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bryan yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: FOUND-FOOTAGE PITS A MOTHER AGAINST SON IN “MOTHERS OF MONSTERS”
M.O.M. is a heat-of-the-moment anecdote of outrage without answers. But sometimes, maybe that’s what’s needed.
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kleurvision
MOVIE REVIEW: “DEAD SOUND” IS A BOAT RIDE TO BANALITY
As far as single-location thrillers go, DEAD SOUND isn’t actually bad, it’s just an utterly by-the-numbers film you’re bound to…
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kleurvision
MOVIE REVIEW: “DROWNING” CHOKES ON ITS OWN TEDIUM
If DROWNING could be viewed as an electrical time sequence, it would simply be a flatline due to inactivity.
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kleurvision
BOOK REVIEW: “THE REMAKING” TIRADES BUT DOESN’T TERRIFY
The initial set-up is interesting and the overarching concept commendable, but THE REMAKING suffers from a lack of actual narrative…
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kleurvision
MOVIE REVIEW: “A SERIAL KILLER’S GUIDE TO LIFE” IS WORTH FOLLOWING
The plot may lose steam, but the driving force of A SERIAL KILLER'S GUIDE TO LIFE is that of its…
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kleurvision
SCREAMFEST LA 2019 REVIEW: “HE NEVER DIED” GETS MORE OF A REIMAGINING THAN A SEQUEL IN “SHE NEVER DIED”
Resides in a strange purgatorial state wherein fans of the original might feel slighted by the ingeminate material, but newcomers…
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kleurvision
SCREAMFEST LA 2019 REVIEW: “EVIL DEAD” MEETS “REAR WINDOW” IN THE PIERCE BROTHERS’ “THE WRETCHED”
It’s REAR WINDOW through the grue-smeared lens of EVIL DEAD. And for the most part, it succeeds in both cinematic…
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kleurvision
MOVIE REVIEW: FRANCK KHALFOUN’S “PREY” IS AS UNIMAGINATIVE AS ITS TITLE
Considering the extortionate amount of films generically called “Prey”, it’s unfortunate that Franck Khalfoun’s newest endeavor live up to the…
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kleurvision
MOVIE REVIEW: AMBITIOUS INDIE EFFORT “THE HEAD HUNTER” SPILLS MORE AMBIENCE THAN IT DOES BLOOD
THE HEAD HUNTER is an out-of-nowhere horror film with a head full of artistic aspirations that proves a vision can…
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Bryan Yentz
DEAD GIVEAWAY: OF HORROR TRAILERS AND SPOILERS – A RANT
Have you ever had a semblance of interest in a movie, only to watch its preview and discover that you…
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kleurvision
BOOK REVIEW: PLAGUE CHILDREN, PREJUDICE AND WAR ERUPT IN “ONE OF US”
ONE OF US has its heart in the right place, but the kitchen-sink approach to resolution rushes the overall experience…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: “LASSO” NEARLY HOGTIES ITSELF WITH THE WORST POSSIBLE PROTAGONIST
Where LASSO could’ve been a horror-hybrid spectacle worthy of repeat viewing, it unfortunately chooses to tighten its noose around the…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: “CHRISTMAS BLOOD” IS WORSE THAN COAL IN YOUR STOCKING
CHRISTMAS BLOOD does scratch a gorehound's itch for merciless slaughter, but won’t keep the pack salivating beyond a beer-binging rental.
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: “WHAT THE WATERS LEFT BEHIND” IS BETTER OFF SUBMERGED
A horror film bereft of originality or reason; developed by filmmakers who had no idea how to reap the benefit…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: “DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE” WILL GIVE YOU ROAD RASH
For those that appreciative their flicks raw and uncompromising, DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE isn’t just unforgettable, but the kind of movie…
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Bryan Yentz
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