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  • Movie Review ~ Longlegs

    Movie Review ~ Longlegs

    Longlegs Synopsis: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.Stars: Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Nicolas Cage, Kieran ShipkaDirector: Osgood PerkinsRated: RRunning Length: 101 minutes Review: Something strange happened to me leading up to the release of…

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Significant Other

    31 Days to Scare ~ Significant Other

    31 Days to Scare Significant Other 7.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A young couple takes a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest and faces sinister events leading them to realize that everything about the place is not as it seems. Director: Dan Berk & Robert Olsen Stars: Maika Monroe, Jake Lacy, Matthew Yang King, Dana…

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  • Movie Review ~ Greta

    Movie Review Greta 7/10 The Facts Synopsis: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her. Director: Neil Jordan Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, Stephen Rea Rated: R Running Length: 98 minutes The Thoughts In my mid-teens, I used to love the made-for-TV…

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  • Movie Review ~ The 5th Wave

    Movie Review The 5th Wave 5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. Director: J Blakeson Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Alex Roe, Maria Bello, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 112 minutes…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Independence Day: Resurgence

    Synopsis: Decades after original ID4 alien attack, Earth is threatened with a new extra-terrestrial threat, but will the planet’s installed space defenses be enough? Release Date:  June 24, 2016 Thoughts: I don’t know about you, but I haven’t exactly spent the last 19 summers wishing for a sequel to 1996 megatron-huge blockbuster Independence Day.  If…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ It Follows

    Synopsis: After a strange sexual encounter, a teenager finds herself plagued by disturbing visions and the inescapable sense that something is following her. Release Date:  March 27, 2015 Thoughts: If early buzz and trailer/poster quotes can be believed, It Follows could make a bloody little splash in the ever shrinking pond of indie horror films.…

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  • Movie Review ~ Labor Day

    Movie Review Labor Day 7.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited. Director: Jason Reitman Stars: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin…

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Labor Day

    Synopsis: Depressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited. Release Date:  December 25, 2013 (limited) Thoughts: By all accounts, Jason Reitman is on a roll. …

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