Month: February 2013

Movie Review – Jeepers Creepers (2001)

February 28, 2013
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Title: Jeepers Creepers (2001) Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Victor Salva — Jeepers Creepers is an underrated horror gem whose minor flaws are outweighed by its wonderful direction and focus. The story, though meek, has just enough substance to make this memorable. The acting, though, is why I will keep coming back to Jeepers Creepers years…

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Movie Review – Halloween (2007)

February 27, 2013
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Title: Halloween (2007) Runtime: 109 minutes Director: Rob Zombie — I’m a huge fan of the films of Rob Zombie. He has a unique and disturbing vision for cinema, and his movies are more than just the gore-fests they may appear to be on first glance. This remake, for example, does an excellent job setting…

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Movie Review – Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

February 25, 2013
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Title: Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) Runtime: 96 minutes Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard — *This review contains spoilers for Halloween 4 and Halloween 5.* The beginning of Halloween 5 picks up exactly where part 4 ends, but that’s just to show how Michael survives another implausible situation. The bulk of the film takes place exactly one year later: Jamie…

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Movie Review – Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

February 24, 2013
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Title: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) Runtime: 88 minutes Director: Dwight H. Little — As everyone knows by now, Halloween III: Season of the Witch is not canon to the Michael Myers story, and even though I love that underrated gem, I decided to skip it during this marathon just to keep everything straight. Halloween…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – All Over But The Shouting

February 23, 2013
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This is the tenth and final Oscar Countdown post from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. My first comment has nothing to do with this year’s best picture nominees specifically. It’s more a general comment aimed at the powers-that-be at AMPAAS. Why include…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

February 22, 2013
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This is the ninth of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Zero Dark Thirty: Even I Would Get Up Early for This Film Runtime: 157 minutes Director: Kathryn Bigelow Director Kathryn Bigelow follows in the footsteps of her…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Silver Linings Playbook (2012)

February 21, 2013
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This is the eighth of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Silver Linings Playbook: Crazy Good Runtime: 122 minutes Director: David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook is a distinctive and entertaining film about mental disorders … and romance….

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