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BRIAN THOMAS
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B+
 
"Overcome by its own weight." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Feb 9, 2006
 
Dune (1984)63%
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B
 
"Another exploitation monstrosity from Indonesia seemingly crafted to measure your appetite for obscure and tasteless entertainment." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Feb 6, 2006
 
Virgins From Hell (1987)n/a
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B+
 
"The movie turns an excellent videogame into a merely average monster action movie for the first hour, but with a few plot twists manages to rise above that mark a bit in the last act." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 31, 2006
 
Doom (2005)20%
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A
 
"Those willing to explore may find Bergman's talents more accessible than they'd expected." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 24, 2006
 
The Virgin Spring (1960)94%
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A
 
"The series' relatively edgy messages and continuity ... helped make a memorable impression on youngsters in the 1960s, while the American influence helped keep things from getting too heavy." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 9, 2006
 
Kimba, The White Lion Ultra Edition ()n/a
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C-
 
"Stifling, and spreads its minimal plot over too much time." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jan 6, 2006
 
2046 (2005)84%
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A-
 
"Whedon gives us a feature containing all his strengths: characterization, sharply humorous and naturally dramatic dialogue, brilliant casting, thrilling action..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 21, 2005
 
Serenity (2005)82%
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B+
 
"The effects are not as good as in sequels to follow, but they're acceptable -- though the Kong costume is horrible." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 20, 2005
 
King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963)36%
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B
 
"It's too bad Toho couldn't make more Kong movies." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 20, 2005
 
King Kong Vs. Godzilla/King Kong Escapes (1963/1967)n/a
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B
 
"Like all Cohen monster movies, Konga relies on its lead actor to keep the show on the road." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2005
 
Konga (1961)33%
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A+
 
"If it could make legions of fans fall in love with it via chopped up and blurry television broadcasts, it must have been incredible [in 1933]." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 14, 2005
 
King Kong (1933)100%
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A
 
"This movie isn't a funeral like the last series 'finale' Godzilla Vs. Destroyah, but a colossal birthday party. Everybody is invited..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Dec 13, 2005
 
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)50%
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A-
 
"The action is thrilling in a way that modern movies do so well, but it only forms a healthy breeding ground for romantic comedy between the two stars." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 30, 2005
 
Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)58%
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B+
 
"You can see [the director] struggling here toward better results in his subsequent films, but this one is only a worthwhile experiment." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 21, 2005
 
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2005)55%
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B
 
"Good for an evening when you need to put your brain on hold for two hours." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 14, 2005
 
Stealth (2005)13%
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A-
 
"Spooky stuff indeed, and well worth catching even for those that think they're tired of the J-horror invasion." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 11, 2005
 
Pulse (2005)73%
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B+
 
"Even if you hate musical theater -- or maybe especially if you do -- you might want to check out this very silly satire..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 8, 2005
 
Reefer Madness - The Movie Musical (2005)n/a
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A-
 
"Clearly the best episode since Empire Strikes Back -- including awesome spectacle, thrilling action and genuine humor..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Nov 2, 2005
 
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)79%
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A-
 
"Has that vague feeling of light snack dissatisfaction ... but ... makes up for that with relentless action, suspense and (on unrated DVD) deep red bloodletting." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 31, 2005
 
High Tension (2005)41%
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B-
 
"Really delivers in the monster department..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 31, 2005
 
Frankenstein vs. The Creature From Blood Cove ()n/a
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B
 
"[Ferrell's] send-up of movie star posing, along with Kidman’s charm, are the main reasons to catch this flick..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 27, 2005
 
Bewitched (2005)25%
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A-
 
"So has the wait been worth it? Well, for the most part, yes." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 19, 2005
 
George A. Romero's Land of the Dead (2005)75%
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B-
 
"Joel Schumacher, taking over for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, made things much worse by... delivering expensive messes." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman & Robin (1997)12%
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B-
 
"Joel Schumacher, taking over for Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, made things much worse by... delivering expensive messes." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman Forever (1995)43%
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B-
 
"[The villains have] fascinating stories to crowd Keaton’s hero out of the picture." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman Returns (1992)77%
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B-
 
