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Review of Dream House (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 03 Apr 2012

Jim Sheridan can't get it together for Dream House.What seemingly looks like a dark fantasy or creepy thriller, Dream House plays out like…

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Review of The Man from Nowhere (2010)

By Jy S (287) on 24 Mar 2012

Jeong-beom Lee's The Man from Nowhere goes somewhere and turns out to be one solid Korean crime thriller.Granted the plot's lack of originality,…

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Review of Your Highness (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 08 Mar 2012

David Gordon Green gets all medieval with Your Highness.When all is said and done, Your Highness is all Danny McBride throwing it out there…

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Review of Magic to Win (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 01 Mar 2012

Wilson Yip's Magic to Win is uninspired magic…

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Review of The Debt (2010)

By Jy S (287) on 22 Feb 2012

John Madden's The Debt is an espionage thriller with much to be proud about.While the story plays a part at making this film as intriguing…

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Review of Archetype (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 15 Feb 2012

It may be a short, but Aaron Sims dazzles with some nice visuals in Archetype.With roughly 7 minutes to showcase, which includes the closing…

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Review of Pandorum (2009)

By Jy S (287) on 03 Feb 2012

Despite some imperfections, Christian Alvart's Pandorum is a straight up science fiction thriller.Set in the future, the introduction and earlier…

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Review of The Craft (1996)

By Jy S (287) on 01 Feb 2012

Andrew Fleming's The Craft brings the sexy to witchcraft.The film's dark fantasy concept keeps it afloat, which sort of makes up for the lack…

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Review of Linda Linda Linda (2005)

By Jy S (287) on 15 Jan 2012

Linda Linda Linda, from Nobuhiro Yamashita, focuses on friendship to put together a schoolgirl band.A music group of girls need to learn to…

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Review of Bunraku (2010)

By Jy S (287) on 05 Jan 2012

Guy Moshe's Bunraku goes heavy on the visuals, but is that enough…

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Review of Zookeeper (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 02 Jan 2012

Frank Coraci's Zookeeper is a family comedy movie as expected, but with very little in entertainment value.The story is predictable from start…

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Review of Cop Land (1997)

By Jy S (287) on 17 Dec 2011

The 105 minute run time is a joke. There is so much rich material that goes to waste…

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Review of Overheard 2 (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 26 Nov 2011

Felix Chong and Alan Mak reunite for another Hong Kong crime thriller, Overheard 2.Although sporting a title that indicates a sequel, this…

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Review of Trespass (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 10 Nov 2011

Joel Schumacher's Trespass holds no surprises, thus leading to a less than stellar crime thriller.Ordinary, common, and habitual come to mind…

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Review of Priest (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 05 Nov 2011

Should've learnt my lesson after Legion but nooo, gave this a chance and was robbed of another 90 minutes I won't get back…

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Review of Deadball (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 03 Nov 2011

Yudai Yamaguchi's Deadball, which looks to be closely related to Battlefield Baseball, is as wacky as its title sounds.With a plot that is…

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Review of Versus (2000)

By Jy S (287) on 26 Oct 2011

Ryuhei Kitamura's style goes a long way, and Versus has plenty of it.The plot is definitely light for a film with nearly a 2 hour run time;…

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Review of Punished (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 20 Oct 2011

As far as Hong Kong crime thrillers go, Wing-cheong Law is no stranger…

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Review of Beach Spike (2011)

By Jy S (287) on 25 Sep 2011

Tony Tang's Beach Spike has enough to span multiple genres; however, it never excels in any category to be a stand out film.The plot is shallow,…

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Review of Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

By Jy S (287) on 16 Sep 2011

Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li. What a waste of 90 minutes…

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