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Down In Flames: Robert Zemeckis Burns the Popcorn

Enjoyable in that Hollywood-popcorn way for which Robert Zemeckis is famous— see “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” skip “Forest Gump” — “Flight” is a drama that would have been better without the director's love of schmaltz.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  10-29-2012  |  Reviews

Found footage gimmick has lost its luster in 'Paranormal Activity 4'new

There’s not much paranormal activity in Paranormal Activity 4. As a matter of fact, there’s not much of anything in this most recent installment that is as frightening or interesting as the three previous movies.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  10-26-2012  |  Reviews

The original (and best) 'Halloween' returnsnew

Thirty-four years after its release, John Carpenter's original Halloween remains the best in the Michael Myers series.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  10-26-2012  |  Reviews

Thirteen Creepy Moviesnew

'Tis the season to get creeped out. Here are 13 movies guaranteed to make you scream like a little girl.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anita Modak-Truran  |  10-26-2012  |  Movies

'Blood Cousins' is entertaining, but needs a serious exorcismnew

It's not very difficult to see the impressive little independent comedy trying to fight its way out of the awkward mishmash of genres in the local film Blood Cousins.
San Antonio Current  |  KikO MARTÍNEZ  |  10-26-2012  |  Reviews

Horrific Hilaritynew

These horror films were never meant to be funny... but they are.
Charleston City Paper  |  Kevin Young  |  10-24-2012  |  Movies

Connection Lost The Wachowski Siblings and Tom Tykwer Play the Wrong Loops

“Cloud Atlas” wants to be more than it is. For a movie pitched as a Meta-Meta exploration linking all of humanity through the ancient past to the recent past to the faraway future, it nosedives before getting out of the gate.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  10-22-2012  |  Reviews

Eclectic Espionagenew

Ben Affleck directed and stars in "Argo" which weaves together espionage, Hollywood mystique and '70s flair.
Jackson Free Press  |  Anita Modak-Truran  |  10-18-2012  |  Reviews

'Made in Jersey' undresses crime with hairspray and tight jeansnew

Forget the overrated Homeland. If you’re looking for an international spy thriller on premium cable, this is the one to watch. The pilot messes with your head so skillfully that you’re woozy by the 30-minute mark. And thoroughly intrigued.
San Antonio Current  |  Dean Robbins  |  10-17-2012  |  TV

Director Ben Affleck delivers neatly packaged spy thriller 'Argo'new

Imagine what screenwriter Lionel Chetwynd must've been thinking when former CIA officer Tony Mendez released his book Master of Disguise in 1999.
San Antonio Current  |  Kiko Martinez  |  10-17-2012  |  Reviews

Local Colornew

'Deep Dark Canyon' a modern Western set in Sonoma County.
North Bay Bohemian  |  Richard von Busack  |  10-17-2012  |  Reviews

'V/H/S', the scariest film only a few have seennew

V/H/S opened on October 5 in only 16 theaters nationwide, earning a pale $36,402 so far. As of this writing, there’s no information on whether the movie will even open in San Antonio theaters.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  10-17-2012  |  Reviews

Getting Busy: Mark O’Brien’s Introduction to Sex Opens Doors

The most unlikely film of 2012, “The Sessions” is a defiant romantic comedy of serious import that pushes the boundaries of R-rated intimacy.
City Pulse  |  Cole Smithey  |  10-15-2012  |  Reviews

Argo: Screen capturenew

How dedicated is director Ben Affleck to capturing 1979 in his splendid new film, the political thriller Argo? He makes sure that the Warner Bros. studio logo that fills the screen at the beginning isn't the glossy WB shield that's instantly recognizable to today's audiences but is instead the old-school W made up of three parallel lines against an oval backdrop. It's a tiny detail — even an irrelevant one — but it demonstrates how thoroughly Affleck has committed himself to his third directorial effort.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte)  |  Matt Brunson  |  10-12-2012  |  Reviews

The Horrornew

Mark Patton, star of Nightmare on Elm Street 2, on acting, horror and his 'scream queen' status.
The Pitch  |  Abbie Stutzer  |  10-12-2012  |  Profiles & Interviews

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