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Tag: thriller

Reviews

Super 8

October 21, 2011April 16, 2015JimComment(0)

Are you sure this isn’t E.T.? It looks a lot like E.T.

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Dream House

October 12, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

Daniel Craig plays a schizophrenic in search of himself; which one forgot to lose the accent?

Fast Five
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Fast Five

October 4, 2011December 16, 2011JimComment(1)

Which one is Vin Diesel again? He’s the thick wry-smiled musclehead who only talks to make speeches. Yeah, Ok. Which one is Vin Diesel again?

Straw Dogs
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Straw Dogs

September 30, 2011February 26, 2015JimComment(0)

Check it out – a rare film in which the rural South is depicted as backwards.

Killer Elite
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Killer Elite

September 25, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

Successfully assassinated two hours of my life.

Contagion
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Contagion

September 24, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

Wow. This thing has spread like … wildfire? Cancer? Mayonnaise? No, that’s not it. Just wait. I’ll get it.

Final Destination 5
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Final Destination 5

September 19, 2011February 11, 2012JimComment(0)

Not a film so much as a 3D demo reel.

The Guard
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The Guard

September 17, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

Brendan Gleeson deserves your attention, if for no other reason than to deliver an ethnic slur of some kind at your expense.

The Debt
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The Debt

September 14, 2011January 10, 2012JimComment(1)

Helen Mirren plays a real secret agent here, which almost makes up for Red.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

September 12, 2011March 7, 2012JimComment(0)

This just in: Katie Holmes? Still pretty.

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