7
MIDNIGHTERS Review
The economical, engaging neo-noir unfolds like an even simpler version of A Simple Plan or Blood Simple.
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7
5
THE LULLABY Review
There’s no emotional punch to The Lullaby, just a dulling gloominess.
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8.5
BLACK PANTHER Review
Keeping the MCU connections to a minimum and guiding a fascinating cultural and character study peppered with rousing action, Coogler inspires and invigorates with Black Panther.
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5
VICTOR CROWLEY Blu-ray Review
Victor Crowley, the fourth film in the Hatchet saga and named for its hulking deformed slayer, continues the concept established in the first three movies but on a much smaller scale. The tone is cornier, and there are fewer of the Crowley kills that made the series stand out.
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6
THE RITUAL Review
The sound of falling trees mixed with screams recalls The Blair Witch Project, but The Ritual leaves way less to the imagination and is less effective for it.
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5
WINCHESTER Review
Winchester is just as basic thematically, wasting, and even contradicting, its interesting ideas rooted in grief and regret. Rough resolutions posing as cleansing poetic justice are missing rhyme and reason.
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7
MOM AND DAD Review
The parents aren’t alright in Mom and Dad, a high-concept, blood-soaked satire about folks suddenly developing (actual) murderous intentions directed at their children.
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4
PROUD MARY Review
It has an evocative title and the perfect star to deliver on the promise of a blaxploitation tribute, but Proud Mary is a flavorless mess that not even Taraji P. Henson can save.
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8
BEFORE I WAKE Review
The director and co-writer (with Jeff Howard) has crafted a heartfelt chiller that keeps its supernatural terrors grounded in humanity, thanks to genuine characters brought to life by a solid cast.
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Blake’s Top 25 Films of 2017
Next up in our year-end wrap-up is Blake Crane‘s top 25 films of 2017.
1. The Florida Project – In a year marked by cultural callousness, The Florida Project offers humanity. It’s heartbreaking but hopeful and urges understanding of those existing
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Blake’s Top 10 Horror Movies of 2017
For all you horror fans out there here’s another top 10 for 2017 from Blake Crane. Note these are all films distributed this year and do not contain festival or unreleased titles.
10. Gerald’s Game – Carla Gugino is amazing, carrying
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8.5
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Review
Above all, The Last Jedi is simply a fun time at the movies that quenches desires to see Star Wars stalwarts, while also blazing an exciting new course.
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4
JIGSAW Review
Seven years after Saw: The Final Chapter, the torture series has returned with a fresh title and a stale everything else.
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5
RED CHRISTMAS Blu-Ray Review
Red Christmas isn’t afraid to raise complex moral questions and doesn’t back down from their stickiness, but ultimately there’s a lack of pushing the debate fully into tastelessness or a profound purgation.
Posted by: Blake Crane
7
HAPPY DEATH DAY Review
Largely bloodless, the PG-13 chiller marries its conceit with basic horror conventions delightfully while riding the charisma of its fantastic lead actress through the chaotic time loop.
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3
FRIEND REQUEST Review
Wholly derivative and focusing on tedium rather than authentic scares, or even a point, Friend Request benignly works through the beats of its supernatural social media premise.
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