Advocacy#STEP #StepIsLife #BlackGirlMagic 2 women …(yes I must note Caucasian for specific reasons of intent and personal motivation) set out to tackle “American Blackness” and “Black history” Major Historical Event… #1 “STEP” Amanda Lipitz (Baltimore angst right after Freddie Gray verdict) And then #2 “Detroit” Kathryn Bigalow (The 1967 Detroit riots) Both films open this…
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Til Death do you part!…no really, part or apart or in bloody pieces!!!! What a great way to take something beautiful and annoying (Wedding video taping) and turn it into a Terminator meets Dawn of the dead and Exorcist adrenaline ride! REC 3 picks up on the same story line by connecting the…
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Vertige (High Lane) (2009) FRANCE VERTIGE (High Lane) (2009) French It almost made it to the main road of ‘good movies’ BUT there was a bad DETOUR. This french “Descent” knockoff had a chance; great landscapes, good camera work, remote location, attractive actors, who were really athletic (wow!?!?!) and can kind of act!?!? But overall…
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Some of you may have heard of this as Blood Couple and Black Evil, but for those of you lucky enough to have seen the original in theaters or the collector Director’s Cut of Ganja & Hess have had the privilege of seeing a deep and fascinating film that just so happens to be about…
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Not every “Villain” searches for redemption and not every “Woman” needs a man. An amazingly gruesome and touching indie horror has hatched from two great story tellers (Lucky McKee and Jack Ketchum). As a lover of horror and all things feminist, I am over the moon with THE WOMAN. The story feels as though it…
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This is definitely a mainstream film that fell short. There’s a great idea, some very cool cameos, yet the inconsistent pacing and plot holes cripple what could have been a new franchise. In the 2010 film Chain Letter the writers tries to tap into a great premise.Premise in a word or two: A HS kid…
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Though being original is near impossible, it is refreshing to see new takes on old stories. In this french Zombie thriller a couple escapes deep into the snowy mountain finding shelter at a desolate hospital. The female lead Sonia (Hélène de Fougerolles) is a scientist who is desperately searching for a cure to stop her…
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Black Swan is not only mesmerizing but it makes the world of Ballet really fascinating. Darren Aronofsky is the Kubrick of our generation. The story is about a frigid but gifted dancer Nina who due to self-torturing and a smothering mother finds being 99% proficient at dancing not good enough. She is a chorus member…
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Come on? What were you expecting…Denzel doesn’t do Horror. It’s still a good movie though! THE BOOK OF ELI (2009) USA Written By Gary Whitta Directed By “The Hughes Brothers-Albert Hughes & Allen Hughes Starring Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis & Gary Oldman The Story… A lonely traveler wonders the aftermath of earth…
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~The Little Movie That Didn’t…stick to one rip-off!! FULL OF SPOILERS (Read on at your own risk) So what do you get when you start with the original Terminator transition to Feast and end with a limp take on the Prophesy franchise? You get a mosh pit of ideas mixed with (sad to say) a…
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