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GEHENNA: WHERE DEATH LIVES (2016)

Were someone to ask my opinion of “Gehenna: Where Death Lives” in civilian circumstances, I’d mumble “meh” and move on.

May 4, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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PRIMAL RAGE (2018)

This review may not be worth much now, but it should be handy to have when we need a memory jog to distinguish this flat flick from every similar Sasquatch-related thriller.

May 2, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE RANGER (2018)

There is a subtly inebriated haze flavoring the film with an intentionally weird wooziness, like the birth of a buzz following the first two beers.

April 30, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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BATMAN NINJA (2018)

The head-on collision of Eastern and Western pop culture composes a disorienting kaleidoscope of eclectic action and eccentric spectacle.

April 27, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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DOWNRANGE (2017)

“Downrange” takes a demented detour into a bonkers final third by going for broke with midnight movie moxie.

April 25, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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READY PLAYER ONE (2018)

“Ready Player One” is the entertainment equivalent of cotton candy: consumed more for the nostalgic flavor than for its actual taste or nutritional value.

April 23, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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#SCREAMERS (2016)

“#Screamers” suffers from a severe real estate problem.  Namely, it has 81 minutes worth of space and only ten minutes of content with which to fill it.

April 20, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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VAMPIRE CLAY (2017 - Japanese)

By creatively incorporating a carefully calculated amount of weirdness, “Vampire Clay” hits a sweet spot of satisfaction between fun and freaky.

April 18, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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GHOST STORIES (2017)

“Ghost Stories” features a freshly novel concept for framing an anthology, where the bookends ingeniously motivate each piece of the movie.

April 16, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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GONJIAM: HAUNTED ASYLUM (2018 - Korean)

“Gonjiam” is a virtual ‘Greatest Hits,’ or ‘Worst of’ depending on perspective, featuring every cliché “found footage” has to offer.

April 13, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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WHAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE (2018)

Kept taut using a duo of dialed in performances and a nearly relentless rhythm, the movie satisfies with straight razor suspense.

April 11, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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WILDLING (2018)

To populate an “it’s like” equation for “Wildling,” one could describe it as “Room” meets “Raw,” except with werewolves instead of cannibals.

April 9, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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MARROWBONE (2017)

“Marrowbone” feels like a motion picture made for your mother’s book club to mull over with a glass of rosé and charcuterie spread.

April 6, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DIRECTOR AND THE JEDI (2018)

The documentary is an entertainingly insightful, just broadly basic, look at the impressive effort that goes into envisioning an epic.

April 4, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE TITAN (2018)

It’s fitting that Sam Worthington, perhaps the most vanilla male lead to ever front a movie, headlines “The Titan,” which basically boils down to being a flavorless film.

April 2, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE FIELD GUIDE TO EVIL (2018)

While some of these experiments go up in a puff of smoke, cinematic sincerity shines through independent of each piece’s success or failure.

March 30, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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PYEWACKET (2017)

Mirroring the rashness of Leah’s misguided motivations, “Pyewacket” ultimately feels important while in motion, but much less thought through once level heads prevail.

March 28, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB (2018)

“Unfriended: Dark Web” can be legitimately suspenseful when you work past how complicatedly ludicrous it becomes.

March 26, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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HEREDITARY (2018)

Like it, loathe it, or fall anywhere in between, you’re likely to find its macabre mood lingering whether or not you personally wish to pick up what it puts down.

March 23, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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A QUIET PLACE (2018)

“A Quiet Place’s” uncomplicated premise unshackles it to impress as a smartly crafted crowd-pleaser packed with terrifically terrifying thrills.

March 21, 2018 by Ian Sedensky.
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