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MIKE BRACKEN
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• Flipside Movie Emporium
• Mike Bracken's Horror Films
• ToxicUniverse.com

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I'm a 34-year-old film freelance film critic who specializes in Euro-horror, cult exploitation, and Asian action cinema.
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Total Reviews: 488

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• Location: Oakland, CA


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3/5
 
"Tropic Thunder won't go down as a comedy classic, but compared to the rest of this summer's fare, it succeeds almost in spite of itself." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Aug 14, 2008
 
Tropic Thunder (2008)83%
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4/5
 
"Dreams on Spec is a fascinating look at a part of the filmmaking process that has largely been unexplored up until this point." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Aug 4, 2008
 
Dreams on Spec (2007)n/a
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3/5
 
"One gets the feeling that after six years of no X-Files Carter wanted to cram everything he could into this film in order to please the fans and hopefully lure in new disciples. The problem is that the approach left him with a film that satisfies no one." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jul 27, 2008
 
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)33%
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5/5
 
"With The Dark Knight Nolan has crafted what may be the greatest superhero film to date." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 
The Dark Knight (2008)94%
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2/5
 
"The Signal has an incredibly interesting premise, which makes it all the more disappointing that filmmakers David Bruckner, Jacob Gentry, and Dan Bush really have no clue what to do with it." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 27, 2008
 
The Signal (2007)55%
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3/5
 
"Machine Girl is a creative Japanese splatterfest that has just enough heart to make up for its numerous shortcomings." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 17, 2008
 
The Machine Girl (2008)63%
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4/5
 
"The Incredible Hulk is the film I was hoping for a few years ago before Ang Lee screwed it all up." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 13, 2008
 
The Incredible Hulk (2008)67%
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5/5
 
"Inside is the new heavyweight champion of French horror films." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 8, 2008
 
Inside (2007)89%
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4/5
 
"A lean, mean, and extremely focused French horror film." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 4, 2008
 
Them (2007)63%
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3/5
 
"Diary of the Dead fits quite nicely into the modern zombie film renaissance that's been rocking the horror world for the past few years." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 3, 2008
 
George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead (2008)60%
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3/5
 
"Frontier(s) is just an average horror film with some above average gore." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jun 2, 2008
 
Frontier(s) (2008)65%
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2/5
 
"Black Roses has a great idea at work in terms of the story. It's just too bad that Fasano didn't have the budget and the talent to bring out the full potential inherent in the film's premise." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted May 21, 2008
 
Black Roses (1988)n/a
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3/5
 
"When Crystal Skull is kicking the action into high gear, it's pretty entertaining. The problem is, Spielberg (who's usually spot on with the pacing of his movies) lets the film bog down far too often." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted May 19, 2008
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)77%
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3/5
 
"Baget is another up-and-coming horror filmmaker to keep an eye on." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Apr 21, 2008
 
WrestleManiac (2006)n/a
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4/5
 
"The Judd Apatow comedy train gets back on track." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Apr 17, 2008
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)85%
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2/5
 
"Ketchum's weakest novel makes for a meandering and unfulfilling movie experience" -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Apr 10, 2008
 
Jack Ketchum's The Lost (2008)67%
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3/5
 
"War has a ton of problems, but it manages to overcome most of them...barely." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 24, 2008
 
War (2007)14%
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2/5
 
"Another day, another Asian horror film remake..." -- Flipside Movie Emporium
Posted Mar 21, 2008
 
Shutter (2008)7%
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2/5
 
"Drillbit Taylor is predictable, unfocused, and painfully unfunny." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 20, 2008
 
Drillbit Taylor (2008)26%
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4/5
 
"With nary a nod to plausibility Michael Davis has crafted one of the more entertaining action films to come along in recent years." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 17, 2008
 
Shoot 'Em Up (2007)66%
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4/5
 
"Darkon provides a fascinating look at a subculture most of us never knew existed." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 10, 2008
 
Darkon (2007)89%
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3/5
 
"Bolstered by assured direction and fine performances from most of the ensemble cast, State's Evidence manages to become greater than the sum of its parts." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 8, 2008
 
State's Evidence (2006)50%
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4/5
 
"Based on a true story, The Bank Job has something most modern day caper films are missing--a sense of verisimilitude." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Mar 6, 2008
 
