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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91% (Critics) / 92% (Audience)
Directed By: Matt Reeves
Written By: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback
Starring: Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Kirk Acevedo, Toby Kebbell and Andy Serkis
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Synopsis:A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s dominant species. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Dead Snow 2

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 96% (Audience)
Directed By: Tommy Wirkola
Written By: Vegar Hoel
Starring: Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer and Ingrid Haas
Studio: IFC
Synopsis:If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you’d have to assume that things couldn’t get much worse. In Martin’s case, that was only the beginning. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Purge – Anarchy

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: James DeMonaco
Written By: James DeMonaco
Starring: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Michael K. Williams
Studio: Universal Pictures
Synopsis:The New Founders of America invite you to celebrate your annual right to Purge. The Purge: Anarchy, the sequel to summer 2013’s sleeper hit that opened to No. 1 at the box-office, sees the return of writer/director James DeMonaco to craft the next terrifying chapter of dutiful citizens preparing for their country’s yearly 12 hours of anarchy. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Under The Skin

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% (Critics) / 62% (Audience)
Directed By: Jonathan Glazer
Written By: Walter Campbell
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
Studio: A24
Synopsis: An alien in human form is on a journey through Scotland . – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Uncle Sam

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% (Critics) / 23% (Audience)
Directed By: William Lustig
Written By: Larry Cohen
Starring: Christopher Ogden, Robert Forster, Timothy Bottoms, P.J. Soles and Isaac Hayes
Studio: A-Pix Entertainment

Synopsis:After being killed by friendly fire during the Gulf War, soldier Sam Harper (David Shark Fralick) inexplicably returns from the dead to wreak revenge upon corrupt military men, draft dodgers, tax cheats, and flag burners. His memory is cherished only by his nephew, who doesn’t realize that in life Sam was an angry, violent alcoholic who abused his family members and earned his heroic medals simply by being psychotic on the battlefield. Sam crawls out of his coffin after being brought back to his hometown, steals an Uncle Sam costume and proceeds to wreak havoc on insincere patriots during a Fourth of July celebration. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Animal

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 29% (Audience)
Directed By: Brett Simmons
Written By: Thommy Hutson and Catherine Trillo
Starring: Keke Palmer, Jeremy Sumpter, Elizabeth Gillies, Joey Lauren Adams, Thorsten Kaye and Amaury Nolasco
Studio: Chiller Films

Synopsis:When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close-knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed. As the body count rises, the group must put their differences aside and fight for survival. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: 22 Jump Street

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 44% (Critics) / 29% (Audience)
Directed By: Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Written By: Michael Bacall and Jonah Hill
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube
Studio: Sony Pictures

Synopsis:After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don’t have to just crack the case – they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Almost Human

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 44% (Critics) / 29% (Audience)
Directed By: Joe Begos
Written By: Joe Begos
Starring: Graham Skipper, Josh Ethier, Vanessa Leigh
Studio: IFC Films

Synopsis:Mark Fisher disappeared from his home in a brilliant flash of blue light almost two years ago. His friend Seth Hampton was the last to see him alive. Now a string of grisly, violent murders leads Seth to believe that Mark is back, and something evil is inside of him. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Family

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 29% (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: Luc Besson
Written By: Luc Besson and Michael Caleo
Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron and Tommy Lee Jones
Studio: Relativity Media

Synopsis:In the off-beat action comedy “The Family,” a mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program after snitching on the mob. Despite the best efforts of Agent Stansfield (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, Fred Manzoni (Robert DeNiro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D’Leo) can’t help but revert to old habits and blow their cover by handling their problems the “family” way, enabling their former mafia cronies to track them down. Chaos ensues as old scores are settled in the unlikeliest of settings in this darkly funny film by Luc Besson (Taken, Transporter). – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Edge of Tomorrow

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89% (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Doug Liman
Written By: Christopher McQuarrie, John-Henry Butterworth and Jez Butterworth
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Synopsis:The epic action of “Edge of Tomorrow” unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: 13 Sins

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 56% (Critics) / 49% (Audience)
Directed By: Daniel Stamm
Written By: Daniel Stamm and David Birke
Starring: Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Rutina Wesley and Ron Perlman
Studio: Radius-TWC

Synopsis:A cryptic phone call sets off a dangerous game of risks for Elliot, a down-on-his luck salesman. The game promises increasing rewards for completing 13 tasks, each more sinister than the last. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Afflicted

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 82% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Derek Lee and Clif Prowse
Written By: Derek Lee and Clif Prowse
Starring: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse and Baya Rehaz
Studio: CBS Films

Synopsis:This terrifying horror thriller follows two best friends who set out on the trip of a lifetime around the world. Their journey, documented every step of the way, soon takes a dark and unexpected turn after an encounter with a beautiful woman in Paris leaves one of them mysteriously afflicted. Winner: Best Picture (Horror), Best Screenplay (Horror), Best Director (Horror) at Fantastic Fest, and recipient of awards of recognition from the Toronto International Film Festival and the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival. AFFLICTED is one of the most suspenseful and original action horror debuts in a generation. – (Source)

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