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THE DARKEST DAWN (2016)

People going in blind are likely to be bewildered about how an alien invasion progresses from initial assault to Mad Max wasteland in less than 12 minutes.

December 20, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE BLACKBURN ASYLUM (2015)

The movie’s mediocrity is somewhat of an unsolvable riddle.  Neither good nor bad, “The Blackburn Asylum” simply is.

December 19, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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SPECTRAL (2016)

As an immediately available streaming option for an evening’s entertainment, it’s an enjoyable way to justify not getting up from the couch.

December 16, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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INCARNATE (2016)

Once the movie reaches act two, anything not serving a purpose of moving the A plot to the end credits is muddled in a mixture of ideas introduced and then sprayed away.

December 15, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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ALL THROUGH THE HOUSE (2015)

Based on the tip of the fraud iceberg outlined above, you don’t need an honest review to tell you “All Through the House” doesn't deserve attention.

December 14, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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KRAMPUS 2: THE DEVIL RETURNS (2016)

Even if you dug a deep hole to bury your standards, you’d resurface on the other side of the planet and still not have gone far enough to accommodate these two movies.

December 13, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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KRAMPUS: THE CHRISTMAS DEVIL (2013)

Could it really be possible for “Krampus: The Christmas Devil” to be worse than "Krampus: The Reckoning?" Yes. It could and it is.

December 12, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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KRAMPUS UNLEASHED (2016)

The good news is you don’t need to see this movie. The bad news is I already did.

December 9, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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KRAMPUS: THE RECKONING (2015)

“Krampus: The Reckoning” is to Christmas horror movies what Silly Putty is to Christmas toys, except no fun at all.

December 8, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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PET (2016)

“Pet” could make space for itself alongside the 20th-century tawdriness of “Fatal Attraction” or some other sinister soap opera of lunatic love.

December 7, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE POSSESSION EXPERIMENT (2016)

After dangling a few misleading carrots about its star and its setup, “The Possession Experiment” takes a deep dip in quality from the seven-minute mark forward.

December 6, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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IT WATCHES (2016)

Describing “It Watches” as not a very good movie would be something like saying John Wayne Gacy was not a very good clown.

December 5, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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BEYOND THE WALLS (2016 - French)

A nightmarishly chilling 90-minute mystery is tucked inside “Beyond the Walls,” if you're willing to go through a 140-minute mini-series to get there.

December 2, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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SIREN (2016)

“SiREN” lands in a sweet spot of mildly wild monster movie with a dash of otherworldly appeal tailored terrifically for a fright night tinged with fun.

December 1, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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V/H/S (2012)

The movie squanders any shot at momentum due to regularly resetting the timer on uninteresting exposition and unnecessary padding buffing up already bountiful bloat.

November 30, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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24x36: A MOVIE ABOUT MOVIE POSTERS (2016)

“24x36” is a complete chronicle of the medium’s ongoing evolution from studio advertising tool to cottage industry of contemporary collectibles.

November 29, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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HELL HOUSE LLC (2016)

“Hell House LLC” is an average “found footage” film whose score falls on the unfavorable side of the midline because there is no outstanding reason to suggest someone see it.

November 28, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY'S ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (2014)

“Lost Soul” tells the TMZ tale of how a force majeure superstorm of prima donna politics and broken black magic boomeranged back to poison a dream.

November 23, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR (2016)

Some surefire ways to guarantee thing go sideways in a horror movie: stay at a roadside motel, play with a Ouija board, or try bringing a loved one back from the dead.

November 22, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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TRAIN TO BUSAN (2016 - Korean)

Just to be different, I’ll summarize “Train to Busan” by saying it’s like “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory” meets “Left 4 Dead.”

November 21, 2016 by Ian Sedensky.
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