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47%
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The Lords of Salem (2013) |
"
A decent homage to Dario Argento that's gradually undone by some plainly sloppy storytelling."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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57%
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Kiss Of The Damned (2013) |
"
Quiet but interesting, clever enough to make horror fans happy, and sexy in a way that only a good indie vampire movie can be."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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Big Ass Spider () |
"
Judged solely on the scale of Giant Spider Cinema, the slick and silly Big Ass Spider ranks surprisingly high."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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The Rambler (2013) |
"
Feels like a distant cousin to the new Maniac remake: horror stories told from inside the mind of a calm, cool lunatic."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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39%
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The Call (2013) |
"
Fortunately for all involved, Anderson manages to bring a lot of class and energy to the material."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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Cheap Thrills () |
"
An astute balance between a simply engaging dark thriller and a trenchant piece of social commentary."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 11, 2013
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80%
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Haunter () |
"
A lovely homage to haunted house cinema -- and a very crafty ghost story in its own right."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 11, 2013
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92%
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V/H/S/2 (2013) |
"
Sequel or not, this is a fantastic foursome of horror shorts -- and yes, the wrap-around stuff is better this time."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 11, 2013
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4/5
|
62%
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Evil Dead (2013) |
"
It's gross and creepy and unpredictable and precisely the sort of horror movie your mother would probably hate. Honors the original and then some."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 9, 2013
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2/5
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The Factory (2013) |
"
Composed of seven or eight other films you've already seen before. And not composed especially well."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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2.5/5
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13%
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The Last Exorcism Part II (2013) |
"
An earnest and well-made character-based horror flick that's simply not all that interesting."
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FEARnet
Posted Mar 1, 2013
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3.5/5
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20%
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Girls Against Boys (2013) |
"
There's more going on beneath the surface here than just another "angry women act out" horror story."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 27, 2013
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3/5
|
35%
|
Dark Skies (2013) |
"
Works perfectly well as a turn-off-the-lights (and be-willing-to-play-along) piece of sci-fi-sprinkled horror amusement. "
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 22, 2013
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2/5
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Lake Placid: The Final Chapter (2013) |
"
I've seen a lot worse "crocs run wild" movies than Lake Placid 4. (Best praise I got. Sorry.)"
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 22, 2013
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2.5/5
|
14%
|
Spiders (2013) |
"
Only slightly better than a SyFy Channel monster movie, but you watch those too, I bet."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 19, 2013
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1.5/5
|
14%
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Smiley (2012) |
"
Feels like a late-arriving film class homework assignment that the students didn't really care about."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 12, 2013
|
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3.5/5
|
56%
|
Would You Rather (2013) |
"
A novel little combination of a few horror sub-genres that generally don't hook up very often."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 8, 2013
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3.5/5
|
80%
|
Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
An oddball romantic farce that takes place in a horror movie world. Weird, earnest, and rather affable."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2013
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2.5/5
|
23%
|
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia (2013) |
"
An hour of miscellaneous visions that will make more sense once Act II lurches to a close and we finally get to the good stuff."
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FEARnet
Posted Feb 1, 2013
|
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4/5
|
60%
|
John Dies at the End (2013) |
"
Rare is the flick that wedges this many genres into one frame, and so well."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 28, 2013
|
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3.5/5
|
14%
|
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) |
"
For those who care to look past the obvious silliness of the whole affair, there's actually some weird but quality craftsmanship at work."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 25, 2013
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3/5
|
50%
|
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) |
"
When it sticks to the fights, the thugs, and the attitude, it's a pretty good time."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
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3/5
|
40%
|
Death Race 3: Inferno (Unrated) (2013) |
"
Feels like the unkempt offspring of Lock Up, Mad Max, and The Cannonball Run. Only not as good as those movies."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
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2.5/5
|
43%
|
Storage 24 (2013) |
"
The headache you'll get from the first half of the flick is not worth the meager thrills you'll get from the second."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 22, 2013
|
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3/5
|
65%
|
Mama (2013) |
"
Clearly suffers from post-production tinkering but offers some decent chills at its best moments."
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FEARnet
Posted Jan 18, 2013
|
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2/5
|
19%
|
Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013) |
"
If you like your Leatherface deeply, darkly, distressingly scary -- this is not the movie for you. "
—
FEARnet
Posted Jan 4, 2013
|
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4.5/5
|
88%
|
Django Unchained (2012) |
"
It's always so much fun to see something familiar turned into something fresh right before your eyes. Few can do it like Tarantino."
