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Sorry folks, it won’t happen again: “Gremlins 2: The New Batch” at 30

Gremlins 2 The New Batch
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Three decades later, Joe Dante’s gleefully anarchic monster-movie sequel remains an underappreciated cult classic.

Peter Sobczynski Posted on June 15, 2020June 18, 2020

Historical action meets creature feature in the delightfully silly “Monstrum”

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Shudder brings us a gory, goofy mix of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Tremors.

Clint Worthington Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

Savouring the Lean Thrills of “Tremors”

Tremors
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Thirty years on, the Kevin Bacon monster-Western remains a giddily effective creature feature.

Cian Tsang Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Box Office: Paradoxically, “The Invisible Man” Is Widely Seen

Invisible Man Box Office
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A $29 million take spells success for the low-budget Universal horror film, proof that the Blumhouse model works.

Douglas Laman Posted on March 2, 2020March 2, 2020

“The Invisible Man” Turns Gaslighting Into Chilling Horror

The Invisible Man (2020)
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Leigh Whannell’s follow-up to Upgrade is a chilling, Hitchcockian thriller about the ways trauma follows us around.

Clint Worthington Posted on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

“Underwater” Is a Deep-Sea Dive Into Mediocrity

Underwater
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Kristen Stewart battles a sinking sealab and aquatic beasties in this drab, but workable deep-sea thriller.

Sean Price Posted on January 9, 2020January 9, 2020

Godzilla: King of the Monsters Review: Young, Dumb, and Full of Kaiju

Godzilla: King of the Monsters
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Michael Dougherty’s entry in the Americanized kaiju franchise is frightfully brain-dead, even for a summer blockbuster.

Matt Cipolla Posted on May 29, 2019July 2, 2020
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