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DEATH RINK (2019)

I equate rental prices to how much I’d pay for a drink at a bar. If I had it to do over again, I’d rather have half of a beer than 75 minutes of “Death Rink.”

May 12, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE DJINN (2021)

As long as you have an appetite for quick, classic chills, “The Djinn” offers a modestly macabre meal you can gobble up while having dinner in the dark.

May 10, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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FRIED BARRY (2020)

“Fried Barry” is “filthy,” and your personal proclivities for tastelessness will dictate whether that word earns the adjective “delightfully” or “despicably.”

May 7, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE LOCKDOWN HAUNTINGS (2021)

How can I put this nicely? I don’t think I can. Bottom line, “The Lockdown Hauntings” is scatterbrained claptrap that is dull as dirt.

May 5, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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INITIATION (DEMBANGER) (2020)

Even with some jagged hangnails, “Initiation” still gets a good deal of the way there as a prettily polished indie with several surprises up its sleeve.

May 3, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE RESORT (2021)

If you forced a bot to watch 100 of the blandest indie horror movies imaginable, then had that bot generate a generic horror movie of its own, the result would be “The Resort.”

April 30, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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MORTAL KOMBAT (2021)

I don’t see how “Mortal Kombat” can be anything other than this movie because of how inherently silly the source material is for a live-action adaptation.

April 27, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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SOUND OF VIOLENCE (2021)

At a time when microbudget thrillers mostly play it safe, it’s worth appreciating an underdog oddball that dares to do things a little differently.

April 20, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE POWER (2021)

“The Power” is the kind of movie that can be described with a number of “the kind of movie that” observations.

April 13, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE SPINE OF NIGHT (2021)

Philosophically sophisticated, yet fully entrenched in Saturday morning sensations tailored to adult tastes, there hasn’t been anything like “The Spine of Night” in decades.

April 8, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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HONEYDEW (2020)

Clips of the spinach-eating sailor appear so frequently, I’m shocked Popeye doesn’t have top billing because I’d swear he appears onscreen more than anyone else.

April 6, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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GODZILLA vs. KONG (2021)

The way to take “Godzilla vs. Kong” is as a modernized riff on classic mutant monster movies made for date night at the drive-in.

April 1, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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JAKOB'S WIFE (2021)

The mix of thematic maturity with B-movie mirth creates a quirky cocktail that’s enjoyably smooth to tuned tongues, although others will find the same flavors too flat.

March 30, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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THE TOLL (2020)

95% ordinary dialogue spiked with 5% of weirdness sets up a dynamite dynamic that separates “The Toll’s” suspense from typical “trapped in a forest” thrillers.

March 26, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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DOORS (2021)

“Doors” looks like an underground film festival entry that’s too raw to even earn pity laurels as an honorable mention.

March 24, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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WITCH HUNT (2021)

It’s odd that for all the movies I’ve unpacked over the years, I can’t quite pin down what remedy would coax “Witch Hunt” out of the sleepy bed it lies in.

March 22, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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BROADCAST SIGNAL INTRUSION (2021)

By coloring its nostalgia with creepiness, the movie captures the entrancing eeriness of an actual broadcast signal intrusion in feature film form.

March 18, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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SLAXX (2020)

If expectations aren’t braced for puffball parody, they could get trampled in a stampede of superficial send-ups lightly lampooning stuck-up store clerks.

March 16, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC (2020)

Michael Flynn helps viewers see “Stay Out of the Attic” for what it is: a mildly wild little midnighter that would have had a long home in Blockbuster’s horror aisle circa 1993.

March 11, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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COSMIC SIN (2021)

When you see Bruce Willis in straight-to-streaming schlock, you know your money would be better spent by donating to a presidential campaign for Foghorn Leghorn.

March 9, 2021 by Ian Sedensky.
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