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‘Mortal Kombat’ Can’t Land a Flawless Victory, But Gets a Good Win

by Warren Cantrell April 22, 2021 Print Reviews

A gore-happy love letter to a notoriously violent video game, ‘Mortal Kombat’ is the film that fans of the franchise have been waiting for.

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‘Wildcat’ Has Claws, But is Thematically De-Fanged

by Warren Cantrell April 22, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Wildcat’ is little more than torture porn with all the foreplay and none of the payoff.

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Horror Anthology ‘The Mortuary Collection’ Makes Most of What It Has

by Nick Spacek April 19, 2021 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

Written and directed by Ryan Spindell, the new horror anthology The Mortuary Collection stars Clancy Brown and Caitlin Custer in a collection of four tales of ever-expanding terror, surrounded by a frame story which weaves in and out of the installments themselves.

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‘Jakob’s Wife’ Subverts The Usual Vampire Tropes

by Nick Spacek April 13, 2021 Print Reviews

Jakob’s Wife, writer/director Travis Stevens’ follow-up to the stellar Girl on the Third Floor is a slyly comedic take on the vampire genre, with the added bonus of offering up a really powerful role for star Barbara Crampton.

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‘Tina’ Doc is Simply the Best

by Christian Ramos April 2, 2021 Print Reviews

Tina Turner has had a life so extravagant and inspiring, it was high time her story finally be told on film for her audiences to once more fall in love with her.

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ is fun to watch, dumb to think about

by Tim English March 30, 2021 Print Reviews

Yes, there are human beings in ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ but they matter very little in comparison to everything else that happens during the epic showdown of these two legendary Titans.

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‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Delivers on Promise of its Title, Little Else

by Warren Cantrell March 30, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ isn’t so much good, but rather good enough, sacrificing character work and dialogue for kick-ass action set pieces.

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‘The Father’ a Personal Film

by Christian Ramos March 28, 2021 Print Reviews

‘The Father’ is a personal and painful look at the effects of memory loss and loss of reality for aging Anthony Hopkins.

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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ is also bad

by Tim English March 24, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ is the better version of a bad movie, filled with long, drawn-out scenes that fail to advance plot nor develop character.

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‘Shoplifters of the World’ Is a Cinematic Misdemeanor

by Jonah Desneux March 22, 2021 Print Reviews

Shoplifters of the World is a love letter to 80s counter-culture and the band whose music shaped the identity of an alternative generation. Lacking substance on the back of weak performances, the film fails to hit the great heights it shoots for.

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I Can ‘Happily’ Watch This One Again

by KB Burke March 19, 2021 Print Reviews

In this funny dark romantic comedy, Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples’ trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.

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‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Finds New Ways to Be Just as Bad

by Warren Cantrell March 19, 2021 Print Reviews

Even with reshoots, an extra 2 hours, and a mulligan budget rumored to be in the $80 million dollar range, this film is undeniably, irredeemably awful.

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‘Paul Dood’s Deadly Lunch Break’ is Delicious & Filling [SXSW 2021]

by Warren Cantrell March 17, 2021 Print Reviews

A gory revenge flick with heart, this small, manic comedy sports laughs, gasps, and sentimental hand clasps in equal measure.

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“Coming 2 America” Boasts a Few Chuckles and a Gaggle of Call-Backs, But Ultimately Can’t Beat the Comedy Sequel Curse

by Warren Cantrell March 5, 2021 Print Reviews

Although ‘Coming 2 America’ has its heart is in the right place, the sum total is little more than a PG-13 rehash of older, better material.

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Quentin Dupieux’s “Keep an Eye Out” On-Brand Weird and Almost Excellent

by Warren Cantrell March 4, 2021 Print Reviews

Far from perfect, ‘Keep an Eye Out’ gets as close to a complete, fulfilling cinematic experience as one might ever hope for from Quentin Dupieux.

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