Stretch Tries But Stretches Too Thin

On 12/03/201404/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Comedy, Crime, Film, Joe Carnahan, Movies, Patrick Wilson, Reviews, Stretch, Thriller, VODLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StLOfuVjCQE Stretch. 2014. Dir. Joe Carnahan. Screenplay by Carnahan from a story by himself, Jerry Corley & Rob Rose. Starring Patrick Wilson, Chris Pine, Brooklyn Decker, Ed Helms, Jessica Alba, and James Badge Dale. Universal Pictures. Rated R. 94 minutes. Action/Comedy/Thriller ★★★ When Stretch opens up, you see Patrick Wilson, playing the titular character Stretch (get it? …

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Trollhunter: Found Footage Fairy Tales

On 12/03/201404/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Comedy, Dark Fantasy, Film, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Reviews, Trollhunter, TrollsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvwEyHeRSvE Trollhunter. 2010. Directed & Written by André Øvredal. Starring Otto Jespersen, Hans Morten Hansen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Johanna Mørck, Knut Naerum, Robert Stoltenberg, and Glenn Erland Tosterud. Momentum Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. Dark Fantasy/Comedy ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) When you hear the title Trollhunter it isn't easy to imagine what the plot and …

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LOVELY MOLLY’s Personal Demons

On 12/02/201409/02/2017 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Bluray, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Found Footage, Horror, Movies, Psychological horror, ReviewsLeave a comment

Molly has a lot of demons. They're soon going to come out.

Feed the Gods Leaves Everyone Hungry

On 11/26/201410/15/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Backwoods Horror, Bigfoot, Blogs, Braden Croft, Feed the Gods, Film, Horror, Movies, Reviews, Sasquatch, Thriller, VODLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSalMwfHn_I Feed the Gods. 2014. Dir. Braden Croft. Starring Shawn Roberts, Emily Tennant, Britt Irvin, Tyler Johnston, and Aleks Paunovic. Compound B. Unrated. 84 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★1/2 There are times I'll admit I am fooled by an interesting title. When I first heard of Feed the Gods I've got to say, I was absolutely hooked. Just …

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Nightcrawler & the Vulture-like News Media

On 11/25/201404/19/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Crime, Dan Gilroy, Film, Filmmaking, Jake Gyllenhaal, Media, Movies, Nightcrawler, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1uP_8VJkDQ Nightcrawler. 2014. Directed & Written by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed. Elevation Pictures. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is a bit of an unusual film. First off, Gilroy has never directed a feature film, or anything else to my knowledge. His start came with screenwriting. …

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Frankenstein: Fun But Less Penetrating Shelley

On 11/24/201403/22/2018 By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Blu ray, Classic Horror, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James Whale, Literature, Movies, Novels, ReviewsLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkSbwiKP3mo Frankenstein. 1931. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by Garrett Fort & Francis Edward Faragoh. Starring Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, and Boris Karloff. Universal Pictures. Unrated. 70 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my review of the excellent sequel, 1935's The Bride of Frankenstein, click here. I won't bore anyone by recounting …

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