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Movie Review – Zombieland (2009)

November 9, 2012
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Title: Zombieland (2009) Runtime: 88 minutes Director: Ruben Fleischer — Zombie films don’t get much better than Zombieland. With four incredible actors, a ridiculously funny script, and all the zombie gore you could hope for, it’s just about perfect. Like most zombie films, the story doesn’t take much setting up: something happens, and the dead…

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Movie Review – The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

November 5, 2012
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Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Runtime: 92 minutes Director: Robert Wise — Robert Wise’s science fiction masterpiece, The Day the Earth Stood Still, may just be the greatest sci-fi flick I’ve ever seen. This a damn near flawless film, and perfectly reflects the scared, ignorant era of which it represents. Branden ChowenBranden…

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Movie Review – The American Scream (2012)

November 4, 2012
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Title: The American Scream (2012) Running Time: 91 minutes Director: Michael Stephenson — One might argue that I’m pretty easy on reviewing documentaries, but I don’t feel that’s entirely true. When it comes to documentary filmmaking, I either love the movie or I hate it. It’s rare that I feel indifferent about one. To be fair,…

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Movie Review – Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

August 12, 2011
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Movie Number– 109 Title– Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Running Time– 105 minutes (“PG-13”) Director– Rupert Wyatt Writer– Rick Jaffa (screenplay), Amanda Silver (screenplay), and Pierre Boulle (novel) Starring– James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, and Tom Felton — There are few things better than setting your expectations…

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Movie Review – Deep Red (1975)

May 12, 2011
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Movie Number– 61 Title– Deep Red (Director’s Cut) (1975) Running Time– 126 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Dario Argento Writer– Dario Argento and Bernardino Zapponi Starring– David Hemmings and Daria Nicolodi — (Originally an IP Movies Review) Being able to use the word “art” when reviewing a horror film is almost as rare as getting to…

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Movie Review – The Last Play at Shea (2010)

February 14, 2011
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Movie Number– 27 Title– The Last Play at Shea (2010) Running Time– 96 minutes (“Not Rated”) Director– Paul Crowder Writer– Mark Monroe Starring– Billy Joel, Alec Baldwin (voice) — (Originally an IP Movies Review) I am not, nor ever have been, a New Yorker. I’m a hockey and football fanatic that only watches baseball when…

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Movie Review – The Exorcist (1973)

January 5, 2011
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Movie Number– 3 Title– The Exorcist (1973) Running Time– 132 minutes (“R”) Director– William Friedkin Writer– William Peter Blatty (novel and screenplay) Starring– Linda Blair, Jason Miller, and Ellen Burstyn — It isn’t every day that one is lucky enough to sit down and watch a classic. In fact, it’s because it happens so rarely…

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