Posts Tagged ‘ horror ’

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The Crazies

Feb 27th, 2010 | By Joe Shearer | Category: Movie Reviews

A quasi-zombie movie that draws natural, but unfair, comparisons to superior films like “Dawn of the Dead” and “28 Days Later,” but is a solid ride all its own.



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The Wolf Man

Feb 10th, 2010 | By Joe Shearer | Category: Lede Movies, Movie Reviews

A puzzling train wreck that is often nonsensical, other times unintentionally funny, but always haphazardly thrown together.



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Heroes of the Zeroes: Blade II

Feb 8th, 2010 | By Nick Rogers | Category: The 365 Best Films of the 2000s

“Blade II” — Guillermo del Toro’s raucous, breathless, armament-heavy sequel — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.



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Cat Girl (1957)

Feb 4th, 2010 | By Austin Lugar | Category: The Schlock Vault

A young woman inherits a curse that transforms her into a leopard whenever she becomes angry.



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Heroes of the Zeroes: Audition

Jan 19th, 2010 | By Nick Rogers | Category: The 365 Best Films of the 2000s

“Audition” — an audacious, stunning and surprising deconstruction of redemptive romance — continues Nick Rogers’ daily look at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.



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Daybreakers

Jan 8th, 2010 | By Nick Rogers | Category: Movie Reviews

“Daybreakers” isn’t as polished as the first two “Blade” films. But as a reclamation of what vampire-genre movies should be, it’s, oh, positive.



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Heroes of the Zeroes: 28 Days Later …

Jan 6th, 2010 | By Nick Rogers | Category: The 365 Best Films of the 2000s

“28 Days Later …” — a far better Danny Boyle film than “Slumdog Millionaire” — continues Nick Rogers’ look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009.



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Jennifer’s Body

Dec 30th, 2009 | By Joe Shearer | Category: Lede DVDs

Diablo Cody’s follow-up script to “Juno” certainly doesn’t ring as sweet and real as its predecessor, but that was hardly the intention.



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Madman (1982)

Nov 21st, 2009 | By Joe Shearer | Category: The Schlock Vault

A marginal, early-80s slasher film that is clearly trying to capitalize on the success of “Halloween” and “Friday the 13th,” “Madman” manages to carve its niche in cheese.



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The Beautiful, The Bloody, and The Bare (1964)

Nov 3rd, 2009 | By Joe Shearer | Category: The Schlock Vault

Can this much nudity be THIS dull?