A Lonely Girl Takes Sweet Revenge in The Loved Ones

On By C.H. NewellIn Australian Film, Film, Horror, John Brumpton, Kidnapping, Robin McLeavy, Sean Byrne, Thriller, Xavier SamuelLeave a comment

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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Frankenstein’s Army is Campy and Creepy Nazi Horror Fun

On By C.H. NewellIn Film, Found Footage, Frankenstein, Horror, Karel Roden, Mary Shelley, Nazis, Richard Raaphorst, WWIILeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMUQ2IMuz8o Frankenstein's Army. 2013. Directed by Richard Raaphorst. Screenplay by Miguel Tejada-Flores & Chris W. Mitchell from a story by Tejada-Flores & Raaphorst. Starring Robert Gwilym, Hon Ping Tang, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Joshua Sasse, Mark Stevenson, Andrei Zayats, Karel Roden, Klaus Lucas, Cristina Cataline, Jan de Lukowicz, & Zdenek Barinka. MDI Media Group/Dark Sky …

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Victor Frankenstein: The Emperor in His Same Old Clothes

On By C.H. NewellIn Daniel Radcliffe, Drama, Film, Frankenstein, Horror, James McAvoy, Mary Shelley, Paul McGuigan, Sci-FiLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvESrJ5GdHc Victor Frankenstein. 2015. Directed by Paul McGuigan. Screenplay by Max Landis. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, Jessica Brown Findlay, Bronson Webb, Daniel Mays, Spencer Wilding, Robin Pearce, Andrew Scott, & Callum Turner. Davis Entertainment/TSG Entertainment/MPC/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. Rated PG. 110 minutes. Drama/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★ As a fan of Mary Shelley's groundbreaking novel Frankenstein, …

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Beautiful Black Cinema in Mother of George

On By C.H. NewellIn Andrew Dosunmu, Bradford Young, Danai Gurira, Darci Picoult, Drama, Film, Isaac de Bankolé, Nigerian FilmLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF7IPYNElKA Mother of George. 2013. Directed by Andrew Dosunmu. Screenplay by Darci Picoult. Starring Danai Gurira, Isaac de Bankolé, Anthony Okungbowa, Bukky Ajayi, Yaya DaCosta, Klarissa Jackson, Ishmael Omolade, Roslyn Ruff, Chinaza Uche, Florence Egbuchulam, Mutiyat Ade-Salu, Atibon Nazaire, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, & Susan Heyward. Parts and Labor/Loveless/Maybach Film Productions/SimonSays Entertainment/Fried Alligator Films. Rated R 107 …

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Another: Road to Nowhere with Satanic Nonsense

On By C.H. NewellIn Devil Worship, Film, Horror, Indie FilmLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEtPDbJAm4A Another a.k.a Mark of the Witch. 2014. Directed & Written by Jason Bognacki. Starring Paulie Redding, David Landry, Lillian Pennypacker, Maria Olsen, Michael St. Michaels, & Nancy Wolfe. Full Frame Features. Not Rated. 80 minutes. Fantasy/Horror ★ Generally, I'm an internet critic whose standards aren't overly picky. If you've ready more than a handful …

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The Devastating Motherhood of Room

On By C.H. NewellIn 2015, Brie Larson, Drama, Emma Donoghue, Film, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Lenny Abrahamson, Sean BridgersLeave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Ci-pAL4eE Room. 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Screenplay by Emma Donoghue, based on her novel of the same name. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen, Wendy Crewson, Amanda Brugel, Joe Pingue, William H. Macy, Randal Edwards, & Justin Mader. A24/Element Pictures/No Trace Camping/TG4 Films. Rated PG. 118 minutes. Drama ★★★★★ I've not …

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American Crime Story – Season 1, Episode 3: “The Dream Team”

On By C.H. NewellIn American Crime Story, Crime, Cuba Gooding Jr, David Schwimmer, Drama, FX, John Travolta, O.J. Simpson, Ryan Murphy, Sarah Paulson, Season 1Leave a comment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LBDWiQFF8o FX's American Crime Story Season 1, Episode 3: "The Dream Team" Directed by Anthony Hemingway Written by D.V. DeVincentis * For a review of the previous episode, "The Run of His Life" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "100% Not Guilty" - click here After last episode's finale, O.J. …

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