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Elena shares a late-in-life marriage to wealthy Vladimir. Appearing more as his caretaker than his actual wife the two lead a rather boring, mundane lifestyle. But when a heart attack forces her husband to take a serious look at his will, Elena learns that she isn't the primary benefactor. When Vladimir goes a step further and...
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In the world of indie horror film, there is weird, and then there is very weird. Richard Bates Jr. shatters all previous records with Excision, a coming-of-age tale that ultimately works thanks to a killer performance from AnnaLynne McCord of TV's 90210 fame.
McCord plays Pauline, a atypical teen who picks at her scabs, dissects roadkill,...
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Where do I begin? I guess I'll start with the story.
A new drug has hit the streets. Referred to as “soy sauce”, the pill promises an out-of-body experience as its users travel across time and dimension. Those who come back aren't always in the same state. It appears that an alien invasion is silently gaining force, and the...
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It's the Fourth of July, and Karen is mad that she has to work her receptionist gig at a refrigerator repair shop. In another part of town, Megan is struck deciding between the stability of her longtime girlfriend and the excitement that comes with a new love. When Karen's long-lost father calls in for a repair, the girls are sent out...
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I am a huge fan of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 classic The Shining. But I'll be honest, the fans featured in Rodney Ascher's Room 237 put me to shame. And I'm okay with that.
Loved and hated by an equal number, Kubrick's film is a hot topic of controversy. Many fans have considered it a benchmark for the genre. Others see it an...
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"I'm going to tell you a story, and it's true….I always have to tell people that."
These are the first words spoken by Birbiglia directly to the audience. While you aren't entirely sure what is going to take shape over the next hour and a half, you can't help but be intrigued by both Birbiglia and his semi-autobiographical story.
Based on...
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Based on the short film that premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, The Pact is an inventive and creatively driven film that challenges your mind as you attempt to piece together the clues to the unsettling life of Annie.
The film starts when Annie returns home to attend the funeral of a mother she lost admiration for years ago. The...
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We all knew it was going to happen. After Kristin Wiig and Melissa McCarthy shocked audiences with their raunchy, grossed-out tale of wedding horror in last year's surprise hit Bridesmaids, there was bound to be countless mimics. What I never expected was for the initial copycat to be so damn funny!
Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Isla...
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When you quit your job as a private dancer to move to Vegas and become a cocktail waitress it's hard to justify the logic ... or the move up. But that is the path that Beth Raymer has chosen for herself. With her dog by her side she sets out to the Sin City in hopes of making it big. But her dreams take a detour when she is...
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Drinking
is fun … for some people. For others, drinking is a slippery slope that leads
them down a path of destruction. In James Ponsoldt’s Smashed, teacher Kate is a member of the latter category.
The film chronicles the lives of a
young married couple that have a mutual love for alcohol, and lots of it. Kate
drinks because she’s depressed. Her...
