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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
The perfect distillation of bar life.
85/100
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2,212
Pariah Dog
Spectrum Culture
Pat Padua
The cinematic craft behind its tales of man's best friends-and the humans who care for them - raises this well above the level of your typical Animal Planet crowd-pleaser.
84/100
100
84
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100
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2,212
Life During Wartime
Spin
Troy Patterson
Life During Wartime presents scenes that feel as authentic as bad dreams, and sometimes that's happiness enough.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,213
A Serious Man
Spin
Troy Patterson
The movie develops into a pretty good rabbi joke about the meaninglessness of the universe.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,213
An Education
Spin
Troy Patterson
Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay by inflating a fragment of Lynn Barber's memoir, failing to disguise the thinness of the material.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,213
Black Sheep
Spin
Troy Patterson
A genre mash-up... director Jonathan King's first feature doubles as a fable about two grown brothers and triples as a fresh national myth for his native New Zealand.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,213
Black Snake Moan
Spin
Troy Patterson
Writer/director Craig Brewer has whipped up a controversy magnet that will make some fans of his first film, Hustle & Flow, retract anything they said in defense of its depiction of women.
1/4
4
1
4
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7
2
2,213
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Spin
Troy Patterson
The urgency of the tales gets lost along the way, weighed down by staginess and an inconsistent tone, although Krasinski's ambition suggests a noble failure.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,213
Crazy Love
Spin
Troy Patterson
Dan Klores shapes their tale into a documentary as arresting as a Weegee crime-scene photo.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,213
The Disappearance of Alice Creed
Spin
Troy Patterson
After meticulously rigging a combination of claustrophobic suspense drama and icy procedural, director J Blakeson allows his movie to fall apart.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,213
The Extra Man
Spin
Troy Patterson
Extra Man's superfluous oddities threaten to obscure its peculiar charms.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,213
Juno
Spin
Troy Patterson
As directed by Jason Reitman, the movie builds from sitcom setups to wistful payoffs.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,213
Knocked Up
Spin
Troy Patterson
Knocked Up must be the funniest Hollywood romantic comedy since Apatow's 40-Year-Old Virgin. Granted, there are higher compliments, but the movie undeniably offers audiences many abdomen-impairing moments they'll talk (and talk and talk) about.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,213
Middle Men
Spin
Troy Patterson
If you're not turned off by a standard-issue subplot about the Valley of temptation, then click ENTER to watch some hot and witty business thriller action.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,213
Paprika
Spin
Troy Patterson
Though Kon sometimes hits on startling visions ripped straight from your head last night, he's ultimately more interested in film theory than the Freudian sort, evoking dreams in a way that's most faithful to dream sequences.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
7
2
2,213
Reno 911!: Miami
Spin
Troy Patterson
Maddeningly hit-or-miss, Reno 911! plays as if the filmmakers were aiming simply to outclass Police Academy 5.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
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3
7
2
2,213
Starter for 10
Spin
Troy Patterson
Adhering to every convention of the coming-of-age film in a sneakily alluring way and flirting with cliche without slobbering all over it, this sweet little date-night flick is built to charm everyone's inner 18-year-old.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
7
2
2,213
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Spin
Troy Patterson
Its flow of memory and imagination transforms the hero's nightmare into a dream, where a glance at the radiance of sunlight in a curtain is an elemental vision of what it means to be alive.
4/4
4
4
4
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6
7
2
2,213
There Will Be Blood
Spin
Troy Patterson
Though Day-Lewis seethes juicily, under the weight of all that allegory, Plainview steadily grows more vicious and less fascinating, wasting away to just a cackle and an empty leer.
3/4
4
3
4
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4
7
2
2,213
Whip It
Spin
Troy Patterson
Though Whip It celebrates risk-taking ladies, its plot turns gently from one formulaic moment to the next. The only surprise is just how much silliness Barrymore is willing to commit.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,213
Youth Without Youth
Spin
Troy Patterson
The first half of Youth has the tension of a crack thriller. But director Francis Ford Coppola has rigged things so that the suspense story melts into a New Age puddle.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,213
Clara
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A close encounter with the ineffable mysteries of both human relationships and the universe.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
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9
21
2
2,214
Disconnect
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Three compelling dramas about lives shattered by thieves using the tools of technology to steal things of great value to their victims.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
true
9
21
2
2,214
Long Shot
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A raucous and rambunctious rom-com that makes some good points about gender equality.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
true
9
21
2
2,214
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A bloated, repetitive sea saga that is the cinematic equivalent of pigging out at a fast food franchise.
