The Pre-9/11 Paranoia of Arlington Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbBavo86qs Arlington Road. 1999. Directed by Mark Pellington. Screenplay by Ehren Kruger. Starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble, Spencer Treat Clark, Stanley Anderson, Viviane Vives, Lee Stringer, Darryl Cox, & Loyd Catlett. Screen Gems/Lakeshore Entertainment/Arlington Road Productions Corporation/Gorai & Samuelson Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★ There …

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The Demolisher Lulls You in for Nothing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzJ2jwK185Q The Demolisher. 2015. Directed & Written by Gabriel Carrer. Starring Ry Barrett, Tianna Nori, Jessica Vano, Duncan McLellan, Gerrit Sepers, Bruce Turner, Duane Frey, Andrew Bussey, Owen Fawcett, Rich Piatkowski, & Reese Eveneshen. Latefox Pictures. Not Rated. 85 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★1/2 Sometimes the hype of a film precedes it with way too much intensity. The …

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MAY: The Lonely Ms. Frankenstein of Lucky McKee

Lucky McKee's MAY dives down a dark rabbit hole inspired by Mary Shelley in a modern world.

Afflicted: Found Footage Captures a Dangerous Disease

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWQfdR3cGVk Afflicted. 2013. Directed/Written by Derek Lee & Clif Prowse. Starring Derek Lee, Clif Prowse, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz, Benjamin Zeitoun, Zach Gray, Jason Lee, Edo Van Breeman, Gary Redekop, Lily Py Lee, & Ellen Ferguson. Automatki Entertainment/IM Global/Téléfilm Canada. Rated 14A. 85 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ When I start reviews of films which use the …

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Elizabeth Olsen Braves the Silent House

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD88EFBFuos Silent House. 2011. Directed by Chris Kentis & Laura Lau. Screenplay by Lau; based on the original screenplay by Oscar Estévez for the film La casa muda. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Adam Barnett, & Haley Murphy. Elle Driver/Tazora Films. Rated R. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ Always a sucker …

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Secret Rural Lives: Uncle John the Protector

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9h7y-kPGs0 Uncle John. 2015. Directed by Steven Piet. Screenplay by Erik Crary & Piet. Starring John Ashton, Alex Moffat, Jenna Lyng, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Cynthia Baker, Andy Cameron, Adria Dawn, Tim Decker, Don Forston, Janet Gilmme, Gary Houston Matt Kozlowski, & Ashleigh LaThrop. Uncle John Productions. Not Rated. 113 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ Digital editing technician, …

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A Lonely Girl Takes Sweet Revenge in The Loved Ones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7465nwL04z8 The Loved Ones. 2009. Directed & Written by Sean Byrne. Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, Victoria Thaine, Jessica McNamee, Richard Wilson, John Brumpton, Andrew S. Gilbert, Suzi Dougherty, Victoria Eagger, Anne Scott-Pendlebury, Fred Whitlock, & Leo Taylor. Screen Australia/Omnilab Media/Ambience Entertainment/Film Victoria. Rated R. 84 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★1/2 The number of films where women …

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