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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: I Declare War

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 69% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Jason Lapeyre and Robert Wilson
Written By: Jason Lapeyre
Starring: Siam Yu, Kolton Stewart, Gage Munroe
Studio: Drafthouse Films

Synopsis: Armed with nothing more than twigs, their imaginations and a simple set of rules, a group of 12-year-olds engaged in a lively game of Capture the Flag in the neighborhood woods start dangerously blurring the lines between make-believe and reality. Rocks = Grenades. Trees = Control towers. Sticks = Submachine guns. The youthful innocence of the game gradually takes on a different tone as the quest for victory pushes the boundaries of friendship. The would-be warriors get a searing glimpse of humanity’s dark side as their combat scenario takes them beyond the rules of the game and into an adventure where fantasy combat clashes with the real world. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Grandmaster

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 74% (Critics) / 65% (Audience)
Directed By: Kar Wai Wong
Written By: Jingzhi Zou, Jingzhi Zou and Kar Wai Wong
Starring: Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang
Studio: The Weinstein Company

Synopsis: Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Wong Kar Wai, THE GRANDMASTER is an epic action feature inspired by the life and times of the legendary kung fu master, Ip Man. The story spans the tumultuous Republican era that followed the fall of China’s last dynasty, a time of chaos, division and war that was also the golden age of Chinese martial arts. Filmed in a range of stunning locations that include the snow-swept landscapes of Northeast China and the subtropical South, THE GRANDMASTER features virtuoso performances by some of the greatest stars of contemporary Asian cinema, including Tony Leung and Ziyi Zhang. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Scenic Route

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 65% (Critics) / 61% (Audience)
Directed By: Kevin and Michael Goetz
Written By: Kyle Killen
Starring: Josh Duhamel, Dan Fogler, Miracle Laurie
Studio: Vertical Entertainment

Synopsis: Tensions rise between lifelong friends Mitchell and Carter after their truck breaks down on an isolated desert road as they start to attack each other’s life decisions with unwavering brutality.

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: R.I.P.D.

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 11% (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Robert Schwentke
Written By: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi and David Dobkin
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker and Kevin Bacon
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: You’re Next

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92% (Critics) / 77% (Audience)
Directed By: Adam Wingard
Written By: Simon Barrett
Starring: Sharni Vinson, Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen and Barbara Crampton
Studio: Lionsgate

Synopsis: When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The World’s End

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 92% (Critics) / 77% (Audience)
Directed By: Edgar Wright
Written By: Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright
Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman and Pierce Brosnan
Studio: Focus Features

Synopsis: The third installment of director Edgar Wright’s trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes hellbent on trying the drinking marathon again. They are convinced to stage an encore by Gary King (Simon Pegg), a 40-year-old man trapped at the cigarette end of his teens, who drags his reluctant pals to their hometown and once again attempts to reach the fabled pub – The World’s End. As they attempt to reconcile the past and present, they realize the real struggle is for the future, not just theirs but humankind’s. Reaching The World’s End is the least of their worries. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Beneath

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Larry Fessenden
Written By: Tony Daniel and Brian D. Smith
Starring: Daniel Zovatto, Bonnie Dennison, Chris Conroy and Jonny Orsini
Studio: Chiller Films

Synopsis: Six high school seniors celebrating with day’s excursion find themselves on rowboat attacked by man-eating fish and must decide who must be sacrificed as they fight their way back to shore. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Ooga Booga

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 0% (Audience)
Directed By: Charles Band
Written By: Kent Roudebush
Starring: Wade F. Wilson, Ciarra Carter, Gregory Niebel, Karen Black and Stacy Keach
Studio: Full Moon Features

Synopsis: Ooga Booga follows an innocent African American boy who is brutally murdered by dirty cops, but his soul is magically transferred into an action figure named Ooga Booga. With on his tribal spear and old girlfriend to help he takes to the streets and trailer parks to find the men that ended his once bright future – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Man of Tai Chi

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 91% (Audience)
Directed By: Keanu Reeves
Written By: Michael G. Cooney
Starring: Tiger Hu Chen, Keanu Reeves, Karen Mok
Studio: Village Roadshow Pictures

Synopsis: Keanu Reeves makes his directorial debut with this martial arts production starring Tiger Chen, a stunt veteran who worked with the actor of the two Matrix sequels. Yuen Woo Ping provides the fight choreography, with The Raid’s Iko Uwais heading up the supporting cast. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Kick-Ass 2

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 28% (Critics) / 78% (Audience)
Directed By: Jeff Wadlow
Written By: Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Jim Carrey
Studio: Universal Pictures

Synopsis: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, the Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows. – (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Canyons

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 23% (Critics) / 22% (Audience)
Directed By: Paul Schrader
Written By: Bret Easton Ellis
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Nolan Gerard Funk
Studio: IFC Films

Synopsis:When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Lovelace

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 52% (Critics) / 43% (Audience)
Directed By: Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman
Written By: Andy Bellin
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Juno Temple and Sharon Stone
Studio: Radius-TWC

Synopsis:The story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry at the behest of her coercive husband, before taking control of her life. (Source)

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