0.5/10
10
0.5
10
true
1
21
2
2,214
Resurrecting the Champ
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
The screenplay writers have created a confused mess that travels down far too many different thematic paths.
2/10
10
2
10
true
4
21
2
2,214
Crown Heights
Splice Today
Stephen Silver
A captivating story that's well-told.
B+
long_letter
null
null
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14
18
1
2,215
Rough Night
Splice Today
Stephen Silver
Does the plot resolve itself too nicely? Probably. Do the character relationships delve into cliché? Sure. But the film does so much right that I didn't mind.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
2,215
Shock and Awe
Splice Today
Stephen Silver
Harrelson's a joy to watch, as usual, as are Marsden and Jones, although Jessica Biel is given little to do as Marsden's love interest, and Milla Jovovich plays a nagging-wife role best left in another decade.
B-
long_letter
null
null
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12
18
1
2,215
Sorry to Bother You
Splice Today
Stephen Silver
Sorry to Bother You works on so many different levels. It's a trenchant, timely satire about race relations, labor relations, late capitalism and much more.
A
long_letter
null
null
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16
18
1
2,215
A Wrinkle in Time
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
The young adult audience at which the film is squarely aimed will surely spark to Meg, the awkward outcast who becomes a hero not because of a magic spell or a mystical artifact, but rather because she learns to believe in herself.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,216
American Animals
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
That the crime is ultimately unsuccessful isn't a shocker - the film acknowledges this within the first few moments - but this detail hardly matters, because what's so intriguing is why the boys chose to attempt this crime in the first place.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Avengers: Infinity War
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
This is the kind of film that comic book fans have spent their entire lives dreaming about, one that breathes life into events that heretofore could only have existed on the page, or in the imagination.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
2,216
Blindspotting
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Blindspotting explores and articulates numerous issues which feel particularly relevant in today's sociopolitical climate, while also serving as a love letter to Diggs and Casal's native Oakland.
10/10
10
10
10
false
9
10
1
2,216
Bodied
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Bodied is a fearless firecracker of a film, dishing out a steady stream of laugh-out-loud sequences and "did they really just go there?" moments while challenging perceptions every step of the way.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
2,216
Buffalo Boys
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Wiluan fully embraces the genre's numerous tropes and uses them to his advantage, subverting expectations when appropriate while still delivering the type of shoot-em-up action that audiences will expect.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
CAM
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
There's more than a little David Lynch influence at play here, but Goldhaber handles the material expertly, as evidenced by his award for Best First Feature at Fantasia 2018 (not to be outdone, Isa Mazzei's screenplay also received honors).
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,216
Deadpool 2
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Deadpool 2 should be exactly what fans expect from a sequel, an ambitious upgrade that offers more jokes, more violence, more action and more vulgarity.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
2,216
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Nearly everything that occurs here is just to lay the groundwork for events yet to come, leaving this reviewer to ponder how a film with so much talking can actually say so very little.
4/10
10
4
10
false
3
10
1
2,216
Halloween
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
With its tough-as-nails leading lady, clever setpieces (a sequence involving motion-activated lights is superb), and significantly higher body count, Green's Halloween will appeal to longtime fans and franchise novices alike.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
2,216
Incredibles 2
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Returning director Brad Bird continues to showcase an eye for exciting and unique action while further endearing us to the Parr family by ensuring that each character is multi-layered and fully realized.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
An offensively stupid film packed with too many undeveloped ideas, too many genetically-enhanced dinosaurs (seriously, didn't we get enough of this in the last film?), and too many characters that behave in ways that defy logic or reason.
