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Founder: Elements of Madness | Contributing Senior Film Critic: CLTure | Past Bylines at Pretty Vacant One, FilmFed, & Mountain Xpress | The Cine-Men podcast co-host | NC Film Critics Association, Southeastern Film Critics Association, & Critics Choice Association member | Rotten Tomatoes approved individual critic
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The Raven [movie review primer]
This week’s film review is of James McTeigue’s The Raven starring John Cusack, opening nationally April 27th. Courtesy of some friends, I’ll be attending a sneak preview tonight at the Regal Theater at Stonecrest. Haven’t been to this theater since… Read More ›
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Lockout, or Why I Should Have Seen “3 Stooges” Instead [movie review]
Lockout is both exactly the kind of action movie you like (violence, humor, a cool hero facing immense odds) and the kind of action movie you want it to be (there’s a “no gun” policy for a reason). Unfortunately I… Read More ›
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Lockout (movie review primer)
Tomorrow’s screening and review will be of James Mather and Stephen St. Leger’s Lockout. Based on the trailer, the premise appears to be that one man is hired to save the president’s daughter from a prison riot in progress…in space…. Read More ›
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American Reunion [movie review]
In the summer of 1999 I had graduated from high school and was sleeping on my best friend’s mom’s pull out sofa. I spent my days working at my Dad’s store and my evenings with my friends. The original American… Read More ›