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A Brief Apology To Final Destination 5
May 6, 2024My recent review awarded Final Destination a moderate "star" rating - for the benefit of the...
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Best And Worst Movies Of 2011, Part 1
April 29, 2024We the critics of the Fourth Wall - Julia Rhodes, Brett Davinger, and myself - devote...
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In Case You Missed… Christopher Smith’s Black Death
April 26, 2024Most movies like Black Death exploit the historical context to take shots at organized religion with...
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Bloody Sexy Things: Adapting Clive Barker
April 25, 2024Clive Barker has lent his eyes and hands to virtually every medium, from page to the...
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Day Late, Dollar Short, Solid Gold: “Dear Twilight…”
April 20, 2024Somewhere in the Twilight cutting room, did the thought never stir that they could drag untold...
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I Am NOT An Animal! (But I Play One In The Movies)
April 19, 2024Putting animal antics into movies is a perennially popular way to cobble up a goofball family...
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Insecurity Deposits: Catching Up With Hammer’s The Resident
April 16, 2024The Resident is nicely paced, moodily presented, eerily scored and based upon a very creepy idea....
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Lies, LIES! Never Trust Nothing, Especially A “Last” Sequel
April 15, 2024After going to the trouble of naming the fourth installment of the series THE Final Destination,...
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The Weekly Listicle: Three Rings Of Circus Movie Mayhem!
April 11, 2024The circus is a complicated enterprise, and its symbolic value in storytelling has many faces. It...
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“Let Me In!” Cries A Voice In The Night
March 20, 2024A certain writer for the California Literary Review has thoughtfully distilled a whole year of reviews,...