THE OTHER SIDE
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 95 minutes |
I’m sure I’m not the only viewer who thought of this movie as “Ghost” for guys. It has similar themes but they are handled in such a cool way that you can’t help but appreciate what the filmmakers have done here…
Posted on October 4, 2008 by Doug Brunell
FEAR HOUSE (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 86 minutes |
The film is fairly imaginative in its twists. Unfortunately, it lacks scares and emotion, both of which are essential to a haunted house film…
Posted on September 3, 2008 by Doug Brunell
DOWNHILL
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 82 minutes |
Nobody is ever going to call “Downhill” a classic or even a great film, but I’m going to go out on a limb and say it is a worthy dark comedy with moments of pure genius…
Posted on September 2, 2008 by Doug Brunell
BLACK WHITE + GRAY: A PORTRAIT OF SAM WAGSTAFF AND ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 77 minutes |
Who cares if a house husband in Minnesota knows of Mapplethorpe? Wagstaff’s mark and reputation lingers on in a way that affects all of society…
Posted on August 25, 2008 by Doug Brunell
ACROSS THE LINE
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 15 minutes |
When it comes to movies, it’s a crime to be instantly forgettable. “Across the Line” is guilty of that here, and there isn’t a lawyer in the world good enough to get that charge dismissed…
Posted on August 18, 2008 by Doug Brunell
REVEREND BEAT-MAN: SURREAL FOLK BLUES GOSPEL TRASH VOL. 3 (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 60 minutes |
This is the kind of thing the good Lord would have you stay away from, but would understand if you were tempted…
Posted on August 17, 2008 by Doug Brunell
THE WORLD OF THE END
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 19 minutes |
“The World of the End” could have been an interesting character study. Instead, it’s just a film about a young lady named Madison…
Posted on August 1, 2008 by Doug Brunell
HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD (DVD)
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 84 minutes |
If you see a better documentary this year, I’d be interested to know about it, as this one will be hard to match…
Posted on July 30, 2008 by Doug Brunell
TEENAPE GOES TO CAMP (DVD)
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Year Released: 2008 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 61 minutes |
To the casual observer, they’ll think this is just an amateurish effort by a guy who can’t do any better. The more astute viewer, however, will see that this is carefully constructed chaos…
Posted on July 15, 2008 by Doug Brunell
BEYOND DESPAIR
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 6 minutes |
If I could give a film a star rating based on its intentions, this film would rate much higher…
Posted on July 13, 2008 by Doug Brunell
THE ARK, THE SHROUD AND MARY (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 70 minutes |
I’m not offended by the subject matter (I couldn’t care less, actually), but I am offended by things that are boring…
Posted on July 8, 2008 by Doug Brunell
DROP BOX (DVD)
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  Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 74 minutes |
“Drop Box” didn’t sit well with me at first. I found the two main characters too brutal to enjoy, but after some contemplation I realized it works for the film…
Posted on July 4, 2008 by Doug Brunell
THE PIED PIPER OF HÜTZOVINA (DVD)
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 65 minutes |
If you are a fan of Gogol Bordello, you will need to see this film, as it gives a rare insight into the band’s frontman…
Posted on July 3, 2008 by Doug Brunell
MONTY FOR ENGLAND
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Year Released: 2006 MPAA Rating: Unrated Running Time: 29 minutes |
Will people without their heads firmly lodged up their rear ends look at this film as little more than a half-hearted, ill-conceived PSA about the Sikh community being just like everyone else? Most definitely…
Posted on June 30, 2008 by Doug Brunell
THE GORE PACK (DVD)
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Year Released: 2007 MPAA Rating: R Running Time: 127 minutes |
Overall, “The Gore Pack” is worthy buying for “The Last Horror Movie” and “Night Fangs.” The other two films are forgettable. If you can find the two good films on their own, go for that because they really deserve a place in any horror film collection…
Posted on June 2, 2008 by Doug Brunell
