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Monsters
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Wrath of the Titans
The irony, naturally, is that Wrath is the superior picture. Not only was it actually intended to be 3-D from the green light, but the script made more sense. With fewer titans clashing about, this follow-up is far easier to, well, follow. Perseus (Sam Worthington, Avatar, Texas Killing Fields) has chosen not to live as […]
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Trollhunter
Troll movies number a scant few, so their relative absence as a screen creature makes “Trollhunter” seem that much more fresh — because God knows there’s no shortage of found-footage films these days. Speaking of God, the trolls here are drawn to the blood of Christians, so if you want to investigate them further, it’s […]
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Stake Land
In this film by director/co-writer Jim Mickle (“Mulberry Street”), the monsters are a mix of zombies and vampires. The characters call them “vamps,” but if not for the fangs, you wouldn’t think “bloodsuckers” at all. You may, however, think “horses,” because I swear the sounds of their attack-mode hiss contains an equestrian whinny. Co-writer Nick […]
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Monsters
True to the film theory that what you don’t see is always more suspenseful than what you do, Gareth Edwards’ first feature pays off in proverbial spades. The low-budget yet spectacular-looking film follows photojournalist Kaulder (Scoot McNairy) as he escorts his publisher’s daughter, Sam (Whitney Able), from Mexico back to the United States. This is […]