La chambre des morts: Better Than a French Demme Knock-Off

On 05/31/201611/21/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Alfred Lot, Céline Sallette, Crime, Film, Franck Thilliez, French Film, Laurence Côte, Mélanie Laurent, Mystery, Thriller1 Comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ISMS0nCNJg La chambre des morts. 2007. Directed & Written by Alfred Lot; based on the novel by Franck Thilliez. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Laurence Côte, Éric Caravaca, Gilles Lellouche, Jonathan Zaccaï, Céline Sallette, Fanny Cottençon, Nathalie Richard, Jean-François Stévenin, & Stéphane Jobert. Métropole Film Distribution/Mongrel. Rated 14A. 118 minutes. Crime/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★ La chambre des morts, translated into English roughly becomes Room of Death, is …

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Scarce is Finger Lickin’ Bad

On 05/31/201610/15/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Backwoods Horror, Canadian Film, Cannibal Horror, Cannibalism, Film, Gary Fischer, Horror, Jesse Thomas Cook, John Geddes, Steve Warren, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vNvsKcp738 Scarce. 2008. Directed & Written by Jesse Thomas Cook and John Geddes. Starring Steve Warren, Gary Fischer, Chris Warrilow, Thomas Webb, John Geddes, Jesse Thomas Cook, Stephanie Banting, Gavin Peacock, Matt Griffin, Jaclyn Pampalone, Jackie Eddolls, & Jason Derushie. Bloodlife Films/Two Door Four Door Pictures. Rated 18A. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★1/2 Some movies are …

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The Butterfly Effect’s Personal Revisionist History

On 05/31/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Amy Smart, Ashton Kutcher, Director's Cut, Ethan Suplee, Film, Logan Lerman, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5FFh8PH0mY The Butterfly Effect. 2004. Directed & Written by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber. Starring Ashton Kutcher, Melora Walters, Amy Smart, Elden Henson, William Lee Scott, Jesse James, Logan Lerman, John B. Lowe, Callum Keith Rennie, Ethan Suplee, Jesse Hutch, Tara Wilson, Kevin Durand, & Eric Stoltz. BenderSpink/FilmEnging/Katalyst Films. Rated R. 120 minutes (Director's Cut). …

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Joshua Makes You Question the Nature or Nurture of Evil

On 05/31/201605/31/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Dallas Roberts, Drama, Film, Horror, Michael McKean, Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Vera FarmigaLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpeTkVEJqDE Joshua. 2007. Directed by George Ratliff. Screenplay by David Gilbert & Ratliff. Starring Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts, Michael McKean, Jacob Kogan, Nancy Giles, Linda Larkin, Alex Draper, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Ezra Barnes, Jodie Markell, Rufus Collins, Haviland Morris, & Tom Bloom. ATO Pictures. Rated 14A. 106 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★ The …

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The Woodsman Tackles a Difficult Subject with Grace

On 05/31/201608/26/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Abuse, Benjamin Bratt, Drama, Film, Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Michael Shannon, Mos Def, Nicole Kassell, Paedophilia, Steven FechterLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7SjEfXP-gQ The Woodsman. 2004. Directed by Nicole Kassell. Screenplay by Kassell & Steven Fechter; based on the play by Fechter. Starring Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Mos Def, David Alan Grier, Michael Shannon, & Benjamin Bratt. Dash Films/Lee Daniels Entertainment. Rated 14A. 87 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ Films concerning the themes of child abuse and paedophilia …

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Time Travel into Youth with Donnie Darko

On 05/30/2016 By C.H. NewellIn Drama, Drew Barrymore, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Noah Wyle, Patrick Swayze, Richard Kelly, Sci-Fi, ThrillerLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyBaFYFySk Donnie Darko. 2001. Directed & Written by Richard Kelly. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Holmes Osborne, James Duval, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, & Patience Cleveland. 20th Century Fox/Pandora Cinema/Flower Films/Adam Fields Productions. Rated R. 113 minutes. Drama/Sci-Fi/Thriller ★★★★1/2 I was born in 1985. When …

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