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REVIEW: Not Incontinence or the Stomach Flu, The Visit's Elixir Is Sundown Syndrome

Posted by James Brown on Saturday, September 12, 2015, In : 0.06% Beer or Wine 
The Visit





Directed By: M. Night Shyamalan

Starring: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, and Kathryn Hahn


I came into The Visit with quite a few reservations to say the least, and it's not just the fact that I am returning to STMR after a bit of a hiatus.  After all, we're talking about M. Night Shyamalan.  He hasn't had a good movie in well over a decade.  His previous feature film After Earth says it all in the way it sank the box office prospects of the unsinkable mov...

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REVIEW: With Vacuum Cleaners Partying, Erica Ash Ghettoizing Black Swan, and Morgan Freeman Narrating, Scary Movie 5 is Just Plain Weird

Posted by James Brown on Saturday, April 13, 2013, In : 0.12% Hard Liquor 
Scary Movie 5





Directed By: Malcolm D. Lee

Starring: Ashley Tisdale, Simon Rex, Erica Ash, Molly Shannon, Heather Locklear, J.P. Manoux, Jerry O'Connell, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, and Morgan Freeman

How many times have you gone to an R-rated film and been appalled to see parents bringing their kids to the theater?  I've honestly lost count at this point.  Whether it be some violent, bloody horror flick or the latest rude and crude comedy, we've all sadly been there.  It's needless to say that...

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REVIEW: In Evil Dead, the Intervention for Drug Addict Mia Seriously Backfires, and the Evil Book Takes Withdrawal to New, Bloody Lows

Posted by James Brown on Friday, April 5, 2013, In : 0.09% Cocktails 
Evil Dead





Directed By: Fede Alvarez

Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, and Elizabeth Blackmore


We lost a true legend this week.  Roger Ebert, the man who invented modern film criticism and one whose works I've read for years, has passed away.  He will definitely be missed.  While we'll never get the chance to hear his thoughts on the films of tomorrow, his words are just as relevant today in an era of remakes and adaptations.  This is definitely the case for ...

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REVIEW: A Couple of Cocktails Are Needed to Confront The Devil Inside

Posted by Zach Davis on Friday, January 13, 2012, In : 0.09% Cocktails 
The Devil Inside
Zach Davis




Directed by: William Brent Bell

Starring: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama, and Susan Crowley

It seems every year there is a new film out about possession and exorcism, with very few offering new perspectives or insights.  The Devil Inside is another one of these movies although it offers a bit of originality given that it’s presented in the format of a documentary.  This documentary style helps make the movie seem more real and authentic...
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