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

Retro ‘Doctor Who’ Reviews – Vol. 4.1

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The last episode reviewed was a big one – the Third Doctor sacrificed himself to defeat the giant spiders who were threatening Earth and spent two years trapped in the time vortex. When… 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

Ten Annoying Child Actors Who Have Redeemed Themselves

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This is going to sound mean (because it is mean) but many child actors are bloody annoying. Not that it’s their fault…the Hollywood system looks for traits in the kids that may sound… 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

Comics You Should be Reading: ‘Locke & Key’

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Welcome to the Keyhouse, a place of mystery and magic. The comic industry was built on superhero capes, but that is not the only genre to thrive in this medium. Back in the… Continue reading