"We weren’t yet spoiled by cinema’s ... ability to create on film anything that can be imagined, accepting anything that looked a bit clunky as part of the package." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman (1989)69%
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B-
 
"With each movie poster, Batman himself became more buried by other characters and concepts." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 ()n/a
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A
 
"Works as an epic drama, a rousing adventure, a horror yarn, and an exciting action spectacle [because of] the intelligence and sensitivity of the filmmakers..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 18, 2005
 
Batman Begins (2005)84%
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B+
 
"The Fog is a fine scary ghost story ... but it’s no Halloween. And looking back 25 years later, it definitely shouldn’t be." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 14, 2005
 
The Fog (1980)68%
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A-
 
"[In Kolchak] the supernatural was taken out of gothic castles to prowl in the shadows of the real world." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Oct 5, 2005
 
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974-1975)n/a
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B
 
"By keeping things simple, the Quiroz team manages to produce an entertaining little horror feature without overextending themselves..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Sep 6, 2005
 
Hood of the Living Dead (2004)n/a
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A+
 
"Team Simpson is just cruisin’." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 16, 2005
 
The Simpsons - Season 6 (1996-1997)n/a
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A
 
"If [it] brings great joy to general audiences, that joy should be doubled -- with a gentle nostalgic tug at the heartstrings -- for any fan of Old School martial arts cinema." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 8, 2005
 
Kung Fu Hustle (2005)89%
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C
 
"Since it’s about an actual famous and horrific crime -- and filmed on many of the actual locations -- [it] picks up value as a tangential cultural document." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 3, 2005
 
Manson Family Movies (1984)n/a
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A
 
"The movies in the Thin Man series have that special something that makes you want to watch them over and over again." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Aug 2, 2005
 
The Thin Man Collection (1930's)n/a
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A
 
"It all has a logical sense that holds up under scrutiny for those brave and interested enough to pay attention." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jul 26, 2005
 
Constantine (2005)45%
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B
 
"The movies stand above the TV series in every way, but this is still a very good science fiction adventure series which hasn’t aged much in 15 years." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jul 19, 2005
 
Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The New Files Vol. 1 (1996)n/a
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A
 
"This is one movie that fills the screen with every imaginable color, on costumes, sets, locations -- and in the eyes of every character." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jul 5, 2005
 
Bride and Prejudice (2005)66%
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A
 
"Packs a raw punch, delivering a fevered and disturbing nightmare vision." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2005
 
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1988)73%
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A+
 
"The electronic thrum of a Martian machine’s heat ray warming up is still able to send chills up your spine." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 29, 2005
 
The War of the Worlds (1953)85%
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B+
 
"[Does] for the werewolf movie what Scream did for the slasher flick." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 23, 2005
 
Cursed (2005)17%
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B+
 
"A four-color comic book come to life." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 13, 2005
 
Danger: Diabolik (1968)44%
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B+
 
"Director Don Mancini does a fine job... [as] the guiding force behind Chucky for 17 years, his heart is definitely in the right place." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 10, 2005
 
Seed of Chucky (2004)31%
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B-
 
"Writer/director Kobayashi is a bit too heavily influenced by manga in his creative choices." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted Jun 5, 2005
 
Marronnier (2004)n/a
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C+
 
"Boogeyman spends a lot of time telling us that we ought to be scared, instead of making us scared." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 31, 2005
 
Boogeyman (2005)14%
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A
 
"A fine representative sampling..." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 24, 2005
 
The Forgotten Films of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle (2005)n/a
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A
 
"Team America doesn’t just skewer flag-waving knee-jerk conservatives – they go after flag-waving knee-jerk liberals, too." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 17, 2005
 
Team America: World Police (2004)78%
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B+
 
"It’s highly unusual for an action movie to be driven so much by performances, but Assault fits that rare niche." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 10, 2005
 
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)61%
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B+
 
"A winking action thriller in the Jerry Bruckheimer tradition that uses a knowledge of history as the basis of its fast moving treasure hunt plot." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 3, 2005
 
National Treasure (2004)43%
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B
 
"One comics adaptation that comes with a few key panels missing." -- Now Playing Magazine
Posted May 2, 2005
 
Man-Thing (2005)20%

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