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The Guest is like a Young Terminator in Post-Blackwater Era

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, A.J Bowen, Adam Wingard, Blogs, Cinematography, Dan Stevens, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Lance Reddick, Maika Monroe, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Simon Barrett, The Guest, Thriller, VOD, You're NextLeave a comment

The Guest. 2014. Directed by Adam Wingard. Written by Simon Barrett. Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, and Lance Reddick. Picturehouse. Rated 14A. 99 minutes. Action/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ To begin, I've been a fan of Adam Wingard a long while. I think the first time I actually saw one of his …

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Nightcrawler & the Vulture-like News Media

On By C.H. NewellIn Blogs, Crime, Dan Gilroy, Film, Filmmaking, Jake Gyllenhaal, Media, Movies, Nightcrawler, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1uP_8VJkDQ Nightcrawler. 2014. Directed & Written by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, and Riz Ahmed. Elevation Pictures. Rated 14A. 117 minutes. Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ Dan Gilroy's Nightcrawler is a bit of an unusual film. First off, Gilroy has never directed a feature film, or anything else to my knowledge. His start came with screenwriting. …

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