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The Belko Experiment 2016
If people get stuck in an enclosed area and then watch them try to survive, or you force people to kill each other, then as long as you're a decent film maker the audience will experience some tension and thrills. The premise of The Belko Experiment is naturally thrilling, people like seeing humans forced into horrible situations and quickly turning from normal to willing to kill in minutes. I might even call it easy. So, yes, The Belko Experiment is…
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A Monster Calls 2016
I read Patrick Ness' "More Than This" in high school and I thought it was an astounding, beautiful young adult novel. I wasn't familiar with the author and hadn't heard or read anything from him since, then it was announced that they'd be making a film based off a children book called "A Monster Calls". I saw the name 'based on the book by Patrick Ness' and I was instantly reminded of the emotional rollercoaster that was that book, and…
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Who Killed Captain Alex? 2010
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTABLE
Who Killed Captain Alex makes you question what is and isn't a good movie. Although I gave this half a star to be consistent with my other ratings for 'so bad they're good' movies, this is not comparable to those. I love Troll 2 and The Room because they're so terrible and bizarre that it's highly enjoyable, but it's all an ironic love. While it is true that this movie is terrible and bizarre, making it highly…
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Arrival 2016
When Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) enters the alien vessel for the first time, it's stunning. You feel how claustrophobic it is inside her suit, you can feel how dizzying it is being there next to something so giant and otherworldly, you can feel how nauseating it was for the characters to jump into the warped gravity and looking straight ahead when you should be looking down. The haunting music plays and you get these goosebumps, and you feel like…