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The Intruder Review: A Crazy, Potential So-Bad-It’s-Good Classic

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A bat-crap crazy home invasion thriller, The Intruder spices up its hokey script and brain-dead characters with a bug-eyed turn from Dennis Quaid.

Dusty Wilson Posted on May 1, 2019August 7, 2020

“We Hate Movies” Goes Live: An Interview with the WHM Gang

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The gang behind the hit bad-movie podcast talk about their upcoming live shows, how their tastes have evolved, and crafting a comedy show in a changing cultural environment.

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Chris Ludovici Posted on April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

Asher Review: A Creaky Pre-90s Hitman Thriller

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Try as they might, even genre giants like Ron Perlman and Famke Jannsen can’t elevate this dull, by-the-numbers […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on December 6, 2018August 2, 2020

Twisted Pair Review: Neil Breen’s Latest Exercise in Baffling Anti-Cinema

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The deeply strange Neil Breen returns with an even more deeply strange entry in his filmography of homespun, […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 30, 2018August 2, 2020

The Christmas Chronicles Review: Kurt Russell Saves the Holidays

THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES
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Netflix continues its encroachment into the Hallmark Christmas movie game with a treacly kid’s flick elevated greatly by […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on November 16, 2018August 2, 2020

10 Horror Movies For People Who Don’t Like Horror

10 Horror Movies for People Who Don't Like Horror
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This piece was originally posted on Alcohollywood Let me rephrase that right from the beginning. This list really […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on October 29, 2018January 29, 2019

Hunter Killer Review: Gerard Butler Sinks In this Throwback Sub Thriller

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The latest mid-budget Gerard Butler vehicle might thrill those who clamor for the return of the 90s submarine […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on October 25, 2018August 2, 2020

Malevolent Review: Netflix’s Latest is Stylish and Sloppy in Equal Measure

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Netflix’s latest creep-fest is a schlocky bore filled with predictable twists and some dodgy performances, though it’s mitigated […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on October 12, 2018August 1, 2020

The Predator Review: Shane Black’s Sequel Is One Messy Hunt

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Shane Black returns to the macho 90s alien-hunter franchise he helped spawn, but his irreverent stamp (including a […]

Clint Worthington Posted on September 11, 2018August 1, 2020

Film Review: Peppermint Fails to Give Jennifer Garner a Minty-Fresh Franchise

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Jennifer Garner goes back to her Alias days as an ass-kicking action hero, but its muddy action and […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on September 7, 2018August 1, 2020

Film Review: The Nun Is Campy Fun, But Relies on Some Bad Habits

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Expanding the ever-widening Conjuring universe, this origin story/prequel of one of the universe’s spookiest threats is downright silly […]

Marshall Estes Posted on September 6, 2018August 1, 2020

Film Review: Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Mistakes Frumpy for Failure

SIERRA BURGESS IS A LOSER
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Netflix updates Cyrano de Bergerac for the social media era in this clunky teen rom-com, which distastefully hinges […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on September 5, 2018August 1, 2020

Film Review: Kin Misfires With Egregious Sci-fi Sequel Baiting

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Jack Reynor keeps his brother and his big-ass gun safe in this tepid late-August shoot-em-up, its characters as […]

Dusty Wilson Posted on August 29, 2018August 1, 2020

35 Years Later, Cujo Remains a Scary, Shaky Stephen King Adaptation

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Lewis Teague’s adaptation of Stephen King’s Cujo turns thirty-five today, and is a perfect example of the thrills […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on August 20, 2018August 1, 2020

Ken Marino’s Canine Comedy Dog Days is Ruff Around the Edges

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While trying to chase both sentimentality and laughs, Ken Marino’s ensemble canine comedy ends up barking up the […]

Theo Estes Posted on August 7, 2018August 1, 2020

Fantasia 2018: Hurt Is Blumhouse’s Latest, Spookiest, Most Uneven Scare-Fest

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Blumhouse’s latest thriller is tense and deceptively clever, but undoes its thrills with no shortage of irritating fakeouts. […]

Gena Radcliffe Posted on July 26, 2018January 26, 2019

Skyscraper Review: The Rock Cooks Up Another Underdone Summer Thriller

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While the Rock maintains his larger-than-life presence, this taller Die Hard knockoff buckles under the weight of its […]

Jon Espino Posted on July 13, 2018July 30, 2020

INTERVIEW: Bruce LaBruce on The Misandrists, Pornography and Feminist Brain-Swapping

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We interview queersploitation provacateur Bruce LaBruce about queer cinema, working on a low budget, and his latest feminist […]

Theo Estes Posted on July 6, 2018July 30, 2020

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