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Modern Horror Looks to Past for Inspiration
The genre which once embraced slasher killers, zombies and torture porn now obsesses over recreating the past. Consider “Annabelle,” “The…
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Variety Hails ‘Alpha House’ for Slamming Republicans
Just consider this rave for the second season of “Alpha House,” available via Amazon Prime Oct. 24, published at Variety.com.…
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HiT Movie Review: ‘Stonehearst Asylum’
“Stonehearst Asylum,” in theaters Oct. 24, uses that medical backdrop for a thriller that teeters on pulp without going over…
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HiT Blu-ray Review: ‘Snowpiercer’
Both movies boast progressive themes in their DNA, including class warfare rhetoric, universal health care, open borders and global warming.…
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Is America Ready for ‘Dear White People?’
Lee’s 1989 classic made us confront race in ways that couldn’t be avoided. “Dear White People” should repeat that film’s…
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5 Killer Movies About Business Ethics
“This country is run on epidemics, where you been? Price fixing, crooked TV shows, inflated expense accounts. How many honest…
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HiT Blu-ray Review: ‘Life After Beth’
“Life After Beth” says so. It also reminds us that “Shaun of the Dead” cracked the zombie-comedy code in ways…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Scream’ (1996)
The 1996 film’s opening sequence did more than scare us silly. It shook up the horror genre by roasting its hoariest…
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How ‘Mr. Smith’s’ Beltway Battle Mirrored Christ’s Crucifixion
Mr. Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart, classic Hollywood Everyman) is small-town hero chosen to fill a vacated senate seat for a…
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