Zack Parker’s PROXY: Twisting Tales of Extraordinary Madness

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dmJ5ap8lh4 Proxy. 2014.  Dir. Zack Parker. Starring Kristina Klebe, Joe Swanberg, Alexa Havins, and Alexia Rasmussen. IFC Midnight. Unrated. 120 minutes. Drama/Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ Previously, I've seen Zack Parker's work with his earlier film Scalene, which I actually really enjoyed. Perhaps enjoy is not the best verb to describe the experience of that film, but either way …

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SILENT NIGHT: A Remake for the Naughty List

One hot, horrific, Christmasy remake that has a bit of bite to it.

The Captive: An Atom Egoyan Fairy Tale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z3_vcRbi7k The Captive. 2014. Dir. Atom Egoyan. Screenplay by Egoyan & David Fraser. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Scott Speedman, Rosario Dawson, Mireille Enos, Kevin Durand, Alexia Fast, Peyton Kennedy. Ego Film Arts. 112 minutes. Rated PG. Drama/Thriller ★★★1/2 Canadian director Atom Egoyan is no stranger to telling stories in unique ways, often fragmenting plots into non-linear narrative. …

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What’s Been Going On Up at Skinwalker Ranch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_lfoLRZSq8 Skinwalker Ranch. 2013. Dir. Devin McGinn & Co-directed by Steve Berg.  Written by Adam Ohler. Starring Taylor Bateman, Steve Berg, Michael Black, Erin Cahill, Carol Call, Kyle Davis, Mike Flynn, Jon Gries, Devin McGinn, and Michael Horse. Highland Film Group. Rated R. 86 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★ If you haven't heard of Skinwalker Ranch before, …

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Cold Prey is a Vicious Modern Slasher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FkzjOcEjoY Fritt Vilt (English title: Cold Prey). 2006. Dir. Roar Uthaug. Screenplay by Thomas Moldestad, Martin Sundland & Roar Uthaug; story by Jan Eirik Langoen & Magne Lyngner. Starring Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Rolf Kristian Larsen, Tomas Alf Larsen, Endre Martin Midtstigen, and Viktoria Winge. Anchor Bay Entertainment. Not Rated. 97 minutes. Drama/Horror/Mystery ★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (DVD release) I don't …

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

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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Drop Something on a Walk Down Toad Road

TOAD ROAD is a haunting modern story of drug abuse.

Kevin Smith’s Whacky Creature Feature: Tusk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0 Tusk. 2014. Directed & Written by Kevin Smith. Starring Michael Parks, Justin Long, Genesis Rodriguez, Haley Joel Osment, and Johnny Depp. Sony Pictures Releasing Canada. Rated 14A. 102 minutes. Comedy/Horror ★★★★ First of all, a lot of people seem to misunderstand Tusk as a film overall. It's meant, above all else, as a comedy and a …

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