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FILM: Insidious: Chapter 2

Do you remember those campy House movies that came out in the 80s—with the Vietnam vet and the caterpillar-dog? James Wan’s Insidious movies have a lot in common with those: the spooky realm just outside the house, the son who needs to be rescued by his heroic dad and, of course, the goofball humor. Insidious: Chapter 2 picks up where Insidious More...

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By Cecee McDaniel On Thursday, August 29th, 2013
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FILM: Short Term 12

Short Term 12 is the story of a young counselor at a foster-care facility for at-risk teenagers.  When I read this brief synopsis, I thought, “this movie has the potential to be extremely cliché via young counselor More...

By Casey Hicks On Wednesday, August 28th, 2013
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FILM: The World’s End

One night, twelve pubs, at least one drink in each. This pub crawl is a premise for disaster, but in The World’s End, the threat of alcohol poisoning is far eclipsed by blue-blooded robots. This film is the third More...

By Michelle Alerte On Thursday, August 22nd, 2013
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FILM: In A World… starring Lake Bell

Lake Bell stars in In a World Lake Bell (No Strings Attached, It’s Complicated) writes, directs, and stars in her quirky comedy: In A World. Bell plays Carol Solomon, a struggling voice coach living at home with More...

By Genie Davis On Tuesday, August 20th, 2013
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FILM: Paranoia starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, and Harrison Ford

I was hoping for noir but I saw a generic thriller. Maybe it’s the corporate spying aspect or the overwhelming importance of a lucrative career that serves as a tough sell for me, but this is a slickly made, not More...

By Michelle Alerte On Friday, June 21st, 2013
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FILM: Shadow Dancer

The story of Shadow Dancer is based in Northern Ireland in the 1990’s. While the political turmoil during this time is set as the backdrop, Shadow Dancer is the story of one woman’s struggle to navigate her More...

By Amy Hamblen On Thursday, June 13th, 2013
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FILM: The Kings of Summer

If you can steal some cash from your dad’s wallet, slap together a ragtag shack in the woods and survive on Boston Market chicken all summer long, you may give the boys in Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ coming-of-age More...

By Ralph Greco On Thursday, June 6th, 2013
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FILM: Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie is a great documentary ride. In the light of our current spate of reality T.V. shows you might not recall, know or even care about, there was a time during the late 80′s More...

By Genie Davis On Tuesday, June 4th, 2013
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FILM: Australian thriller Wish You Were Here

Australian writer director Kieran Darcy-Smith riveted me at the Sundance Film Festival a few years back with his dark look at family crime, Animal Kingdom. Now back with the co-written tale of a nasty holiday trip, More...

By Genie Davis On Thursday, May 30th, 2013
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FILM: The East

Director and co-writer Zal Batmanglij and his star and co-writer Brit Marling seem to have a thing for cults. Certainly their audience is in danger of joining a cult – of admiration for these two talented More...