The Bank Job (2008)79%
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4/5
 
"This is Rambo for a new generation--bigger, more violent, and yet somehow a little smarter and nuanced too. It's not high art, but who expects that from a Rambo movie to begin with?" -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
Rambo (2008)36%
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1/5
 
"Chaos is a brutal viewing experience--for all the wrong reasons." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 24, 2008
 
Chaos (2005)6%
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2/5
 
"You can't polish a turd--a point that Divergence drives home quite handily." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 23, 2008
 
Divergence (2006)n/a
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3/5
 
"Heartstopper features a hodgepodge of ideas stolen from better films, but it's still watchable...sort of like a car wreck." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 22, 2008
 
Heartstopper (2006)n/a
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5/5
 
"Cloverfield is an intense and engaging monster movie that may very well breathe life back into a dead genre while demonstrating that there's fertile soil left to be tilled in this particular cinematic field." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 16, 2008
 
Cloverfield (2008)77%
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5/5
 
"The Girl Next Door is the best horror film of 2007" -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 14, 2008
 
The Girl Next Door (2007)69%
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1/5
 
"Far more Dungeons & Dragons than Lord of the Rings, In the Name of the King is your typical Uwe Boll flick." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 11, 2008
 
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2008)5%
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3/5
 
"Reeker doesn't stink nearly as much as the title might suggest." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 4, 2008
 
Reeker (2005)67%
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5/5
 
"To call Exiled Johnnie To's finest film would be an understatement." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Jan 2, 2008
 
Exiled (2007)81%
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4/5
 
"Adam Green's feature film debut, Hatchet, isn't anything we haven't seen before as genre fans--but it's one of several films this year that actually tries to do something besides "reboot" an old franchise." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Dec 16, 2007
 
Hatchet ()n/a
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3/5
 
"Horror fans looking for a zombie flick that's more concerned with action than out and out scares should give Flight of the Living Dead a look." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Dec 14, 2007
 
Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (2007)80%
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3/5
 
"Black Sheep isn't perfect, but director Jonathan King certainly shows a lot of promise." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Dec 10, 2007
 
Black Sheep (2007)71%
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4/5
 
"This outing won't replace the original as anyone's favorite of the series, but it is a worthy addition to the Die Hard canon." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Dec 4, 2007
 
Die Hard 4: Live Free or Die Hard (2007)81%
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Nov 17, 2007
 
Election (1999)93%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Nov 17, 2007
 
Bone Sickness ()n/a
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1/5
 
"Sometimes you can watch a bad film and say "well, there was a good movie buried in there somewhere". Rise: Blood Hunter is not one of those movies." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Nov 16, 2007
 
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007)36%
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5/5
 
"The Shark is Still Working is essential viewing for Jaws fanatics and anyone interested in filmmaking in general." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 31, 2007
 
The Shark Is Still Working (2006)100%
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4/5
 
"Not To's greatest film, but an interesting examination of the inner workings of Hong Kong's triad gangs." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 30, 2007
 
Election (2005)86%
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3/5
 
"Haeckel's Tale isn't amongst the best episodes of the first season of Masters of Horror, but it's not amongst the worst, either." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 22, 2007
 
Masters of Horror - John McNaughton: Haeckel's Tale (2006)n/a
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 20, 2007
 
The Hunger (1983)50%
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4/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 20, 2007
 
Shutter (2004)50%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 20, 2007
 
City Of Rott (2006)n/a
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3/5
 
"Despite a terrible first half, the rest of the film is nominally entertaining." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 15, 2007
 
Wrong Turn 2 (2007)75%
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3/5
 
Click here to read article -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 13, 2007
 
Sheitan (2006)53%
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4/5
 
"Proof that there still might be a few scares left in the played out Asian Girl Ghost film subgenre." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 8, 2007
 
Shutter ()79%
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3/5
 
"While not a "classic" serial killer flick, H6: Diary of a Serial Killer does more things right than wrong during it's 91-minute running time." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Oct 6, 2007
 
H6 - Diary Of A Serial Killer ()n/a
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4/5
 
"This installment isn't quite as good as the one on H.H Holmes, but it's a must-see for serial killer buffs and anyone interested in American crime." -- Mike Bracken's Horror Films
Posted Apr 9, 2007
 
Albert Fish (2007)n/a

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