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4/5
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100%
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Sleepwalk With Me () |
"
Sleepwalk With Me very much reminded me of a take on High Fidelity with comedians instead of music snobs."
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Film Threat
Posted Jan 27, 2012
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3.5/5
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94%
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Corman's World: Exploits Of A Hollywood Rebel (2011) |
"
Yes, it's all straight-forward, no muss filmmaking, but Roger Corman wouldn't want it any other way."
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Film Threat
Posted Dec 22, 2011
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4/5
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74%
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The Lie (2011) |
"
It's funny, touching and truthful and its total lack of cynicism is rare but very welcome."
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Film Threat
Posted Nov 14, 2011
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4/5
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82%
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!Women Art Revolution (2011) |
"
An important film about the women's art scene which has never really received its due."
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Film Threat
Posted Oct 26, 2011
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4.5/5
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50%
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The Living Wake (2010) |
"
Funny, touching, insane, ridiculous and brilliant are just a few words I would use to describe "The Living Wake." Films like this need to be seen so seek it out, you'll be glad you did."
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Film Threat
Posted May 21, 2010
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2/5
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50%
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010) |
"
"The Human Centipede" is a dumb movie. There wasn't a single moment in the film where I wasn't keenly aware I was watching a film and a fairly bad B-film at that."
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Film Threat
Posted May 4, 2010
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1/5
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19%
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The Back-up Plan (2010) |
"
"The Back-Up Plan" is a stupid, unfunny, gross and annoying film. Let's just get that out of the way right now. "
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Film Threat
Posted May 4, 2010
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3/5
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76%
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Kick-Ass (2010) |
"
However the film also has major pacing issues, is pretty damned boring and saddles the audience with the least interesting character in the entire film, Kick-Ass. As a result I felt the film was simply o.k. when it could have been much, much better."
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Film Threat
Posted Apr 19, 2010
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3.5/5
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74%
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I Sell the Dead (2008) |
"
All in all "I Sell the Dead" is a good old fashioned horror movie for fans of classic monster movies and things that go bump in the night."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 31, 2010
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4/5
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56%
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Trash Humpers (2010) |
"
It's all very confusing and I have to admit, I'm not sure I even liked "Trash Humpers." But, I respect it and I respect Korine as an artist."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 31, 2010
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3/5
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51%
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Chloe (2010) |
"
"Chloe" is a taut, adult thriller that succeeds so well in its set-up that when the third act rolls around, you're left expecting more."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 31, 2010
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|
3.5/5
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75%
|
Greenberg (2010) |
"
While "Greenberg" wasn't as funny as I had hoped, I think it's a great film and in the end is a return to form for Baumbach."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 31, 2010
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4/5
|
50%
|
Godspeed (2010) |
"
Intense, brutal, intriguing and expertly executed."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 31, 2010
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4/5
|
90%
|
Easier with Practice (2009) |
"
Easier With Practice is such an assured, solid and just plain good film, it's going to be a tough act to follow."
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 11, 2010
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3/5
|
72%
|
The Crazies (2010) |
"
"The Crazies" isn't the worst horror film you'll see nor is it the best. It's a decently made horror film that serves it's purpose which is to freak you out a little bit but not really make you think%u2026"
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Film Threat
Posted Mar 10, 2010
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|
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14%
|
I Love You Beth Cooper (2009) |
"
Let me be clear here: I hated this movie. I hated it so much I couldn't even bring myself to laugh at how awful it was."
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Film Threat
Posted Jul 27, 2009
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|
|
56%
|
New World Order (2009) |
"
While I can't say I'm fully convinced the people profiled in "New World Order" are onto anything resembling "the truth," I will say again, there are some compelling truths to be found in the film and by the Alex Jones acolytes."
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Film Threat
Posted Jul 21, 2009
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|
|
90%
|
Hunger (2009) |
"
Yes, "Hunger" is a fairly nasty affair and we don't even get to the starvation part until the third act."
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Film Threat
Posted Jul 21, 2009
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|
1.5/5
|
27%
|
Land of the Lost (2009) |
"
Be it dead serious, moronic racecar driver Ricky Bobby or idiotic, deadpan Ron Burgandy, Ferrell has managed to create quite the niche for himself as the honest, earnest moron."
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Film Threat
Posted Jul 21, 2009
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|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Harmony and Me (2009) |
"
Bob Byington's "Harmony and Me" is an indie gem that isn't at all what it appears to be at first glance."
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Film Threat
Posted Jul 21, 2009
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|
4/5
|
78%
|
Humpday (2009) |
"
Humpday is like a peek into the brain of dudes and it's either funny or discomforting depending on if you're a guy or a girl. As a guy, I only prayed my wife wasn't catching on."
—
Film Threat
Posted Mar 17, 2009
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|
4/5
|
68%
|
Revolutionary Road (2008) |
"
An unforgettable film and one of the year's best."
—
Film Threat
Posted Dec 23, 2008
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|
3.5/5
|
85%
|
Wendy and Lucy (2008) |
"
An interesting film that needs the audience to serve as a mirror for Wendy's travails and emotions."
