Still riding high off the success of her 2014 album release, Ariana Grande has shared a new video built on the aesthetics of low budget science fiction. If you listen to pop radio, or even if you know someone who listens to radio on a semi-regular basis when you’re around, there is a pretty decent […]
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Ariana Grande’s “One Last Time” Video Is Basically A Found Footage Short!
February 16th, 2015 
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MOVIE REVIEW: You Have Never Seen Anything Quite Like ‘LFO’
October 28th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: LFO Starring: Patrik Karlson Directed By: Antonio Tublen Mind control becomes a lot more complicated than one amateur inventor expects in the new film LFO. It’s been awhile since a foreign film swept me off my feet in its opening moments, but over the weekend that exact experience returned to my life in the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Automata’ Delivers A Familiar Story With Unforgettable Visuals
October 13th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Automata Starring: Antonio Banderas Directed By: Gabe Ibáñez Robots have once again broke the protocols man set for them in the new film Automata. Starring Antonio Banderas as Jacq Vaucan, Automata takes place in the not too distant future. Life on Earth has taken its typical dystopian turn, causing the worldwide population to dwindle […]
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‘Young Ones’ Trailer: Michael Shannon & Elle Fanning Explore Yet Another Dystopian Future
August 22nd, 2014 James Shotwell The future is, by all accounts told on the silver screen, a horrible place to live. There are no jobs, poverty is often rampant, and the idea of society as we know it today has long vanished. For whatever reason, people always believe those who exist in the future are doomed to explore vast wastelands […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Lucy’
July 29th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Lucy Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman Directed by: Luc Besson Luc Besson has to be messing with us. Either that, or he’s laughing all the way to the bank. The man behind Léon: The Professional, The Fifth Element and The Transporter series is back in theaters this summer with a new film by the […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Premature’
July 5th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Premature Starring: Craig Roberts, Katie Findlay Directed by: Dan Beers Groundhog’s Day meets American Pie in the new comedy Premature. Growing up is hard, and as well grow older we often wish we could have a second chance in various situations. Premature explores the possibilities of such an opportunity being presented, albeit without the […]
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UTG Interview: Director William Eubank Discusses ‘The Signal’
June 13th, 2014 James Shotwell We are in the midst of one of the most overcrowded summer movie seasons of all time. Each and every week a slew of great titles have been rolling out into theaters, and this weekend is certainly no exception. I know it can be tempting to give into advertising and see the latest mega-blockbuster starring […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’
June 6th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: Edge Of Tomorrow Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt Directed by: Doug Liman Though it falls short of its potential, Edge Of Tomorrow is as good as blockbuster science fiction will likely get in 2014. Tom Cruise is Major William Cage, an officer in the army who has managed to make it his entire career […]
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Watch The Full Trailer For ‘Transcendence’
December 21st, 2013 Drew Caruso Cinematographer Wally Pfister will be releasing his directorial debut, Transcendence, April 17, 2014. A frequent collaborator with Christopher Nolan, (Pfister did the cinematography for all Dark Knight films) Pfister’s debut will be produced by Nolan. Up until this point we have only had a teaser to tide us over, but now we have a full, […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Last Days On Mars’
November 3rd, 2013 James Shotwell Film: The Last Days On Mars Starring: Liev Schreiber Directed by: Ruairi Robinson Between Gravity and Europa Report 2013 has been a banner year for movies about space travel. We’ve seen a slew of new ideas presented on screen in films both critics and audiences adored, which in turn sparked a new demand for movies […]
What The Film!? – Independence Day
July 1st, 2013 Dane Sager What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try to pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes or those […]
What The Film!? – The Matrix Franchise
May 13th, 2013 Dane Sager What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes or […]
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