Review Roundup: ZACK AND MIRI, ROCKNROLLA, SPLINTER

This weekend: Kevin Smith. Guy Ritchie. Two fellas with auspicious debuts (Clerks and Lock, Stock,… respectively), solid fan bases and trademark styles. Smith’s newest comedy has him poised to finally deliver a big box office hit; Ritchie’s latest crime adventure reverts back to what got him here, holding on to a career that’s always had potential.
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Piece by Piece: MONSTER SQUAD

I’m just going to say it. The 80s were the best there ever was for Halloween. Okay, maybe early 90s too. Back then, it seemed like every TV show was doing a Halloween special and every commercial had a Halloween theme. Not only that, we got tons of movies centered on the spooky, the creepy, […]

Horror Preview: MIDNIGHT MOVIE

We love rooting for small indie films, so when we learned Midnight Movie is rolling out, we couldn’t resist — especially considering our Halloween mood. The killer thriller boasts a pair of big wins from last month’s Chicago Horror Film Festival: Best Cinematography and Best Picture. Here’s the creepy-as-hell poster, first used for the January ‘09 DVD release, now for some theatrical buzz… […]

Review Roundup: HIGH SCHOOL 3, PRIDE AND GLORY, SAW V

Here’s a weekend that two distinct groups of moviegoers have anticipated for months. Tweens and other members of the Tiger Beat set are all over G-rated squeaky-clean High School Musical 3… and horror torture types continue their dedication to the annual Saw release by heading to Saw V. In between the mayhem is a tough-guy cop drama […]

Piece by Piece: SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE

OUR NEXT LIVE “PIECE BY PIECE”: The 1987 cult mini-classic, The Monster Squad! It’s the film that taught us “The End of the World Starts at Midnight,” co-written by Lethal Weapon scribe Shane Black. See you Thursday Oct. 30 at 6pm ET. Pop in the DVD and join Allison!   
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Lobby List: Greatest B Movies of All Time?

A new list from the National Society of Film Critics will have movie fans asking “What’s your favorite B movie?” The new marathon-titled book The B List: The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult Classics We Love, rounds up the “lesser” movies that really mean something.
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