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Review: Paranormal Activity

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Adam Mast reviews this Halloween's box-office sensation.

Does the thrifty new ghost story Paranormal Activity really live up the hype? Is it one of the scariest movies ever made? In my humble opinion, the answer to both questions is no but this is still an extremely entertaining film and well worth seeing, especially if you have the opportunity to experience it with a big crowd. Paranormal Activity sort of plays like Poltergeist by way of Blair Witch.

Review: Dead Snow

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Adam Mast reviews the Nazi-zombie flick!

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Nazis are villainous enough, but - as the gleefully gory Dead Snow so chillingly illustrates - Nazi zombies are the personification of pure evil.

As Dead Snow opens, a group of Norwegian twenty-somethings are making their way to an isolated weekend retreat. Their plans? To ski, party, and get haked. The plans are cut short however, when murderous Nazi zombies show up and spoil the party.

Review: Black Dynamite

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Adam Mast reviews BLACK DYNAMITE.

black-dynamite-trailer.jpgBlack Dynamite is part parody and part loving homage to the blaxploitation films of the 70's. The film features a hilariously brilliant turn by Michael Jai White as the title character, a tough as nails urban hero who spends his days keeping the streets clean and romancing the ladies.

Review: Jennifer's Body

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jennifers_body_megan.jpgAdam Mast reviews the horror that stars Megan 'the body' Fox.

Following an Oscar win for her Juno screenplay, Diablo Cody went on to create The United States of Tara, an immensley entertaining HBO show that just earned star Toni Collette an Emmy. How do you follow that? With a horror movie of course.

Review: Extract

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Adam Mast reviews the Mike Judge movie.

extractmovie.jpgExtract, a word described as "a solution or preparation containing the active principles of a drug". "Extract" the movie starring Jason Bateman, opened yesterday with movie goers interested if Mike Judge prepared "his" solution well. Mike Judge who is a known for being a driving force in creating "Beavis & Butt-Head" (MTV, 1993-97) - and also the modern film classic, "Office Space" opened this comedy with great comedic characters; Some believable some not.

Review: It Might Get Loud

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itmightgetloud.jpgAdam looks at the rock flick IT MIGHT GET LOUD.

It Might Get Loud explores the awesome glory that is the rock guitar and it does so through the eyes (and ears) of three incredible talents; Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's The Edge, and The White Stripes' Jack White. All three of these vastly diverse musicians are extremely accessible as they give insight into the heavenly instrument that gave them their unique voices.

Review: Ponyo

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ponyo.jpgAdam reviews the latest animated film from Hayao Miyazaki.

Ponyo is the latest animated effort from the legendary Hayao Miyazaki, the gifted storyteller behind Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro.

Ponyo is the tale of a friendship between a boy and a goldfish who longs to be human. Through a magical set of circumstances, Ponyo may just get her wish.


Review: GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra

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gi-joe-rise-of-cobra-review.jpgBetter late than never, here is our man Adam Mast's review of GI JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA.

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra marks the second film based on a Hasbro toy line this summer, and I'm happy to report that this one is better than the other one. Why? Well, for two reasons. Firstly, G.I. Joe is forty minutes shorter and secondly, its more family friendly. Still, saying G.I. Joe is better than Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is faint praise at best.

Review: The Final Destination

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FinalDestination4.jpgThe Master reviews the 3D fourth-quel!

In retrospect, The Final Destination 3-D really isn't a very good movie. In fact, its actually quite mediocre. Maybe a little bad, even. The thing is, I saw a screening of this film less than an hour after enduring Rob Zombie's Halloween 2, so I actually enjoyed myself more than I probably should have.

Review: Halloween II

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halloween2_2.jpgAdam Mast reviews Rob Zombie's sequel to his reboot.

Perhaps the worst thing about this terrible sequel to a pointless remake is that somewhere, buried deep within, writer/director Rob Zombie actually had some interesting ideas to explore in Halloween 2. Ideas that are so minimally explored that they're not even strong enough to be considered afterthoughts.

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