Tag: three and a half stars

Movie Review – Chris Ranson on Now You See Me (2013)

June 7, 2013
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This review was written by my Film Swappers partner, Chris Ranson. You can follow Chris on twitter @Wolverinefactor. Title: Now You See Me (2013) Runtime: 115 minutes Director: Louis Leterrier — I was first introduced to the world of magic via the Fox show Breaking the Magician’s Code back in 1997. The series had a masked magician perform…

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Movie Review – Troll Hunter (2010)

May 10, 2013
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This review is part of the Around the World in May-ty Days challenge that Cinefessions is taking part in throughout the month of May. The challenge originated on Letterboxd thanks to a user named Berken. Find out more, including how to follow along, via this list on Letterboxd. Title: Troll Hunter (2010) Runtime: 103 minutes Director: André Øvredal — I make…

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Movie Review – American Movie (1999)

May 4, 2013
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This review is part of the Around the World in May-ty Days challenge that Cinefessions is taking part in throughout the month of May. The challenge originated on Letterboxd thanks to a user named Berken. Find out more, including how to follow along, via this list on Letterboxd. Title: American Movie (1999) Runtime: 107 minutes…

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Movie Review – The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

March 16, 2013
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Title: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Director: James Whale Runtime: 75 minutes — Now this is a classic Universal monster film! Bride of Frankenstein manages to do almost everything right, mixing a ton of classical horror elements like murder, mayhem, mad scientists, love, storms, and grave robbing. The opening scene comes out of nowhere, with Mary…

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Movie Review – Jeepers Creepers (2001)

February 28, 2013
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Title: Jeepers Creepers (2001) Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Victor Salva — Jeepers Creepers is an underrated horror gem whose minor flaws are outweighed by its wonderful direction and focus. The story, though meek, has just enough substance to make this memorable. The acting, though, is why I will keep coming back to Jeepers Creepers years…

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Oscar Countdown 2013 – Argo (2012)

February 18, 2013
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This is the second of ten Oscar Countdown posts from Zuzana Urbanek, where she reviews the Best Picture nominees, and gives her own predictions on who will win. Argo: A Tense, Heroic Film … the Way They Used to Make ’em Runtime: 120 minutes Director: Ben Affleck [This review was previously published in Z’s Blog on…

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Movie Review – Compliance (2012)

February 8, 2013
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Title: Compliance (2012) Runtime: 90 minutes Director: Craig Zobel — Compliance is a film that you might want to turn off at multiple points, finding it too ridiculous and unbelievable to work. That was the case with me. There comes a point in the movie where it just gets too much. I literally laughed out…

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