Reviews

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[Review] The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender is a tedious experience. Not only because of what's onscreen, but also what it represents. It embodies everything wrong with summer block...
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[NYAFF Review] Confessions

Over the past week I have seen some excellent films at the NYAFF, everything from epic kung-fu fighting in Ip Man 2 to psychedelic madness in Blood of Rebir...
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[NYAFF Review] Blood of Rebirth

If you ever wanted to watch a surreal metaphysical film that takes place in the realm of Japanese folklore, then Blood of Rebirth is definitely the film for...
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[Review] The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse is an underwhelming entry in an already underwhelming series. The first two installments ranged from pure mediocrity to downright...
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[Blu-Review] Hot Tub Time Machine

Four guys embark on a wild weekend. Shenanigans and hi-jinks ensue. It’s rude, it’s crude, it’s funny and it’s NOT The Hangover. Instead I’m talking about Hot Tub Time Machine. Yes, its absurd as the title sounds. Does Hot Tub Time Machine sink in it’s own ridiculousness or does it float to the top of its genre?...
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[Off Stage] My Blue Heaven

Comedy is a hard thing to do. Gauging the shelf life of the laughs on-screen may be even harder. Some films open like gangbusters, but are soon forgotten...
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[Blu-Review] The Crazies

With all remakes there runs the risk of ruining the original or improving upon it. With Breck Eisner's The Crazies, a remake of the 1973 George A. Romero original, we get the latter. ...
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[Blu-Review] Don McKay

Don McKay, the noir thriller from first time director Jake Goldberger, has hit Blu Ray and DVD. The film never got a wide release in theaters and many people were left wondering just what this Thomas Haden Church driven vehicle was all about. It offered an intriguing premise, some well known actors and the film spiked curiosity in most people. Now that it is on DVD and Blu Ray, people will finally have the chance to see for themselves just who Don McKay is....
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[NYAFF Review] ‘Storm Warriors’

Storm Warriors can be tentatively labeled a sequel to 1998's The Storm Riders. Wind and Cloud are back with another tale that offers viewers a translucence, video gameesque plot with cardboard cutout characters that are so unerdeveloped you often forget who they are....