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GeekNation
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
4/5
|
66%
|
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) |
"
Precisely what an adventure epic should be: huge, long, and lots of fun."
—
GeekNation
Posted Dec 14, 2012
|
|
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50%
|
In Our Nature (2012) |
"
The movie earns high grades for allowing four strong actors to work their way through some basic but interesting obstacles that must of us can relate to in one way or another."
—
Twitch
Posted Dec 10, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
63%
|
Hitchcock (2012) |
"
An appealing piece of fluff for movie buffs, and sometimes that's just good enough. "
—
FEARnet
Posted Dec 7, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
64%
|
Silent Night (2012) |
"
This scrappy little remake is somehow more entertaining than half of what passes for "wide release" horror movies."
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FEARnet
Posted Nov 30, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
92%
|
Skyfall (2012) |
"
An espionage thriller mixed with a revenge story wrapped in a character study about the world's favorite secret agent."
—
GeekNation
Posted Nov 9, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
49%
|
The Man With the Iron Fists (2012) |
"
It's Russell Crowe's unhinged performance that's the crown jewel of weirdness in this joyously bizarre little action movie."
—
GeekNation
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
4.5/5
|
86%
|
Wreck-it Ralph (2012) |
"
One of the best animated movies of a year full of them. Sweet, silly, nostalgic, and very geeky fun."
—
GeekNation
Posted Nov 2, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
6%
|
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) |
"
Stick with the games. At least in the games you can press "skip" when confronted with nine goofball dialogue scenes in a row."
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FEARnet
Posted Oct 26, 2012
|
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3.5/5
|
59%
|
Maniac (2013) |
"
Does a fine job of balancing some legitimately smart ideas with its requisite moments of pain, suffering, and horror."
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FEARnet
Posted Oct 24, 2012
|
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2.5/5
|
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Wrong Turn 5 (2012) |
"
Cheap, dumb, and not even remotely scary -- but it has lots of crazy kills and nasty splatter, which is why it exists."
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FEARnet
Posted Oct 24, 2012
|
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4/5
|
76%
|
The Bay (2012) |
"
A '50s premise, a '70s theme, and a new-fangled presentation. Fun stuff. Also it gets really gross and disturbing, which I mean as a compliment."
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FEARnet
Posted Oct 18, 2012
|
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3.5/5
|
40%
|
In Their Skin (2012) |
"
Offers a slightly more socially relevant motive than simply "crazy guy wants to kill family," and it works."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 16, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
14%
|
Grave Encounters 2 (2012) |
"
Basically, Grave Encounters 2 is so far up its own ass it almost disappears."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 15, 2012
|
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3.5/5
|
51%
|
Pusher (2012) |
"
A fast-paced, slam-bang-ish, and tightly-coiled neo-noir."
—
Twitch
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
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2/5
|
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Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (Unrated) (2012) |
"
Avoids being a complete b-movie misfire, but you'll have to slog through some tiresome stuff to find the few morsels of amusing weirdness."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
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2.5/5
|
71%
|
My Amityville Horror (2013) |
"
Provides only one small fragment of the Lutz story, and is only fascinating for a fraction of its running time."
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FEARnet
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
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4/5
|
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Bedeviled (Kim-bok-nam Sal-in-sa-eui Jeon-mal) (2010) |
"
Not your typical "maniacal female" horror film."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 11, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
29%
|
Red Lights (2012) |
"
It almost feels like an occult thriller that has slowly transformed into a comedy -- and you didn't even notice."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 5, 2012
|
|
3/5
|
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The Barrens (2012) |
"
There are definitely some worthwhile ideas and components here. They're just trapped in a film that can't afford them. "
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
2/5
|
35%
|
The Victim (2012) |
"
While it pains me to say unkind things about an actor I admire, I don't think Michael Biehn is destined to be a director."
—
FEARnet
Posted Oct 4, 2012
|
|
2.5/5
|
13%
|
Red Dawn (2012) |
"
Equally as stupid as the original, but it runs about 30 minutes shorter, which is nice."
—
GeekNation
Posted Sep 29, 2012
|
|
3.5/5
|
73%
|
Cockneys vs Zombies (2013) |
"
This frantic lark is a bit more clever and a lot more amiable than most of what passes for "zom-com" these days."
—
FEARnet
Posted Sep 29, 2012
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