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Film Threat
Posted Nov 4, 2008
|
|
3/5
|
59%
|
W. (2008) |
"
A movie which is a wacky, wild and weird look at how the past 8 or so years of American politics and policy came to be."
—
Film Threat
Posted Oct 21, 2008
|
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4/5
|
60%
|
Humboldt County (2008) |
"
The characters are so well defined, the acting so top-notch and the cinematography so stunning, I was able to forgive what I saw as script issues."
—
Film Threat
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
3.5/5
|
46%
|
Lakeview Terrace (2008) |
"
An intriguing and provocative thriller."
—
Film Threat
Posted Oct 18, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
41%
|
The Rocker (2008) |
"
It's exactly the kind of film that I'll forget having ever seen by the time Summer is over and that's too bad as I do love the premise of the film and I'm a fan of Rainn Wilson."
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Film Threat
Posted Jun 17, 2008
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4/5
|
79%
|
Standard Operating Procedure (2008) |
"
Since most mainstream documentaries take a clearly leftist view of things, I liked the fact Morris wasn't trying to cram his opinion down our throats."
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Film Threat
Posted May 27, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
84%
|
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) |
"
While the film has some laugh out-loud moments, it's very poorly constructed and what we see onscreen seems to be the victim of either bad editing, poor direction or a script that was rushed into production too quickly."
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Film Threat
Posted Apr 8, 2008
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|
5/5
|
45%
|
Mister Lonely (2007) |
"
Let's hope we don't have to wait so long to see what Korine will do next."
—
Film Threat
Posted Mar 18, 2008
|
|
4/5
|
78%
|
Baghead (2008) |
"
Being creative is scary and personal and when you involve other people in the creative process you have to trust them or find a way to get what you want. And that happens here as do laughs, gasps, confusion and terror both real and internalized."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 29, 2008
|
|
1/5
|
35%
|
August (2008) |
"
August doesn't make a lot of sense nor does it seem to have a message or point."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 22, 2008
|
|
2/5
|
57%
|
We Own the Night (2007) |
"
Unravels from about the twenty minute mark on and makes no attempt to recover. Rather, it becomes more cliché and ham fisted as it rolls along."
—
Film Threat
Posted Oct 16, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
73%
|
In the Valley of Elah (2007) |
"
One of the most powerful films I've seen in years."
—
Film Threat
Posted Oct 2, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
75%
|
Sunshine (2007) |
"
Visually rich and yet cold and claustrophobic."
—
Film Threat
Posted Sep 22, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
88%
|
Quiet City (2007) |
"
In order for such a small film like this to work, you have to kind of fall in love with the leads, and both Fisher and Lankenau make that easy to do."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jun 30, 2007
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|
4/5
|
43%
|
Choose Connor (2008) |
"
I wouldn't say there's any big life lessons being told here, but the story of Owen Norris coming of age in the harsh light of reality is intriguing stuff."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jun 23, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
100%
|
Things to Do (2007) |
"
Things to Do is a funny, charming, sad and thoughtful film."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jun 4, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
61%
|
Bug (2006) |
"
A nice textbook on how to use the camera in a confined space."
—
Film Threat
Posted May 29, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
76%
|
Black Book (Zwartboek) (2007) |
"
You won't be disappointed."
—
Film Threat
Posted May 29, 2007
|
|
3.5/5
|
58%
|
First Snow (2007) |
"
It's suspenseful and kind of scary."
—
Film Threat
Posted Apr 2, 2007
|
|
4/5
|
59%
|
Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) |
"
Each film [director Swanberg] does is a little more of an evolution in style and form and Hannah Takes the Stairs is like watching a natural progression of talent."
—
Film Threat
Posted Mar 24, 2007
|
|
3/5
|
79%
|
You're Gonna Miss Me (2007) |
"
You're Gonna Miss Me is still a great meld of rock history, the sociological and familial impacts of mental disability and some courtroom intrigue."
—
Film Threat
Posted Mar 4, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
80%
|
S&Man (2010) |
"
The question you then have to ask is: if it's so "offensive," why didn't you turn away?"
—
Film Threat
Posted Feb 20, 2007
|
|
5/5
|
72%
|
Inland Empire (2006) |
"
Imagine what the cinema world would be like if more great directors threw caution to the wind and followed their artistic vision."
—
Film Threat
Posted Feb 19, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
79%
|
Little Children (2006) |
"
Little Children is outstanding and I think it will be one of those films that people don't really recognize it's greatness until a few years down the road."
—
Film Threat
Posted Jan 2, 2007
|
|
4.5/5
|
95%
|
Pan's Labyrinth (2006) |
"
Pan's Labyrinth is one of those underdog films that needs to be seen and I encourage anyone who likes movies of any kind to check it out."
—
Film Threat
Posted Dec 29, 2006
|
|
4/5
|
50%
|
Fast Food Nation (2006) |
"
Fast Food Nation makes you really think. It's also really sad and fairly disgusting. But if that's the bitter pill we have to swallow in order to look at what we're doing to ourselves, then it's a bad taste I can live with."
—
Film Threat
Posted Nov 21, 2006
|
|
—
|
47%
|
Miami Vice (2006) |
—
Soundwaves Cinema
Posted Oct 30, 2006
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