Tag: 2014

APOCALYPTIC(ally Bad)

On By C.H. NewellIn Apocalyptic, Cult, Dark Epic Films, David Macrae, Drama, Found Footage, Gareth Evans, Geoff Pinfield, Glen Triggs, Handheld, Horror, Indie Film, Jane Elizabeth Barry, Jim Jones, Jonestown, Jonestown Massacre, Michael Parks, Red State, Religious Sect, Safe Haven, The Sacrament, Ti West, Timo Tjahjanto, Unrated, V/H/S 2Leave a comment

Apocalyptic. 2014. Directed & Written by Glen Triggs. Starring Jane Elizabeth Barry, David Macrae, and Geoff Pinfield. Dark Epic Films. Unrated. 84 minutes. Drama/Horror ★ A lot of people seem to have had more than their fill of found footage. Me - I'm not quite done with the sub-genre. Of course, that's me, I like …

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BLUE RUIN’s Honest Amateur Revenge

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Anchor Bay, Blogs, Blue Ruin, Cinematography, Crime, Drama, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Jeremy Saulnier, Movies, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XGOxFnm9A Blue Ruin. 2014. Directed & Written by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Macon Blair, Tyler Byrne, Richard Peete, Vincent Savino, Alex Orr, and Anish Savjani. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Rated 18A. 90 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★★ Personally, I love revenge thrillers just because they satisfy the real life need at times to dive into something similar to our …

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Not Everyone’s Cut Out for POKER NIGHT

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Beau Mirchoff, Blogs, Blood, Corey Large, Crime, Directors, Film, Filmmakers, Giancarlo Esposito, Michael Eklund, Movies, Poker Night, Reviews, Ron Eldard, Ron Perlman, Thriller, Titus Welliver, VOD1 Comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhaqpgsN-lY Poker Night. 2014. Dir. Greg Francis. Screenplay by Dough Buchanan & Francis. Starring Beau Mirchoff, Ron Perlman, Titus Welliver, Halston Sage, Ron Eldard, Corey Large, Giancarlo Esposito, and Michael Eklund. XLrator Media. Not Rated. 104 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★ I'd anticipated this movie just because of the trailer. Now, sometimes this can come back to …

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The Real Life Fear of The Houses October Built

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Backwoods Horror, Blogs, Bobby Roe, Film, Found Footage, Halloween, Horror, Movies, Reviews, The Houses October Built, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CxXdv3a4yQ The Houses October Built. 2014. Dir.  Bobby Roe.  Written by Roe, Zack Andrews & Jason Zada. Starring Brandy Schaefer, Zack Andrews, Bobby Roe, Mikey Roe, Jeff Larson, and Tansy Alexander. Room 101. Unrated. 91 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★1/2 Any horror movie, regardless of how its end product is perceived, always benefits from some decent performances. …

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The Drop is a Moody Ride Through the Brooklyn Mob

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Cinematography, Crime, Dennis Lehane, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, James Gandolfini, Literature, Movies, Noomi Rapace, Reviews, Short Stories, The Drop, Thriller, Tom HardyLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6nWJ5NDYMU The Drop. 2014. Dir. Michaël R. Roskam. Written by Dennis Lehane; based on his own short story "Animal Rescue". Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts, and John Ortiz. 20th Century Fox. Rated 14A. 106 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★ The Drop is Michaël R. Roskam's first American film. He's most recently come from directing the Oscar …

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