Film: Ted 2 Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane Directed By: Seth MacFarlane Having established a new hero in the world of profane comedy with his initial outing, Seth MacFarlane has proven with Ted 2 what A Million Ways To Die In The West alluded to over a year ago: America’s turn of the millennium funnyman […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Ted 2’ Is The First Major Misfire Of Summer 2015
June 25th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Avalanche Sharks’ Has Bite, But No Brains
June 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Avalanche Sharks Starring: Alexander Mendeluk, Kate Nauta Directed By: Scott Wheeler Monster movies have never been for everybody. From the dawn of cinema–when the likes of King Kong first appeared–there have been some who simply do not grasp why so many people enjoy watching poorly realized fictional creatures terrorize people on screen. I’ve never […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Dope’ Is A Fittingly Titled Teen Masterpiece
June 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Dope Starring: Shameik Moore, A$AP Rocky Directed By: Rick Famuyiwa Every year audiences are given numerous coming-of-age tales based around themes of self-discovery and love, but what ever happened to growing up in response to the stupid decisions we make when we’re young? Dope, the latest feature from writer/director Rick Famuyiwa, has the answer. […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘I Believe In Unicorns’ Showcases Young Love
June 18th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: I Believe In Unicorns Starring: Natalia Dyer, Peter Vack Directed by: Leah Meyerhoff With whim and creativity to spare, I Believe In Unicorns may be the most innovative coming-of-age film you see all year. Davina (Natalia Dyer) is a lonely teen girl who spends her days going to school, fantasizing about unicorns, and taking […]
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‘Jurassic World’ Just Had The Biggest Opening Weekend Of All Time
June 15th, 2015 James Shotwell Move over, Avengers. The reign of superheroes atop the all-time box office charts may be nearing its end, as a new film from one of the most legendary franchises of all time just rewrote the book on big opening weekends. We knew Jurassic World would be huge, but I doubt anyone could have predicted the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘We Are Still Here’ Is Too Messy To Be Memorable
June 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: We Are Still Here Starring: Barbara Crampton, Andrew Sensenig Directed by: Ted Geoghegan There is a house in rural New England that feeds on people, and every thirty years it grows hungry for a new family. We Are Still Here tells the tale of the latest residents to call the house their own, and […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Jurassic World’ Is Pure Summer Fun
June 10th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Jurassic World Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt Directed by: Colin Trevorrow Jurassic World is a loud, fun, and exhilarating thrill ride that offers plenty of eye candy for moviegoers young and old. It’s a bit dumb, but that’s okay. Separated from their parents for the holidays, two brothers (the talented Ty Simpkins and […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Insidious: Chapter 3’ Is Worth The Price Of Admission
June 8th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Insidious: Chapter 3 Starring: Stepfanie Scott, Lin Shaye Directed By: Leigh Whannell Coming off a near-perfect sequel, the third Insidious film finds scares and plenty of story in new, yet familiar territory. I assumed the second chapter of Insidious said all that needed to be said, but Chapter 3 has proven me wrong. Set […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Love And Mercy’ Is The Best Film Of 2015 So Far
June 8th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Love And Mercy Starring: John Cusack, Paul Dano Directed By: Bill Pohlad A tale of one man told with two actors and more heart than any other film in theaters today, Love And Mercy may be the movie to beat in 2015. You may think you know Brian Wilson, the iconic musical genius behind […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tooken’ Is Just Another Worthless Parody
May 29th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Tooken Starring: Lee Tergesen Directed by: Josh Asher Despite a cast of notable names and more than enough source material to work with, Tooken is yet another mindless parody film that will quickly be forgotten. Tooken markets itself as the ultimate parody of the Taken franchise, but from the very first sequence that idea […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Drunk Wedding’ Offers Cheap POV Laughs
May 28th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: Drunk Wedding Starring: Nick P. Ross, J.R. Ramirez Directed by: Nick Weiss Having suffered through well over a decade of increasingly mindless found footage horror that is typically far too shaky for most audiences to thoroughly enjoy, Drunk Wedding has arrived as proof that POV filmmaking can also be funny. If there was ever […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Human Centipede: Final Sequence’ Flat-Out Sucks
May 24th, 2015 James Shotwell Film: The Human Centipede: Final Sequence Starring: Dieter Laser, Laurence R Harvey, Eric Roberts, Bree Olson Directed by: Tom Six Tom Six has somehow managed to ruin the fun of body horror and exploitation in just three films. If I wasn’t so pissed about that fact I might applaud him, but then again probably not […]
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