Black Swan (2010) USA
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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The Book of Eli (2009) USA
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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Legion (2010) USA
~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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REC (2007)SPAIN
Rabid done right! If you spent the 8-14 bucks seeing Quarantine, sorry. In case you didn’t know it was actually a remake of the Spanish film REC that was still in theaters in Spain as they tossed out a copy here in the States. (Spoiler Alert!) Simple, simple. A reporter (low on the totem…
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Haute Tention (High Tension) (2005) FRANCE
What would you do to save your best friend? In this intense horror thriller by Alex Aja and Greg Levasseur, two girls Marie and Alexia go to Alex’s parent’s house in the country for the weekend to study. Once there, the family and guest are terrorized by a killer who shows no mercy. When…
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Frostbitten (2006) vs Let The Right One In (2008) SWEDEN
Scandinavians have been busy with their vampires! I’m writing this to bring to light TWO great movies from two really cold places. We’ve all heard the hoopla about Let the Right One In. “It’s so amazing!!” or “It’s the best vampire film of the decade!” so on and so forth. But wait a minute. Though…
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A L’Interieur (Inside) (2007) FRANCE
“Mano y Mano” takes a back seat to “La Femme contre La Femme” What could have been be a slow moving tragic tale of death and birth becomes the most treacherous tale of cat and mouse in the French horror A L’Interieur. Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury, this sadistic tale of envy stars…
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