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Burning Palms

That’s a close-enough summation of “Burning Palms”; even then, the sleeper surprise offers many scoops of the unexpected. From the wonderfully devious mind of writer/director Christopher B. Landon (screenwriter of “Paranormal Activity 2” and “Disturbia,” and son of the late Michael Landon, who likely would be appalled) comes this anthology of five tales set in […]

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Paranormal Activity 2

Granted, with the first film being more or less “just all right,” incoming director Tod Williams (who helmed the underrated John Irving adaptation “The Door in the Floor”) didn’t have to jump very high to clear the bar set by Oren Peli, but he jumped even higher than that. This sequel is actually a prequel, […]

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