3/10
10
3
10
false
2
10
1
2,216
Leave No Trace
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Quiet and somber, with long stretches of little to no dialogue, Leave No Trace isn't likely to appeal to everyone, especially with its purposefully vague approach to storytelling and deliberate obfuscation of details.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Mega Time Squad
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Clever, goofy and incredibly fun, this is one of the hidden gems of this year's Fantasia Festival, and while it may be a bit too weird to find mainstream success, it's a perfect offering for genre fans.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Operation Finale
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Operation Finale's climax, while offering a fair amount of excitement and anxiety, feels as though it borrows a bit too heavily from Argo, a better film whose final moments are more engaging and more nerve-wracking.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
While the overall allegory, about a father figure coming to grips with the idea of his child heading out into the world on their own, is a powerful and resonant message, the uneven storytelling muddies the waters a bit.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,216
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Fans hoping to experience some of the most important parts of Han's legacy will have plenty to look forward to here, including the genesis of his lifelong friendship with Chewbacca, and an infamous game of sabacc against Lando.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
2,216
The Catcher Was A Spy
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
Rudd is no stranger to dramatic material, but he comes across as a bit too charming to be truly believable in this sort of role.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
2,216
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
This film isn't so much about the hunt itself, but rather the broken man behind it, and as a more contemplative character study, it's commendable.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,216
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
The Miseducation of Cameron Post asks a lot from its star, and Moretz is more than up to the task, showcasing a heartbreaking amount of vulnerability in a performance that is not only her best work in years, but possibly her best work, period.
9/10
10
9
10
false
8
10
1
2,216
Tomb Raider
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
The core elements - Lara using a combination of intelligence and athleticism to solve puzzles, outwit adversaries and navigate thrilling action beats - are superbly entertaining.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
2,216
Venom
Spoiler TV
Brent Hankins
It often feels like the bad ideas are methodically consuming the good ones - not unlike the symbiotes themselves - but if you can stay awake through the dreadful first hour, there's definitely some fun to be had.
5/10
10
5
10
false
4
10
1
2,216
Cool World
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
A combination of Ghostbusters and Roger Rabbit, Cool World, unfortunately, plays more like the lamentable Howard the Duck.
1.5/4
4
1.5
4
false
1
7
2
2,217
Street Fighter
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
It's too bad that the late Raul Julia had to finish his career with this dreck.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
2,217
To Die For
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
To Die For is a slickly savage look at contemporary life and the power of the media manipulators all around us.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Heat
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
If, overall, Mann stretches a bit, the numerous successes are nevertheless worth watching.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
The Rock
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
San Francisco is awesomely beautiful, Connery is his traditionally comforting self and Cage is typically eccentric -- especially for an action hero.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
A Smile Like Yours
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
It's as compelling as a car commercial, as deep as a diaper pail.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,217
Bad Boys II
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
It's only when Bay turns serious in the final 20 minutes that the movie founders, and then sinks, under the weight of his Pearl Harbor-type pretentiousness.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,217
Bad News Bears
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
If you're looking for another Adam Sandler/Jack Black comic masterpiece, this isn't it. It is, though, Billy Bob Thornton at his best, dropping analogies that would make a Hooters waitress blush.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
The Blair Witch Project
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
It is a triumph of intelligence over special effects, guerrilla filmmaking over Hollywood spectacle.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Bugsy
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Oh, it's not that they cover up Siegel's brutal side, it's just that they undercut it by making the man just a victim of his own appetites, which is sort of like saying Charles Manson was just a little too enthusiastic about a certain Beatles tune.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
Chasing Amy
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Slowly, like a latent teen pulled against his will into adulthood, Kevin Smith is growing up. But he's not growing quietly.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Chicago
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Instead of aping the likes of Oklahoma, [Marshall] takes what Fosse did in his 1972 adaptation of Cabaret and pushes it even further into the realm of originality.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
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5
7
2
2,217
The City of Lost Children (La Cité des Enfants Perdus)
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
The look of The City of Lost Children is worthy of a dropped jaw or three.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Cry-Baby
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
John Waters progressed from the truly disgusting ("Pink Flamingoes") to the truly funny ("Hair Spray") only to now hit the mainstream wall.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
2,217
Dance Me Outside
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Dance Me Outside offers an inside look at a culture that, all too often, has been either ignored or portrayed with halo-wearing political correctness.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
Dances With Wolves
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
[Costner] makes it a true human story, portraying the range of emotions from tragedy to joy.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Drop Dead Fred
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Just a strident celebration of booger jokes.
