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bryan yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: FLAGRANT IMITATION GOES VIRAL IN “E-DEMON”
E-DEMON follows the gamut of cliché with pentagrams, anti-Christ jargon, unrealistic reactions and lots of people screaming – none of…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: SHIP THE COPYCAT “[CARGO]” BACK TO SEA
To call [CARGO] simple is to undermine the word “simple”. It’s less than that. It’s a single-location film equivalent to…
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Bryan Yentz
Movie Review: Post-Apocalyptic Practicality Astounds in “The Domestics”
THE DOMESTICS is obvious in its influences and may not reinvent the wheel, but it sure as hell wraps it…
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Bryan Yentz
ALBUM REVIEW: TAKE A BITE OF ZEAL AND ARDOR’S “STRANGER FRUIT”
White-hot off the hell hound’s trail of last year’s DEVIL IS FINE, ZEAL & ARDOR is back and spitting some…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR FIRST TIME IN “NIGHT OF THE VIRGIN”
For those who enjoy their foreign fare subversive and unapologetically repugnant, Roberto San Sebastien’s directorial debut will surely have you…
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Bryan Yentz
Movie Review: Penn Pens Humorous Horror In Meta-Satire “DIRECTOR’S CUT”
For those that appreciate the works of the ol’ illusionist, DIRECTOR’S CUT should be a no-brainer, for everyone else, just…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: TRUTH AND TRAGEDY COLLIDE IN “CRUEL SUMMER”
Given that the daily news is rife with these sorts of occurrences, it begs the question whether CRUEL SUMMER is…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: HELL HAS NEVER BEEN MORE MONOTONOUS THAN IN “GEHENNA: WHERE DEATH LIVES”
I’d sooner take an expedition to the real land of cremation than watch this again.
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: “CORBIN NASH” HAS BLOOD BUT LACKS BITE
The Jaggers have done a fine job replicating vampire lore, but haven’t done anything new with it... It’s this sticking…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: FOLKLORE AND PUBERTY MERGE SAVAGELY IN “WILDLING”
WILDLING is an engaging film that addresses its themes with a delicate touch, all the while delivering the savage goods…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: ART-HOUSE AMBITION OVERRIDES NARRATIVE CATHARSIS IN “YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE”
Paying blatant homage to films like Maniac, Bad Lieutenant and Taxi Driver, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE starts off raw…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: IF YOU LIKE YOUR FILMS BEREFT OF TENSION AND CONFLICT, SEEK “PRODIGY”
It comes off like a college-level production, rife with college-level writing, acting and go nowhere storytelling. It’s as one-note as…
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Bryan Yentz
BOOK REVIEW: “THE GONE WORLD” IS TIME-TRAVELING TERROR AT ITS MOST EPIC
A dazzling convergence of the old with the new; one that’s sure to leave your mind jellied and your body…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: STALK, SLASH, REPEAT IN “THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT”
In a time when the horror genre has evolved and movies like YOU’RE NEXT have elevated the home-invasion subcategory, it’s…
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Bryan Yentz
MOVIE REVIEW: HORROR AUTEUR ELI ROTH’S “DEATH WISH” REMAKE FIRES BLANKS
This version of DEATH WISH is nowhere near as terrible as some are making it out to be, but it…
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Bryan Yentz
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