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Spike Lee’s Oldboy vs. Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy

Warning: this review is for the consumption of people who have seen the original “Oldboy”. It is full of spoilers, so, please do not read any further if this does not describe you. So here we are again, facing down a “re-imagineing ” of a beloved film. Spike Lee has some serious chutzpah to even […]

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Lesbian Vampire Killers

“Centuries ago, a peaceful hamlet was terrorized by a beast. Born not of man, but spewed forth from the firiest pits of Hades with an evil fueled by a hatred of men and a love of women. It’s name: Camilla The Vampire Queen” In the small village of Cragwich,  all of the women live under […]

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TWD S4, E7: Dead Weight by L.C.

While Brian Harriet is teaching  his new daughter how to play chess, he refers to her as “pumpkin”. I always love when fathers call their daughter’s “pumpkin”, but this is just making me uncomfortable. I understand that this story line with Brian and his new family is necessary to illustrate his history, but all of […]

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No One Lives

From Ryuhei Kitamura, the director of “Midnight Meat Train”, comes “No One Lives”.   What initially seems like a movie about a group of thieves/killers kidnapping a wealthy couple on the road turns into something so much more.  Luke Evans (The Raven, Blitz) is the unnamed lead character of the movie and he’s perfectly suited […]

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Vampire Diary

Written by Phil O’Shea and directed by Mark James and Phil O’Shea, “Vampire Diary” brings us the story of Vicki and Holly.  While Holly is making a documentary, following around a group who calls themselves “The Kindred”, she realizes she is being filmed as well. Vicki is a beautiful and mysterious woman who also carries […]

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TWD S4, E6: “Live Bait”

I know that everyone was probably expecting the inevitable showdown between Rick and Daryl, but it just wouldn’t be TWD’s style to show you the Governor at the end of last week and then not spend this week catching us up on his story.  We were gifted with a lot of action at the prison […]

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The Snowtown Murders

The Snowtown Murders, Justin Kurzel’s directorial debut is an unsettling and unflinching look at the true story of John Justin Bunting; one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers.  Also known as the “Bodies in Barrels Murders”, only one murder actually took place in Snowtown. The rest were committed in several different locations in South Australia […]

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TWD S4, E5: Internment

” Not Everyone Gets To Live” So, Rick is still looking at himself in the rearview mirror, contemplating his decision to excommunicate Carol. Wait!! Where did these dogs come from?! So, I guess this virus isn’t  zoonotic. Interesting. Cell Block D is quickly becoming a morgue rather than an infirmary. If it wasn’t for Hershel, […]

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The Walking Dead S4, E4: Indifference

“Nobody’s died yet. I think a lot of people are going to die.  It always happens;makes me sad, but at least they get to come back.” “Lizzy, when they come back, people aren’t who they were. “Yeah, but they’re something;they’re someone.” This conversation was fascinating. On the one hand, I still think Lizzy is a […]

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Girls Against Boys

Written and directed by Austin Chick, Girls Against Boys is a unique and interesting take on the rape/revenge genre.  In fact, to pigeonhole it as simply a rape/revenge movie would be a disservice.  It’s more of an exploration of the old adage “Hell hath no fury like a women scorned.” Shae (Danielle Panabaker) is a […]