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Heroes of the Zeroes: Constantine
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. “Constantine” Rated R 2005 It’s no coincidence that the poster for “Constantine” so closely...
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Heroes of the Zeroes: The Matrix Reloaded / The Matrix Revolutions
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. Today’s entry counts as two films. “The Matrix Reloaded” / “The Matrix Revolutions” Rated R 2003...
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Terrifying Elevator Scenes, Part II
To prepare for M. Night Shyamalan flick “Devil” which follows the plight of four strangers trapped in an elevator as they play a game of guess who’s the Prince of Darkness, feast your pupils on these...
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Heroes of the Zeroes: A Scanner Darkly
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. “A Scanner Darkly” Rated R 2006 Feel free to tune in, turn on and drop out. Whatever it takes to...
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Heroes of the Zeroes: Thumbsucker
Heroes of the Zeroes is Nick Rogers’ daily, alphabetical look back at the 365 best films of 2000-2009. “Thumbsucker” Rated R 2005 The Zeroes were littered with films portraying teens as Frankenstein...
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Mike Mills’“Beginners”
“Beginners” is Canadian writer-director Mike Mills’ semi-autobiographical story about family dramas, the messiness of love, its hazards and life’s complicated and complex relationships. Graphic artist...
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Henry’s Crime
There is really only one way to describe “Henry’s Crime” and that is cruel and unusual punishment. Just when you thought Keanu Reeves couldn’t be any more mundane, he goes and totally outdoes himself....
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The Matrix (1999)
“Science-fiction not only shows us the future, it shows us ourselves.” — James Pinkerton With its tale of a world in which people are at the mercy of machines, 1999’s “The Matrix” pulsates with Y2K...
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As Above/So Below
The found-footage supernatural thriller is a popular genre these days, having really exploded into the mainstream with 2009’s “Paranormal Activity.” The format works well for these types of stories...
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Indy Style — August 29
On this week’s show, Chris looks at “The November Man,” “Rich Hill,” “The Trip to Italy,” “As Above, So Below” and “The Walking Dead” on video.
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Summer goes out with a whimper
TW Title (click to view) Weekend Gross Average Total Gross 1 Guardians of the Galaxy $16,313,000 $4,712 $274,610,000 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) $11,750,000 $3,316 $162,406,000 3 If I Stay...
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Gandhi (1982)
“Gandhi” may just be the most resented Best Picture Oscar winner of all time. Which is ironic for a biopic about the iconic advocate of peaceful resistance to oppression. The “little brown man in a...
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Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
With the upcoming Blu-ray release of the latest incarnation of Godzilla, I thought it only fitting to bring “The King of the Monsters” into the Schlock Vault. I could have gone for easy prey by...
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Ida
What if everything you thought you knew about yourself turned out not to be true? That’s the premise of “Ida,” a spare Polish drama set in 1960. Anna (Agata Trzebuchowska) is a prim young woman about...
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The Last of Robin Hood
More than 20 years ago Kevin Kline had a lovely performance in “Chaplin” as an aging movie star playing out his last hand as a wastrel playboy. He was so good as Douglas Fairbanks that when it came...
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View Article2014 Summer Yappies Nominees
Hello again Yappers! The 2014 Summer movie season has come and gone, and it’s time to start the annual debate! The Summer Yappies are upon us. This year, we defined the summer movie season as beginning...
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Summer Yappies 2014
Joe Shearer, Nick Rogers and Christopher Lloyd reveal and debate the winners of the 2014 Summer Yappies Awards!
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Mustang — The First 50 Years
By the time I was old enough to start appreciating cars, the original generation of Ford Mustangs — 1965-73 — were already considered old cars. The restoration craze hadn’t quite taken off yet, so a...
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Words and Pictures
Maybe it’s because of Robin Williams’ recent passing, but “Words and Pictures” reminds me a lot of “Dead Poets Society.” Though instead of featuring one brilliant, kooky and passionate teacher, we get...
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