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Encapsulated Movie Reviews – Three New Indie Titles (And One Short!)

A mere tripod of full-length indie outings this week – plus one short – to give those with a hankering for smaller cinema some choices alongside big budget film fare.  Tales of somber egg donation, the mystery behind cults, dealing with some ghastly apparitions and Thanksgiving at gunpoint make up the three features films and […]

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‘The Raid 2’ Puts Rama Back In Crazy Action (Movie Review)

When The Raid: Redemption hit theaters in America back in 2011, I was ecstatic over what it gave me.  Having looked forward to it for months, I felt like I was rewarded with a film that was one of the more visceral experiences I have ever had in a theater, complete with a great audience […]

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‘V/H/S/2’ Now Ready For Playback (Movie Review)

A horror anthology is one of the easiest types of films to see as hit or miss.  Not only can some of the segments either be good, bad, or just okay, but the film itself can drag depending on how many short films we are watching and whether or not the connective tissue between each […]

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Aaron’s Top 10 Films of 2012 And Other Odds & Ends

Now it is time to dig into the list of what I consider to be my favorite films of 2012.  I have to say that this was not the easiest list to put together.  Theatrically, I have seen 120+ films this year, so there were a lot of films to give praise to and consider […]

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Looking For Some Blu-ray Action? Look no more…The Raid: Redemption!!!

Okay.  Granted.  It may not be the best title of 2012, but like Gerard says about the movie 9, which no one else in this world seemingly likes, it’s about style over substance here.  Err…should I say action?  How about balls-to-the-walls non-stop action?  There you go!  That’s a more accurate description!  When there’s nowhere left […]

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‘The Raid’ Is An Insane Action Experience

Encompassing a lot of my thoughts for how awesome The Raid was can be simply brought down to saying that during my viewing of the film, following yet another incredibly well filmed, well choreographed action sequence, my friend announced that he was sweating.  It was humorous, but appropriate, as the film is so exhausting, yet […]

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SXSW Film Festival: ‘The Raid’ (Movie Review)

At this point, there’s a good chance that you’ve already heard people singing the praises of Gareth Evans’ The Raid (now clunkily titled The Raid: Redemption, but we’re just gonna continue calling it The Raid):  for months now, the film—which may, in fact, be the greatest action movie since the original Die Hard—has been making […]

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