor woman is killed. In order for the authorities to mount a legal defense, von Salmenau’s brave seven-year-old son is accused of aiding the devil. The devious …

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Film Review: Afflicted (2013)

SYNOPSIS: Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely. REVIEW: It’s no secret that I’m not what you might call an aficionado of films in the found footage genre. …

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