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THE CHILD REMAINS (2017)

If you find favor with slow burn supernatural thrillers, and have tastes tolerant of intimate productions, “The Child Remains” certainly creeps up those alleys.

December 4, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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ANOTHER WOLFCOP (2017)

"Another WolfCop" turns the tables by daring audiences to put a wet tongue on a cold flagpole of midnight movie madness.

December 1, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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ONCE UPON A TIME AT CHRISTMAS (2017)

“Once Upon a Time at Christmas” seemingly realizes it has a preposterous plot, yet never takes advantage of that fact with a style suiting its spirit.

November 30, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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KILL ORDER (2017)

“Kill Order” turns out to be a high energy, stunt filled, nearly nonstop action film filled almost entirely with fights and very little filler.

November 29, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)

“The Shape of Water” represents the pinnacle of Guillermo del Toro’s trajectory as an ever-evolving cinematic storyteller.

November 28, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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DARKEN (2018)

One time through its portal is worth the trip, provided you come at “Darken” with the positive perspective of expecting indie sci-fi style.

November 27, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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NAILS (2017)

Instead of coming across as passably mediocre, “Nails” limps toward a takeaway impression of being irresponsibly uninterested in its own outcome.

November 22, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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ROBERT AND THE TOYMAKER (2017)

“Robert and the Toymaker” sucks. Let’s see marketing fabulists mince those words into a promotional blurb they can slap onto a box.

November 21, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE CURSE OF BUCKOUT ROAD (2017)

“The Curse of Buckout Road” bites off a lot, chewing most of it down with memorable vignettes, only allowing some of the excess to fall to the floor.

November 20, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984)

It was a token of taboo entertainment, a white buffalo to be hunted down, hidden in a book bag and watched in secret at some sleepover down the line.

November 17, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE SANDMAN (2017)

The tagline is “Don’t Fall Asleep,” a dull dare destined to be failed since the film’s superpower is its ability to bore audiences into unconsciousness.

November 16, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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DAWNING OF THE DEAD (2017)

It isn’t a story so much as a series of stitched together scenes featuring people fighting zombies, fleeing from zombies, or arguing over whether they should be fighting or fleeing.

November 15, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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TOTEM (2017)

Trouble is, “Totem” is straightforward to the point of being largely lethargic and entirely recycled from pedestrian tropes.

November 14, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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ALONE (SEULS) (2017 - French)

“Alone” polishes dystopian bleakness with cinematic sleekness that entertains as an adolescent fantasy far more than it falls flat as slightly flighty fiction.

November 13, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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VIDAR THE VAMPIRE (2017 - Norwegian)

“Vidar the Vampire” highlights the absurdity of how anyone can interpret, or more accurately, misinterpret the ‘Word of God’ to mean anything anyone wants.

November 10, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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MOTHER KRAMPUS (12 DEATHS OF CHRISTMAS) (2017)

The back half’s rudder falls off completely, leaving “Mother Krampus” to sputter and stall as it flails to fill a 90-minute film with only a 30-minute idea.

November 9, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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POOR AGNES (2017)

Agnes presents herself as the Sun Tzu of serial killing, dispensing philosophy while dispatching victims and tormenting captives.

November 8, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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SKYBOUND (2017)

If The CW ever partnered with The Asylum to produce a made-for-TV disaster flick, it would probably look a lot like “Skybound.”

November 7, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE UNTAMED (2016 - Spanish)

An inelegant way to reductively encapsulate the sentiments above would be to simply say, “The Untamed” is “weird.”

November 6, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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RADIUS (2017)

Right away we are swept into a sci-fi Saturday night setting that packs “Outer Limits” intrigue into a “Twilight Zone” mystery.

November 3, 2017 by Ian Sedensky.
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