Category: Verdict: 3.5

The piece makes for solid entertainment, but only fans of the genre are likely to appreciate it.

Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Night of the Demons 2 (1994)

It is, I admit, difficult for me to explain my affection for Night of the Demons 2, let alone justify it. In many ways,…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Princess Protection Program (2009)

Ever since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs hit the silver screen in 1937, the Walt Disney company has cultivated our daughters’ curious desire…

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Posted in Movie Review Verdict: 3.5

Return of the Living Dead III (1993)

You have to give props to any filmmaker willing to stray from a successful formula long before we all get tired of it. Nearly…

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Posted in Miscellaneous Show Verdict: 3.5

Revenge 1.01: Pilot

Have you ever tuned in to a soap opera and started resenting the characters for wasting their vast wealth and whining incessantly about the…

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Safe (2012)

You can’t judge a book by its cover, and you shouldn’t judge a movie by its commercials. Take Safe for example. Its trailer shows…

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Scream 4 (2011)

People often ask what I think of “torture porn” flicks like Saw (2004) and Hostel (2005). As it turns out, I feel the same…

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Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)

Well, somebody’s read Tanith Lee’s White as Snow! By “somebody”, I mean the heads of three separate studios, each of which spent the last…

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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

To say Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is better than its two predecessors would be missing the point. What matters is…

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Step Up 3D (2010)

Don’t let the adverts fool you. Step Up 3D is a fantasy film. Where else but in an Adam Shankman produced fantasy could you…

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The Avengers (2012)

Much will be made of the challenges involved in uniting six super-heroes from five different movies, but it strikes me most of the heavy…

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