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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Rover Red Charlie #1

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Written By: Garth Ennis
Art By: Michael DiPascale
Publisher: Avatar Press

Synopsis:When a worldwide epidemic suddenly rids the Earth of all humans, what happens to man’s best friend? GARTH ENNIS – the master wordsmith of Preacher and Crossed – delivers a story like no other, as a band of canines set out to survive on their own for the first time. This is the story of three best friends at the end of the World. Charlie was a helper dog and he was good at getting his feeders safely around. Now he and his pals Rover and Red must escape the failing New York City and find their way in this new order. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Hunger Games – Catching Fire

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 89% (Critics) / 93% (Audience)
Directed By: Francis Lawrence
Written By: Michael Arndt and Simon Beaufoy
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone and Donald Sutherland
Studio: Lionsgate Films

Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Dracula The TV Series (Episode 1)

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52%
Directed By: Steve Shill
Written By: Cole Haddon
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Kretschmann and Nonso Anozie
Network: NBC

Synopsis:It’s the late 19th century, and the mysterious Dracula has arrived in London, posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society. He’s especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night – useful for someone who avoids the sun. But he has another reason for his travels: he hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier. Everything seems to be going according to plan… until he becomes infatuated with a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Nothing Left To Fear

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 0% (Critics) / 22% (Audience)
Directed By: Anthony Leonardi III
Written By: Jonathan W.C. Mills
Starring: Clancy Brown, Anne Heche, Jennifer Stone
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

Synopsis:NOTHING LEFT TO FEAR was inspired by the legend of Stull, Kansas. Wendy (Anne Heche), her husband Dan (James Tupper of “Revenge”) and their kids have just moved to the small town of Stull, Kansas, where Dan is the new pastor. But in this sleepy community of friendly neighbors, a horrific series of occurrences awaits them: Their teenage daughter (Rebekah Brandes of Bellflower) is being tormented by grisly visions. Her younger sister (Jennifer Stone of “Wizards Of Waverly Place”) has been marked for a depraved ritual. And deep within the heartland darkness, one of The Seven Gates Of Hell demands the blood of the innocent to unleash the creatures of the damned. Ethan Peck (“10 Things I Hate About You”) and Clancy Brown (The Shawshank Redemption) co-star in this demonic shocker featuring original music by producer SLASH and inspired by the real-life paranormal legacy of Stull. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Escape Plan

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 48% (Critics) / 66% (Audience)
Directed By: Mikael Håfström
Written By: Miles Chapman and Jason Keller
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Amy Ryan, Vincent D’Onofrio and Jim Caviezel
Studio: Summit Entertainment

Synopsis:When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside. (Source)

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Remake Rumble: Embrace of The Vampire (1995) vs Embrace of The Vampire (2013)

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The 411: Charlotte, a timid and sheltered college freshman, is seduced by a centuries old vampire unleashing the inner desires that Charlotte never even knew existed inside of her.
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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Escape From Tomorrow

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 58% (Critics) / 54% (Audience)
Directed By: Randy Moore
Written By: Randy Moore
Starring: Roy Abramsohn, Elena Schuber, Katelynn Rodriguez
Studio: FilmBuff

Synopsis: In a world of fake castles and anthropomorphic rodents, an epic battle begins when an unemployed father’s sanity is challenged by a chance encounter with two underage girls on holiday. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Machete Kills

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 30% (Critics) / 61% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Rodriguez
Written By: Robert Rodriguez and Kyle Ward
Starring: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Amber Heard, Demian Bichir, Charlie Sheen and Mel Gibson
Studio: Open Road

Synopsis: The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his way through Mexico in order to take down an arms dealer who looks to launch a weapon into space. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Afterlife With Archie #1

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Written By: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Art By: Francesco Francavilla
Publisher: Archie Comics

Synopsis:This is how the end of the world begins… Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Carrie, Archie meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman, Black Beetle) take Archie and the gang where they’ve never been before-to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series-but be warned, kiddies, this one’s not for the faint of heart! (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Gravity

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98% (Critics) / 90% (Audience)
Directed By: Alfonso Cuarón
Written By: Alfonso Cuarón and Jonás Cuarón
Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Synopsis: GRAVITY, directed by Oscar (R) nominee Alfonso Cuaron, stars Oscar (R) winners Sandra Bullock and George Clooney in a heart-pounding thriller that pulls you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Bullock plays Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Byzantium

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 61% (Critics) / 53% (Audience)
Directed By: Neil Jordan
Written By: Moira Buffini
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley
Studio: IFC Films

Synopsis: Residents of a coastal town learn, with deathly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought shelter at a local resort. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: I Spit On Your Grave 2

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 0% (Critics) / 28% (Audience)
Directed By: Steven R. Monroe
Written By: Neil Elman and Thomas Fenton
Starring: Jemma Dallender, Yavor Baharov, Joe Absolom
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

Synopsis: Katie is trying to make it in the cutthroat world of modeling. When she innocently accepts an offer to have new photos taken for her portfolio, the experience quickly turns into an unthinkable nightmare of rape, torture, and kidnapping. When a twist of fate finally frees her from her captors – beaten, battered, bruised, and broken, she will have to tap into the darkest places of the human psyche to not only survive her ordeal, but to ultimately find the strength to exact her brutal revenge. – (Source)

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