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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Evil Dead (2013)

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 66% (Critics) / 82% (Audience)
Directed By: Fede Alvarez
Written By: Fede Alvarez and Diablo Cody
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas and Lou Taylor Pucci
Studio: TriStar Pictures

Synopsis: Five friends head to a remote cabin, where the discovery of a Book of the Dead leads them to unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods. The evil presence possesses them until only one is left to fight for survival. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Faster

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Faster-The-Movie
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 43% (Critics) / 49% (Audience)
Directed By: George Tillman Jr.
Written By: Tony Gayton and Joe Gayton
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Maggie Grace and Carla Gugino
Studio: CBS Films

Synopsis: An ex-con sets out to avenge his brother’s death after they were double-crossed during a heist years ago. During his campaign, however, he’s tracked by a veteran cop and an egocentric hit man. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: The Samaritan

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the-samaritan
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 22% (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: David Weaver
Written By: David Weaver and Elan Mastai
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga
Studio: IFC Films

Synopsis: After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter’s life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: G.I. Joe – Retaliation

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 30% (Critics) / 76% (Audience)
Directed By: Jon M. Chu
Written By: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, D.J. Cotrona, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki and Bruce Willis
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Synopsis: In this sequel, the G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Eddie The Sleepwalking Cannibal

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 73% (Audience)
Directed By: Boris Rodriguez
Written By: Boris Rodriguez, Jonathan Rannells and Alex Epstein
Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Georgina Reilly, Dylan Smith
Studio: Doppelgänger Releasing

Synopsis: Lars Olafssen, once a young celebrity in the art world is slipping away fast into the land of has-beens. His long-time art dealer, Ronny, is now an ungracefully aging hipster who desperately wants his meal ticket back. But Lars refuses to paint. His creativity comes at too high a cost – his inspiration is carnage – blood, guts and limbs. Not surprisingly, this lead to a dreadful breakdown in the past. Nevertheless, an eager Ronny arranges a teaching job for Lars at an art school in Koda Lake, a small Canadian town in the middle of nowhere. It’s a “therapeutic” measure for Lars – a means to conquer his need to paint in the “safety” of a country retreat… That is, until Eddie comes into his life. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Bad Meat

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 13% (Audience)
Directed By: Lulu Jarmen
Written By: Paul Gerstenberger
Starring: Dave Franco, Elisabeth Harnois, Tahj Mowry, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Joe Dinicol and Mark Pellegrino
Studio: ThinkFilm

Synopsis: Six troubled teens at secluded camp for juvenile delinquents must fight for their lives after a mysterious virus transforms the guards into cannibalistic mutants. Dave Franco, Elisabeth Harnois, and Mark Pellegrino star. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: A Little Bit Zombie

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 94% (Audience)
Directed By: Casey Walker
Written By: Trevor Martin and Christopher Bond
Starring: Kristopher Turner, Crystal Lowe, Shawn Roberts, Kristen Hager and Stephen McHattie
Studio: Cave Painting Pictures

Synopsis: Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains, all while trying to keep it together so as not to incur the wrath of his bridezilla-to-be. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Jack Reacher

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 62% (Critics) / 72% (Audience)
Directed By: Christopher McQuarrie
Written By: Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins and Robert Duvall
Studio: Paramount Pictures

Synopsis: Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me. And sure enough, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter-a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right-and soon the slam-dunk case explodes. Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning-and then beat him shot for shot. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Angus

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angus
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 40% (Critics) / 64% (Audience)
Directed By: Patrick Read Johnson
Written By: Jill Gordon
Starring: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates and James Van Der Beek
Studio: New Line Cinema

Synopsis: A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he’s got to get his act together with the help of his best friend. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Spring Breakers

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Harmony Korine
Written By: Harmony Korine
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine and James Franco
Studio: A24 Films

Synopsis: Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine) and Faith (Selena Gomez) have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” (James Franco) promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Hansel & Gretel Get Baked

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 42% (Audience)
Directed By: Duane Journey
Written By: David Tillman
Starring: Molly C. Quinn, Yancy Butler, Lara Flynn Boyle
Studio: Tribeca Films

Synopsis: When an evil drug-dealing witch (Lara Flynn Boyle) holds Gretel’s stoner boyfriend hostage, she and her brother Hansel must save him from a gruesome death — or face the last high of their lives. (Source)

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Good, Bad & Ugly Review: Mother’s Day

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Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 44% (Critics) / 54% (Audience)
Directed By: Darren Lynn Bousman
Written By: Scott Milam
Starring: Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Shawn Ashmore, Patrick John Flueger and Briana Evigan
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

Synopsis: From the maker of Saw II, III and IV, Mother’s Day is a graphic remake of the Troma horror classic, Mother’s Day. After a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers go home to hideout…only to discover that their Mother (Rebecca De Mornay) lost their house in a foreclosure. The new owners and their party guests become the depraved brothers’ unwitting hostages. Their sadistic Mother soon arrives and brilliantly takes control of the situation, ratcheting up the terror. As the hostages struggle desperately to survive the harrowing torture, they realize that there is nothing a Mother won’t do to protect her children. (Source)

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