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Applying Chaos Theory: Krampus looks like Christmas movie we deserve

The only Christmas-themed movie on the slate this year is Krampus, a horror about the anti-Santa monster of German legend. The trailer dropped a couple of days ago, and this movie looks like everything. The trailer establishes Krampus as a biting, whimsical satire. There … Continue reading →

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The Visit Shyamalan’s masterpiece

After the turn of the century, everyone kind of gave up on M. Night Shyamalan. Though he entered the ’00s on a wave of critical acclaim with Unbreakable and The Sixth Sense, he steadily lost steam with dud after dud until the hotly anticipated Last … Continue reading →

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Jurassic World rampages through flop-filled summer

  We’ve written before about how much better Jurassic World did than anything else, and as the summer went on that article became more and more accurate. As of this writing, only two movies — Inside Out with $348.2 million and Minions with $328.6 million … Continue reading →

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Applying chaos theory: An introduction to trailer analysis

We’re going to start reviewing high profile trailers on this site, and I’ll tell you the reason. It’ll get more clicks. That’s it. That’s the reason. The reason it won’t be trashy bullshit is because of how far movie trailers have … Continue reading →

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Dope re-releases for snore-inducing Labor Day lineup

Straight Outta Compton has held for no. 1 three straight weeks now, and it has definitely been for lack of trying. The highest profile release since it came out was the critically eviscerated Sinister 2. Compton barely beat evangelist film War Room last weekend. When a movie’s tagline … Continue reading →

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