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Film Review: Igor by Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
Screenwriter Chris McKenna says he was inspired more by Frankenstein movies than by sunnier Disney cartoons. The story takes place in the kingdom of Malaria, where evil scientists rule, aided by their hunchbacked servants, known as Igors. But one ...
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Bottle Shock Review, By Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
When a film opens with the title, "Based on a true story," one wonders if the filmmakers are trying to bolster a flimsy premise with claims of authenticity.
But "Bottle Shock," which had its world premiere at Sundance, enshrines an irresistible sto...
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Never Back Down Review, by Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
Attractive young actors and kick-ass fight scenes would seem to guarantee an audience of teens, and "Never Back Down" has been shrewdly engineered to tap into that hungry market. Although the movie set in the hot new arena of mixed martial arts is...
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Felon Review, by Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
"Felon" reworks many of the conventions of prison movies that have gripped audiences since "The Big House" in 1930.
In this case, familiarity breeds pleasure rather than contempt. Directed with pounding energy by Ric Roman Waugh and acted to the hi...
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Kabluey Review, by Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter
Visual humor is a rarity in films these days, so writer-director-actor Scott Prendergast brings welcome qualities to the cinematic landscape. Working in the tradition of Chaplin, Keaton, Tati or the Woody Allen of "Sleeper," Prendergast makes a st...
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