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FREAKS Review

This genre-bender is the type of movie best seen cold, with no knowledge of any plot details beforehand, in order to truly benefit from its wild thematic shifts.

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DEPRAVED Review

In the best Frankenstein-like story since the unironically great Frankenhooker, Larry Fessenden’s first directorial effort since 2013’s Beneath marks his most ferociously entertaining feature to date.

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SATANIC PANIC Review

Completely over the top in the best ways imaginable, Chelsea Stardust’s Satanic Panic is a gore-soaked camp-fest that is chock full of fun and consistently entertains from beginning to end. 

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TELLING LIES Video Review

I was really taken with Sam Barlow’s interactive narrative Her Story when it was released in 2015, but is the much anticipated followup, Telling Lies, as gripping? Maybe not, but it’s much more ambitious and tells an enthralling story nonetheless.

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WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE Review

While a middling, inoffensive family comedy may be its aim, Where’d You Go, Bernadette allows its divisive filmmaker to make some broad, uncomfortable statements on the nature of genius.

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GAGS THE CLOWN Review

Another poorly executed, found-footage movie that adds to an already-overflowing pile of forgettable titles just like it.

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BLINK OF AN EYE Review

Blink of an Eye may be a love letter to Dale Earnhardt Senior and to the sport of racing, but ultimately, it’s a one-pager that belongs in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and doesn’t have all the emotional impact that a good love letter should. 

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BLAIR WITCH (PC) Video Review

I picked up the new Blair Witch game for PC this weekend and as I love when my love of film and my love of video games cross over, I decided to make a video review of my thoughts about the

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THE FANATIC Review

Durst’s film shows a respectable ability to communicate what happens when the fantasy of celebrity breaks down on both sides of the spectrum.

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KILLERMAN Review

Suffering from an overcomplicated script, Killerman is not a blockbuster but could serve as a springboard for Liam Hemsworth’s trajectory to leading man. 

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THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Blu-ray Review

Despite this notable lack of features, I’m happy to have this in my collection regardless, however until a special edition comes out, The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a film that’s best suited for a digital purchase

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TONE-DEAF Review

Tone-Deaf is still a fun little thriller featuring two strong leads in Crew and Patrick, but the lack of commitment of its primary components prevents this from being anything but a mediocre affair.

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CRUISING Arrow Blu-ray Review

As someone mildly obsessed with this time in New York’s history, I was already drawn to Cruising, but the fantastic remaster and commentary make this a must-buy despite the other bonus content being somewhat scant.  

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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID Review

Tigers Are Not Afraid is an excellent piece of genre cinema that is, at times, as beautiful as it is horrific, presenting a new and wholly unique perspective of how pervasive the drug cartels are in Mexico and specifically how they can affect all those surrounding them.