Category: Reviews
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Review: ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’
Lisa Cortés’ Documentary About The Self-Proclaimed King Of Rock and Roll Is Illuminating
“I am the originator. I am the eMANcipator. I am the architect of rock ‘n roll. Rhythm and blues had a baby, and somebody named it rock ‘n roll.” Little Richard receiving the Merit Award at the 1997 American Music Awards Truer words were never spoken. Without Little Richard, it’s difficult to conceive what music…
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Review: ‘Night Of The Killer Bears’
Thai Slasher Fails To Live Up To Zany Premise
Almost every horror fan out there equally loves a good comedy. We need those moments of levity to offset the horrific stuff we consume on a regular basis. Mix the two and you have the recipe for what possibly could end up in this genre fan’s regular rotation. I’m constantly on the lookout for that…
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Review: ‘The Tank’
A Long Dormant Evil Awakens In Scott Walker’s Fear-Inducing, Blood-Filled Creature Feature
In order to create a successful creature feature you need two things. First, you need to create a tension that slowly builds to a pulse-pounding crescendo revealing your all too important second ingredient…the creature itself. Preferably one that is unique and downright creepy. Simple formula, right? There are far too many films out there that…
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Review: ‘Quasi’
Broken Lizard’s Spin On Quasimodo Is For The Troupe’s Die-Hard Fans Only
Broken Lizard is back and taking us to France for their next adventure in Quasi. Quasi serves as a completely new take on the Quasimodo story and follows local hunchback Quasi Modo (Steve Lemme). Quasi and his best friend (or just hut mate if you ask them) Duchamp (Kevin Heffernan) work in the local torture…
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Review: ‘Mafia Mamma’
Toni Collette Becomes A Mob Don In Catherine Hardwicke’s Messy Action Comedy
Toni Collette is stepping into the shoes of Tony Soprano and Michael Corleone’s shoes in Catherine Hardwicke’s action comedy Mafia Mamma. Playing an insecure codependent housewife with a cheating husband, she soon learns that her estranged grandfather has recently died. Initially, she flies to Italy in hopes to bone her way out of her marital…