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
2,217
The English Patient
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
This World War II romantic drama has the epic feel of classic cinema.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Fever Pitch
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Fever Pitch is funny, romantic and it makes even the by-now-very-tired story of the Sox's 2004 World Series win seem fresh.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
The First Wives Club
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
And as just this, a simple vehicle for feminist rage, "The First Wives Club" is effective. The trouble is that the opportunity was here to say so much more.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,217
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
You could call this one Harry Potter Grows Up. At the very least, the transition from Chris Columbus to Alfonso Cuaron has helped propel J.K. Rowling's hero from childhood into the difficult teen years.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Hype!
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
An edifying, enjoyable and ultimately light-hearted look at the way that things have always gone.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Scream and the even better Scream 2 have intelligence, humor and an undercurrent of self-knowing satire that shows I Know What You Did... to be a passe bit of Hollywood formula.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Much of what happens feels rough, as if Anderson never completed his shooting script... But individual moments... just might keep you entertained throughout the film's near-two-hour running time
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Mars Attacks!
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
[Mars Attacks!] works well enough, though never well enough to make up for the fact that Burton ultimately settles for less.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
Million Dollar Baby
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
[Features] three of the best performances of 2005.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Monsoon Wedding
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Nair and screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan deserve credit for wrapping up this big bundle in such a likeable package backed by such a great musical score.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
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2,217
Rushmore
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Just when you expect the film to do something normal, it takes off like Murray -- riffing on reality as only he, and filmmaker Anderson, can.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
The Sandlot
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Several of the hard issues involving childhood -- getting accepted in a new neighborhood, getting accepted buy a new stepdad -- are handled with sensitivity.
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
2,217
Shaun of the Dead
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
The success has much to do with director Edgar Wright, who co-wrote the film with comic Pegg, but Pegg is who brings the film to life -- along with Nick Frost as Ed, the dimmest best friend a guy can have.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
Shrek 2
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
It's not often that a sequel is richer and deeper than the original creation, especially when we're talking about the offerings of Hollywood. But Shrek 2 is the exception.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
The Silence of the Lambs
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Foster follows up her Oscar-winning role in The Accused by playing a determined young woman with an unhappy past from West Virginia, and Hopkins is a sight: This guy is so scary he even hisses with style.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
The Sixth Sense
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Osment is heartbreakingly true to his character as a boy at a crossroads.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Speed 2 - Cruise Control
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
De Bont's annoyingly jerky camera seldom stays still, the personable and appealing Bullock is given virtually nothing to do, [and] the plot twists range from the incredible to the absurd.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,217
Striptease
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Moore doesn't realize that she's supposed to be making a dark comedy; instead, she seems to be auditioning for the role of Mrs. Cleaver.
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
2,217
The Lion King
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
A majestic achievement.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,217
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
By this point, Jackson has proven himself a master at wielding both a huge story line and cast, not to mention overseeing special effects that must make George Lucas take pause.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
2,217
Ulee's Gold
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Writer/director Nunez holds the threat of danger over all that happens, but the film is less a study of violence than it is a look at how one makes hard decisions in the face of harsh circumstances.
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
2,217
The Usual Suspects
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
Singer, like Tarantino, is less into mining new film themes than in re-inventing old ones. And the way he does so shows full well that there is still a bit of life in the old mob movie yet.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
2,217
While You Were Sleeping
Spokesman-Review (Washington)
Dan Webster
While You Were Sleeping may not be a film for the ages. It likely won't even rank among the presummer season's biggest hits. But it is worth noting, for it may mark the birth of a star.
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
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2,217
Manhunter
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
Overall I think William Peterson did really well as the detective.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
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2,218
Scanners
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
I like the thought of it I just didn't like the execution... I am a fan of David Cronenberg don't get me wrong but this is probably the film I like the least of his.
4/10
10
4
10
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3
10
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2,218
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
All of these themes are so powerful yet the storyline is so simple and that's the genius of it but unfortunately I find the film does a disservice by hyping itself.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
2,218
The Last Circus
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
I don't even know what I just watched.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
2,218
Becky
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
Wilson was amazing and James was really surprisingly scary.
7/10
10
7
10
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6
10
1
2,218
Black Christmas
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
I know how hard people work on films... [but] Lord it went downhill real fast.
3/10
10
3
10
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2
10
1
2,218
Bliss
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
[Dora Madison] is amazing in this performance.
6/10
10
6
10
false
5
10
1
2,218
Brahms: The Boy II
SpookyAstronauts
Emma Wolfe
Trope after trope after trope.
4/10
10
4
10
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3
10
1
2,218