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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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Trailer of the Day: Dracula Untold

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Explores the origin of Dracula, weaving vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler, depicting Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war. – 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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Trailer of the Day: Foxcatcher

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Based on the true story of Mark Schultz, an Olympic wrestler whose relationship with sponsor John du Pont and brother Dave Schultz would lead to unlikely circumstances. – Source

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Transformers – Age of Extinction

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 18% (Critics) / 65% (Audience)
Directed By: Michael Bay
Written By: Ehren Kruger
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Stanley Tucci and Kelsey Grammer
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Synopsis: TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION begins after an epic battle left a great city torn, but with the world saved. As humanity picks up the pieces, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from a new cast of humans (led by Mark Wahlberg), Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet. In an incredible adventure, they are swept up in a war of good and evil, ultimately leading to a climactic battle across the world. – (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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Trailer of the Day: The Expendables 3

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Barney and his team, known as “The Expendables”, come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables’ co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team. – IMDb

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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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Trailer of the Day: Dumb And Dumber To

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20 years after the dimwits set out on their first adventure, they head out in search of one of their long lost children in the hope of gaining a new kidney. – 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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