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TIME TRAP: A Film Lost in It's Own Time Warp
TIME TRAP: A Film Lost in Its Own Time Warp

Created by Mark Dennis and Ben Foster, Time Trap is a sci-fi/fantasy that starts with an interesting concept, yet turns into a jumbled mess of its own doing.

DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE: Bloated, Divisive, Yet Compelling
DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE: Bloated, Divisive, Yet Compelling

S. Craig Zahler’s loyal cult following will find much to love with Dragged Across Concrete, although first time viewers will find it a difficult watch.

WUNDERLAND: Trite War Film Is A Failure On Multiple Fronts
WUNDERLAND: Trite War Film Is A Failure On Multiple Fronts

Although Wunderland purports to be a sincere tribute to a real event, it never finds the time to say or suggest anything about war, courage, or death.

THE NIGHT COMES FOR US: An Action Movie Classic Is Born
THE NIGHT COMES FOR US: An Action Movie Classic Is Born

If you’re a fan or a newbie or just someone looking for a bloodbath of an action movie, move The Night Comes for Us to the very, very top of your list.

JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN: A New Low For British Comedy
JOHNNY ENGLISH STRIKES AGAIN: A New Low For British Comedy

If you belong to nearly any demographic, Johnny English Strikes Again will serve as a colossal letdown, and leave you contemplating how Rowan Atkinson could enter such a slump.

BETTER START RUNNING: Intriguing Cast Wasted In A Meandering Road Caper
BETTER START RUNNING: Intriguing Cast Wasted In A Meandering Road Caper

Better Start Running feels like a cliched indie – fitted head to toe with an ever-present oddball ensemble cast – taking to the road for an adventure.

BLACK ’47: Surprisingly Enjoyable Historical Epic
BLACK ’47: Surprisingly Enjoyable Historical Epic

Black ’47 isn’t a perfect film – the shaky characterisation prevents the emotional undercurrents from truly picking up speed. Regardless, it’s a fantastically captivating historical epic.

RIDE: Respectable Film Drives Towards A Confused Conclusion
RIDE: Respectable Film Drives Towards A Confused Conclusion

Ride takes a simple premise and rides it to its logical conclusion, with enough charisma and style to remain interesting.

Film Fest 919 Part 1: SHOPLIFTERS, DESTROYER & DOGMAN
Film Fest 919 Part 1: SHOPLIFTERS, DESTROYER & DOGMAN

In our first report from Film Fest 919, Josh Martin recounts the nauseating absurdity of Dogman, memorably fascinating Destroyer and Cannes’ Palme d’Or Shoplifters.

Venom: To The Garbage, With Love
VENOM: To The Garbage, With Love

Venom is a film with a myriad of problems, but they’re forgiven because of its affable undercutting of what you expect from superhero films.

THE PREDATOR: 80’s Action Schlock Gone Horribly Wrong
THE PREDATOR: 80’s Action Schlock Gone Horribly Wrong

The Predator is a brainless, tone deaf picture, that is quite easily the worst thing writer/director Shane Black has ever laid his hands on.

ASSASSINATION NATION: An Ugly Film For Ugly Times

A hard pill to swallow, Assassination Nation is a blunt, antagonistic, but masterful film, guided by a director who can so easily weave in between political horror, social injustice, dark comedy, and teen comedy.

SIDEKICKS: Chuck Norris’ Exercise In Vanity

Unfortunately, 1992’s Sidekicks, which is a vehicle to show Chuck Norris as the greatest action star, is a sloppy project for his talents.

PATIENT ZERO: Doesn't Have Charm Or A Point
PATIENT ZERO: Doesn’t Have Charm Or A Point

Patient Zero has many of the elements of a good movie, just put together in a janky and unfortunate manner.

PEPPERMINT: A Failed Vigilante in Feminity
PEPPERMINT: A Failed Vigilante In Feminity

Disappointingly, Peppermint is a film that feels thrown together, poorly edited and overly clichéd, with a failed take on the female vigilante.