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Movie Review: Compliance

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Directed by: Craig Zobel Starring: Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, and Tim Healy Plot: A prank phone call to a restaurant leads to a sexual assault. Review:  The premise seems like such an improbable series of events.… Continue reading

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

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The Massive #5 By: Brian Wood, Garry Brown, Dave Stewart, J.P. Leon Publisher: Dark Horse Price: $3.50 The Lowdown: I can’t say enough about this story. This is old fashioned science fiction at its… Continue reading

Movie Review: Jack & Diane

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Directed by: Bradley Rust Gray Starring: Juno Temple and Riley Keough Plot: After a chance meeting, 2 girls start a summertime love affair. Review:  This has been sold as a werewolf movie which is definitely misleading.… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: The Fog (1980)

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Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Adrienne Barbeau, and Hal Holbrook Plot: A thick fog descends on an old fishing town containing vengeful ghosts. Review:  Antonio Bay, CA is about to celebrate their centennial when a list… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Halloween (1978)

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Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasance, and PJ Soles Plot: A psychotic killer breaks out of a mental asylum and returns to his hometown to stalk teenagers. Review:  Halloween is a genre defining movie. Every… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

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Starring: Austin Stoker, Darwin Johnson, and Laurie Zimmer Plot: The staff of an abandoned police building finds themselves under attack by the countless members of a local gang. Review:  The movie takes place in a… Continue reading

John Carpenter in Review: Dark Star (1974)

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Starring: Brian Narelle, Dan O’Bannon, and Dre Pahich Plot: A space-faring crew investigates planets for colonization when things start going wrong. Review:  The title Dark Star refers to a scout ship currently being manned by a… Continue reading

Movie Review: 3, 2, 1…Frankie Goes Boom

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Directed by: Jordan Roberts Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Chris O’Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, and Ron Perlman Plot: Two feuding brothers try to get a sex tape back from a former movie star when they find… Continue reading

The Pull List: Must Read Comics of 10/3/2012

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Animal Man #13 By: Jeff Lemire and Steve Pugh Publisher: DC Comics Price: $2.99 The Lowdown: Here it is, what we all have been waiting for. What Animal Man has been leading up to… Continue reading

Movie Review: Looper

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Directed by: Rian Johnson Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt Plot: A hit man specializing in killing targets sent from the future comes face to face with his older self. Review:… Continue reading