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ZOMBIE DAWN (2011 - Spanish)

It makes sense that Cristian Toledo and Lucio A. Rojas are the writers, directors, and producers of “Zombie Dawn” because it is difficult to imagine them being able to get anyone other than themselves interested in their project.

February 20, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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HOLY GHOST PEOPLE (2013)

“Holy Ghost People” appears to position itself as a psychological thriller when it is really a character study about purposeless people struggling to change that descriptive adjective.

February 19, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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PATRICK: EVIL AWAKENS (2013)

“Patrick: Evil Awakens” walks in stride with its predecessor while adding a new layer of appeal for audiences accustomed to the increased visual shocks and faster step of 21st century horror.

February 18, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD (2008)

Genre film fans walk away with newfound appreciation for an overlooked era of movie culture and a slew of suggestions sure to influence Netflix queues for many weeks to come.

February 17, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE VISITANT (2012)

In addition to being well-covered ground premise-wise, there is little here besides one actress and one ghost, which is one more reason why horror veterans are unlikely to find anything of interest.

February 16, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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PATRICK STILL LIVES (1980)

Like it or not, the indescribable nature of “Patrick Still Lives” makes its quality debatable, but its entertainment value assured.

February 15, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE PENNY DREADFUL PICTURE SHOW (2013)

Films like “VHS2,” “The ABC’s of Death,” and even “Chilling Visions” have set a higher standard, and “Penny Dreadful” is neither polished nor tight enough to meet that same bar.

February 14, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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PATRICK (1978)

Franklin and De Roche are in no rush to push the plot towards the finish line, though this intention is deliberately styled from Franklin’s fascination for Hitchcockian suspense rather than a mistimed sense of pace.

February 13, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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STITCH (2014)

“Stitch” is either a decent movie felled by too much ambition and tremendously bad visual effects, or it is a bad movie modestly elevated by decent performances from a capable cast.

February 12, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY NIGHT (1972)

“Silent Night, Bloody Night” is an unusual mix from a time when dramatic theatricality went beyond snarky one-liners and creative kills.

February 11, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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20 FT. BELOW: THE DARKNESS DESCENDING (2014)

The hodgepodge of varied ideas is so mismatched that it has to be asked, who is the target audience for “20 Ft. Below?”

February 10, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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BLOODLUST (1961)

“Bloodlust!” delivers satisfying late night chiller charm that is surprisingly daring for an overlooked sixties schlocker unjustly derided as a campy disappointment if it is even remembered at all.

February 10, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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NURSE 3D (2013)

(Paz de la Huerta), like ("Nurse 3D"), can remain hotly debated on a quality level, but denying the way that both demand eyes to be turned towards the screen is a much harder argument to win.

February 9, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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DEVIL'S DUE (2014)

It is difficult to conceive of a pitch meeting where the studio didn’t ask, “how is this any different than Rosemary’s Baby?” and the filmmakers weren’t caught with the only possible response of, “well this one is shot as found footage.”

February 8, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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I, FRANKENSTEIN (2014)

Could “I, Frankenstein” really be as disappointing as its 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes would suggest? Yes and no. Although mostly yes and only a little bit no.

February 7, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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DERANGED (2012)

It may have needed another helping hand from a dark streak of black comedy, but a cleaner execution, a sleeker script, and an intelligible lead could have made all the difference in making “Deranged” better than it is.

February 6, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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FIELDS OF THE DEAD (2014)

When it is all said and done, “Fields of the Dead” ends only after confusing the story to a point that would blow a robot’s brain with a “does not compute” error.

February 5, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE HOSPITAL (2013)

Here is a film critic quote that is 100% unaffiliated with the production, 100% honest, and 100% accurate: “The Hospital” is terrible.

February 5, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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CODE RED (2013)

... the movie is at best a decent enough 80 minutes of action only for those who just need bursting bullet squibs and stuntmen flying into things to be entertained.

February 4, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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SCORNED (2013)

“Scorned” is an entertainingly trashy mix of soapy Lifetime drama and sleazy Cinemax sexiness in service of a guilty pleasure revenge thriller with B-movie appeal.

February 3, 2014 by Ian Sedensky.
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