2013 saw a slew of though provoking, entertaining, and touching documentaries, which made it difficult to narrow it down to just ten of the best. While I’m confident with my number one and two picks, the rest of the list is fairly
2013 was a fantastic year for films, especially those of the independent variety. Below the jump you’ll find Kevin Rakestraw’s list of top ten best independent films of 2013. Be sure to check back throughout this week and next for more
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This week on the show Adam and Kevin talk about some movies they’ve been watching including All is Lost, Leviathan, and Nebraska, before getting into a feature review
Twitch posted the newly released Indonesian trailer for Gareth Evans‘ The Raid 2: Berandal, which looks even more amazing than the previously released teaser. The film will be making its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and
The first trailer for the Norwegian zombie flick Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead has been released and while I was a big fan of the original, I wasn’t dying to see this- that is until I watched this trailer. The film stars Vegar
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DIRECTED by: Brendan Prost Film Pulse Score: 7/10
Brendan Prost’s third feature film, Spaces and Reservations, takes a very real and contemplative look at a couple whose relationship is slowly falling apart. Like many real life relationships,
This week in the Grindhouse, in celebration of the new year, we’ll be taking a look at a horror film called Ghostkeeper, in which a group of friends have a very bad New Year’s weekend. Directed by Jim Makichuk, this Canadian
This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick comes to us from director David Sandberg and his upcoming short film Kung Fury. For fans of 80s cinema, this is one to check out. The film revolves around an 80s detective who decides
Here’s the eighth and final clip for Lars Von Trier’s upcoming sex epic, Nymphomaniac. This very NSFW clip features Charlotte Gainsbourg employing a very unconventional lie detector on an unfortunate man she has tied up in a chair.
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Release Date: January 31, 2014 (Limited) December 26, 2013 (VOD)
Directors: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 2.5/10
Directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer are previously known
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A very happy holiday to all our wonderful listeners! This week on the show, Adam and Kevin go over some of what they’ve been watching including Saving Mr.
This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick is the upcoming comedy feature Obvious Child, written and directed by Gillian Robespierre. The film is set to premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and stars Jenny Slate (Saturday Night Live) and Jake
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Release Date: December 20, 2013 (Limited and VOD)
Director: Quentin Dupieux
MPAA Rating: NR
Film Pulse Score: 5.5/10
Quentin Dupieux’s Wrong Cops, such is the case with his last two films, Rubber and Wrong, is
With the end of the year upon us, it’s time once again to announce our top films of the year. Although it wasn’t a breakout year in the way of horror, there are a number of standout films that are worth checking
A few days ago we saw the first teaser for Wally Pfister‘s directorial debut Transcendence, and now a full length trailer has been released. The film stars Johnny Depp as a scientist who, after being shot with a radioactive bullet,
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Release Date: December 20, 2013
Director: David O. Russell
MPAA Rating: R
Film Pulse Score: 8.5/10
Loosely based on the FBI’s Abscam sting in the 70s, David O. Russell’s American Hustle takes the facts and
