“A pointless waste of celluloid in which nothing remotely important occurs!” A young couple (if two weeks and one date a couple does make) are off to a music festival in Ireland. The romantic/optimistic male of the couple, Tom, has already booked them into a hotel for the night. After all, one date entitles him …
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“Taut, tense, and extremely gritty!” Every year, Jim Tahna travels to a landmark made famous by the greatest serial killers. He is a self-confessed grief tourist, and this year his fascination lies with legendary arsonist Carl Marznap. Shortly after checking into his seedy motel room, he notices a prostitute in the room next door, and …
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“You’ll be talking about this one long after you’ve seen it!” Yet another found-footage movie, albeit with an original slant. Two filmmakers are shooting a documentary about Terrance G, a renowned conspiracy theorist convinced that most historical events were staged by a secret society for profit. After Terrance mysteriously disappears, it’s up to the documentarians …
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“Awesome, funny, and bloody with great performances throughout!” Things couldn’t get much worse for Craig. Facing eviction, newly-fired, a newborn and wife relying on him to turn things around, he does what any man would: finds the nearest bar. While in the bar, however, he runs into an old school friend, Vince, and a wealthy …
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“This is a wonderful and fun film that deserves a sequel with the same cast!” For fans of the Dean Koontz novels about a short-order cook that can see and assist ghosts in passing over, this adaptation from Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) will please immensely. Anton Yelchin stars as Odd, the resident weirdo of Pico …
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“Genuinely creepy; the fact that these experimental drugs exist adds an unsettling air to proceedings!” Based on real documents, Banshee Chapter tells the story of an internet journalist’s investigation into the U.S government’s testing of a mind-altering drug in 1963. Since nobody appears to have the sense to leave these occurrences well alone, we’re invited …
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“The unnecessary sequel to the 2010 remake!” What do you do when a film is successful? Remake it, of course. And when the remake does well? You release a sequel/rehash, throw in a new location and a brand new gang of asshole rapists, and Bob’s your mother’s brother. I Spit on Your Grave 2 is …
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“It’s moving, clever, and the effects are stunning!” When a strange epidemic known only as ‘The Panic’ spreads across the globe, rendering everyone hyper-sensitive and agoraphobic, millions of people are trapped in their homes and workplaces. Marc was in his office when it struck, and has remained there for three months. Realising that now is …
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“This is definitely Jeff Bridges’ film. He chews so much scenery that he’ll be shitting green-screens for years to come.” Based on the Dark Horse comic books of the same name, R.I.P.D. is the story of gunned-down detective, Nick Walker (Ryan Reynolds), and his placement in an afterlife police force, the Rest In Peace Department. …
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“It frankly isn’t the barrage of barbarism it needs to be!” Following Saw‘s 2003 release it seemed there would be a never ending tide of movies that themselves would unleash a never ending tide of gore. Admittedly this was mostly due to the rapidly re-spawning Saw franchise itself, but alongside WΔZ as an original property …
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