He Never Died: Henry Rollins at His Immortal Best

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efLSVfS0LqI He Never Died. 2015. Directed & Written by Jason Krawczyk. Starring Henry Rollins, Booboo Stewart, Kate Greenhouse, Jordan Todosey, David Richmond-Peck, James Cade, Steven Ogg, Elias Edraki, & Walter Alza. Alternate Ending Studios. Rated R. 99 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ Immortality is an interesting concept. There have been so many books and films on the …

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Deadpool is a Superhero Gone Superbad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIM1HydF9UA Deadpool. 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Screenplay by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Karan Soni, Ed Skrein, Michael Benyaer, Stefan Kapici, Brianna Hildebrand, Style Dayne, Kyle Cassie, Taylor Hickson, T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, & Gina Carano. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation/Marvel Entertainment/Kingberg Genre/Donners' Company/TSG Entertainment. Rated R. 108 minutes. Action/Adventure/Comedy ★★★★1/2 …

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Halloween II: Supernatural Michael Myers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSPqbbjc0BE Halloween II. 2009. Directed & Written by Rob Zombie. Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Brad Dourif, Malcolm McDowell, Tyler Mane, Dayton Callie, Richard Brake, Octavia Spencer, Danielle Harris, Margot Kidder, Sheri Moon Zombie, Chase Wright Vanek, & Caroline Williams. Dimension Films/Spectacle Entertainment Group/Trancas International Films. Rated R. 105 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2  Rob Zombie is a take-him-or-leave-him-type …

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Bleed is Never Better Than the Sum of its Parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ZtMBCI2kQ Bleed. 2016. Directed by Tripp Rhame. Screenplay by Ben Jacoby from a story by Rhame. Starring Chelsey Crisp, Riley Smith, Michael Steger, Lyndon Smith, Brittany Ishibashi, Elimu Nelson, & David Yow. Spitfire Studios. Not Rated. 82 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★1/2  Tripp Rhame's debut feature Bleed, also known as The Circle, is a mixed-bag of tricks. …

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POSSESSION: Jealousy, Love, Repressed Desire

Żuławski's 1981 shocker POSSESSION is a definite, grim bit of horror. It also serves a metaphor for several things; least of which is not the power of male jealousy.

Unbreakable: Comics in Real Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8etYwG0uN8 Unbreakable. 2000. Directed & Written by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson, & Michael Kelly. Touchstone Pictures/Blinding Edge Pictures/Barry Mendel Productions/Limited Edition Productions Inc. Rated Pg. 106 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Everyone has their starkly contrasted opinions of M. Night Shyamalan. …

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Sensory Assault: The Experience of Time in Irreversible

Noe experiments with time in his unflinching crime film. Be warned: it's not for the faint of heart.

The Never Ending Terror of Eden Lake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9kuMFPW0YI Eden Lake. 2008. Directed & Written by James Watkins Starring Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis, Jack O'Connell, Finn Atkins, Jumayn Hunter, Thomas Turgoose, James Burrows, Tom Gill, Lorraine Bruce, Shaun Dooley, James Gandhi, Bronson Webb, Lorraine Stanley, & Rachel Gleeves. Rollercoaster Films/Aramid Entertainment Fund. Rated R. 91 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★  There are many …

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