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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Rapture-Palooza

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 29% (Critics) / 25% (Audience)
Directed By: Paul Middleditch
Written By: Chris Matheson
Starring: Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley, Ken Jeong, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson
Studio: The Film Arcade

Synopsis: When the Apocalypse actually happens and a billion people are Raptured up to heaven, Lindsey (Kendrick) and her boyfriend Ben (Daley) are left behind in suburban Seattle. The young couple try their best to lead a normal life surrounded by talking locusts, blood rain showers, and pot-smoking wraiths. But when the Anti-Christ (Robinson) makes his home base in their neighborhood, Lindsey finds herself the object of his affection. With the help of her family, friends, and a lawn-mowing zombie neighbor, the young couple set off to stop the Anti-Christ from taking her as his bride… and just maybe, saving the world in the process. (Source)

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Trailer of the Day: The Hobbit – The Desolation of Smaug

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The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug. – IMDb

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: This Is The End

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 80% (Critics) / 98% (Audience)
Directed By: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
Written By: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson and Danny McBride
Studio: Sony Pictures

Synopsis: The comedy This Is The End follows six friends trapped in a house after a series of strange and catastrophic events devastate Los Angeles. As the world unravels outside, dwindling supplies and cabin fever threaten to tear apart the friendships inside. Eventually, they are forced to leave the house, facing their fate and the true meaning of friendship and redemption. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Lucky

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 23% (Critics) / 33% (Audience)
Directed By: Gil Cates Jr.
Written By: Kent Sublette
Starring: Ari Graynor, Colin Hanks, Jeffrey Tambor and Ann-Margret
Studio: Phase 4 Films

Synopsis: Ben Keller (Colin Hanks) has just won the Iowa State Lotto. The catch? The winning ticket belongs to Leslie Singer, the dead girl in his closet. With $36 million now at his disposal, Ben has the newfound confidence to pursue his life-long crush, Lucy St. Martin (Ari Graynor). But can all the money in the world compensate for the fact that Ben is a fledgling serial killer? As their relationship spirals out of control and the body count rises, Lucy and Ben do all they can to survive love, marriage, and each other. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: V/H/S 2

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 86% (Critics) / 93% (Audience)
Directed By: Simon Barrett, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez & Greg Hale, Adam Wingard
Written By: Simon Barrett, John Davies, Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans & Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez & Jamie Nash
Starring: Kelsy Abbott, Hannah Al Rashid, Fachry Albar and Kevin Hunt
Studio: Magnet Releasing

Synopsis: Searching for a missing student, two private investigators break into his house and find collection of VHS tapes. Viewing the horrific contents of each cassette, they realize there may be dark motives behind the student’s disappearance. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: V/H/S

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 54% (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: David Bruckner, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence, Joe Swanberg, Ti West, Adam Wingard
Written By: Brad Miska, Simon Barrett, David Bruckner & Nicholas Tecosky, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Radio Silence
Starring: Calvin Reeder, Lane Hughes, Adam Wingard and Kentucker Audley
Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Synopsis: When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Purge

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 41% (Critics) / 59% (Audience)
Directed By: James DeMonaco
Written By: James DeMonaco
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Max Burkholder and Edwin Hodge
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: A family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized. (Source)

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Trailer of the Day: Insidious Chapter 2

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The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. – IMDb

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Jack The Giant Slayer

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52% (Critics) / 60% (Audience)
Directed By: Bryan Singer
Written By: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney and David Dobkin
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eleanor Tomlinson and Ian McShane
Studio: Warner Bros.

Synopsis: The ancient war between humans and a race of giants is reignited when Jack, a young farmhand fighting for a kingdom and the love of a princess, opens a gateway between the two worlds. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Sexy Evil Genius

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 53% (Audience)
Directed By: Shawn Piller
Written By: Scott Lew
Starring: Katee Sackhoff, Michelle Trachtenberg, Seth Green, Harold Perrineau and William Baldwin
Studio: LionsGate Entertainment

Synopsis: Drop dead sexy and certifiably insane, vengeful Nikki invites four of her ex-lovers to an L.A. bar for a meeting that will drastically alter the course of their lives – or at least what’s left of them. Seth Green, Katie Sackhoff, William Baldwin, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Harold Perrineau star. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: 23 Minutes To Sunrise

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 5% (Audience)
Directed By: Louis Leterrier
Written By: Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt
Starring: Eric Roberts, Nia Peeples, Bob Zany and Dingani Beza
Studio: Zingraff Motion Pictures

Synopsis: They say the darkest hour is just before dawn, and at the Sunrise diner it’s very late indeed. Four couples find themselves at an out-of-the-way 24-hour diner, but they are not all that they seem. (Source)

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Now You See Me – Good, Bad & Ugly Review

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 43% (Critics) / 76% (Audience)
Directed By: Louis Leterrier
Written By: Ed Solomon, Boaz Yakin and Edward Ricourt
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman
Studio: Lionsgate

Synopsis: An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money. (Source)

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