Movies

‘Piranha 3D’ (2010), ‘3DD’ (2012) have gory fun with modern effects

George Lucas used to talk about how he waited to do the “Star Wars” prequels till the special effects technology caught up with his vision.

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‘Road House’ (1989) a gleeful mix of Western, fantasy, action

A friend of mine claims that the ridiculousness of “Road House” (1989) can be chalked up to it being an Eighties movie. But I contend

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‘Piranha II: The Spawning’ (1981) launches Cameron’s career

Late last year, director James Cameron released his ninth film, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” If you’re counting his films on your fingers and forgetting

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‘John Wick’ (2014) is lean, brisk, and now a classic

Part homage to classic action films, part serious postmodern take, and skillfully dodging the ripoff label, “John Wick” (2014) reinvigorated the genre nine years ago.

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Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’ not worth answering

I suspect “Knock at the Cabin” (Peacock) will rank as M. Night Shyamalan’s most divisive film. Based on the novel “The Cabin at the End

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‘I See You’ (2019) consistently creepy, hurt by plot hole

The 2019 horror-thriller “I See You” is enjoying a second life on Netflix, and it is well deserved. Writer Devon Graye and director Adam Randall

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‘John Dies at the End’ (2012) a flat adaptation, as expected

After David Wong’s “John Dies at the End” became a surprise hit debut novel in 2009, it of course became a horror-comedy movie soon after.

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‘The Ruins’ (2006, 2008) a creepy exercise in fatalism

On this re-read, I often flashed back to my first experience of Scott Smith’s “The Ruins” (2006). I vividly recalled details such as a dog

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‘Yoga Hosers’ (2016) colorful but utterly uninspired

It’s been said that it’s hard for adults to understand the younger generation, and that’s accidentally but clearly illustrated in “Yoga Hosers” (2016). This horror-comedy

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Smith’s ‘Tusk’ (2014) gosh-dang original for a lark, eh?

Writer-director Kevin Smith is a funnyman and – as of 2011’s “Red State” – also a horror filmmaker. With 2014’s “Tusk” – the first of

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