Stretch Tries But Stretches Too Thin

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

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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Prisoners: Guzikowski & Villeneuve Subvert the Usual Thriller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kWeHtI63jc Prisoners. 2013. Dir. Denis Villeneuve. Written by Aaron Guzikowski. Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Terrence Howard, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano. Warner Brothers Pictures. 14A. 153 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★ (Blu ray release) Denis Villeneuve has been on my radar ever since I was first able to see Polytechnique; a …

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LOVELY MOLLY’s Personal Demons

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

The Last House on the Left: Angry, Ugly People

Wes Craven's early work expresses a ton of violence from angry, ugly people at pretty young things.

Maniac is an Innovative & Horrific Remake

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs Maniac. 2012. Dir. Franck Khalfoun. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja & Grégory Levasseur; based on the original screenplay for the 1980 film by Joe Spinell. Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, and America Olivo. Canal+. Rated 18A. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) First off, I really enjoyed the William Lustig directed original Maniac with …

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Seconds: The Future of Identity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2jfYYdvRDM Seconds. 1966. Dir. John Frankenheimer. Screenplay by Lewis John Carlino; based on the novel by David Ely. Starring Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, and John Randolph. Cinematography by James Wong Howe. Edited by Ferris Webster. Paramount Pictures. Rated R. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Criterion Blu ray release) John Frankenheimer has directed a few incredible films, …

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The Bride of Frankenstein is a Horror Sequel Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYD3-pIF9jQ The Bride of Frankenstein.  1935. Dir. James Whale. Screenplay by William Hurlbut. Starring Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon, Douglas Walton, and Una O'Connor. Universal Pictures. Rated G.  75 minutes. Comedy/Drama/Horror ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★ (Blu ray release) For my earlier Blu ray review of James Whale's original Frankenstein click …

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