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Movie Review: Smashed

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Directed by: James Ponsoldt Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul. Nick Offerman, Octavia Spencer, and Megan Mullaly Plot: A married woman faces trouble with her alcoholic husband when she decides to get sober.… Continue reading

The Pull List: Must Read Comics of 10/31/12

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Considering this Wednesday is Halloween, I thought there be some really cool Halloween-themed issues. Unfortunately, that is not the case. In fact, because this is a 5-Wednesday month, the choices are pretty scarce.… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: The Ward (2010)

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Starring: Amber Heard, Jared Harris, and Danielle Panabaker Plot: Kristin (Amber Heard) is a young woman committed to a psych ward among girls her own age. She is being haunted by a supernatural force, one… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Ghosts of Mars (2001)

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Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, and Jason Statham Plot:  A group of soldiers travel to a mining colony on Mars to transport a dangerous prisoner. When they get there they find all the residents have… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Vampires (1998)

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 Starring: James Woods, Daniel Baldwin, and Thomas Ian Griffith Plot: Jack Crow, an elite vampire hunter, seeks to wipe out the very first vampire before he figures out how to empower himself with the ability… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Escape from L. A. (1996)

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Starring: Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi, and Stacey Keach Plot: L.A. has been separated from the contiguous United States by an earthquake and left lawless. The President’s daughter runs away to the island with… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

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Starring: Sam Neill, Jurgen Prochnow, and Charlton Heston Plot: John Trent, an insurance investigator, is tasked with retrieving a manuscript from a popular horror novelist, Sutter Cane, who has gone missing. He finds… Continue reading

Movie Review: Seven Psychopaths

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Director: Martin McDonag Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, and Woody Harrelson Plot: A screenwriter gets wrapped into his best friends dognapping business. Review: The title of the film refers to the… Continue reading

The Pull List: Must Read Comics of 10/24/2012

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Batman Incorporated #4 By: Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham Publisher: DC Comics Price: $2.99 The Lowdown: I feel like it has been forever since an issue of Batman Inc had come out. Finally,… Continue reading

Movie Review: Argo

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Directed by: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, John Goodman, and Alan Arkin Plot: During the Iran Hostage Crisis, a CIA agent poses as a Hollywood producer to sneak Americans out of the country. Review: In 1979,… Continue reading