Author: Ashley Pharaoh

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Top 20 Best Sequels

There’s really nothing like the first time. But sometimes, a film’s sequel manages to get it right again, or be even better!

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Good Scenes Come to Those Who Wait

Post-credit scenes have been eluding moviegoers for years. For those of you who claim you stay seated after the credits roll “to respect the film and the people who made it”, that’s a bunch of …

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Worst January Movie Releases of All Time

As any true film-lover knows, January is the month where studios purge themselves of movies that are too terrible to release during Oscar season, the summer blockbuster months, the holidays, or even just plain old springtime. You can imagine how thrilling this must be for someone born in the month of January. Needless to say, my birthday parties have been kept out of theaters.

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Top 10 Holiday Flicks

‘Tis the season to be stressed out, what with endless shopping errands and tentative party plans. Why not relax with one of these ten Christmas favorites? Some are classics that tap into the warmth of …

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Another Fluffy Spoof Project

In October, a trailer was released for Marlon Wayans’ future flop, A Haunted House. A spoof on the found-footage horror flick, Paranormal Activity, this trailer advertises a flimsy comedy that’s already being referred to by …

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Hollywood: Land of the Poop Jokes

In the style of many classic American comedies, the trailer for Movie 43, a product of producers Charles Wessler and Peter Farrelly, opens with an appropriately cheesy shot of a couple out on a romantic …

Lincoln: Another Hollywood Schlockfest?

Lincoln: Another Hollywood Schlockfest?

Father Abraham has been getting a lot of attention in the entertainment industry this year, usually as an otherworldly exterminator. (Did anyone see Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer and the fortunately lesser known Abraham Lincoln vs. …

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007 Countdown: Top 10 James Bond Movies

With Skyfall hitting theaters on November 9, it seemed appropriate to examine the past 22 films made on the world’s most charming and elusive spy. Bond flicks have always had the elements that every action …

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The Scare List: Top 10 Spookiest Flicks

With Halloween right around the corner, it’s the season for booze-emboldened trips to the basement to watch scary movies with your girlfriend in the dark. These ten picks will have her clinging to you for …

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Movie Review: Winnie

In his latest filmic portrayal of apartheid-era South Africa, director Darrell Roodt delves into the tumultuous relationship between South Africa’s most influential political activist, Nelson Mandela, and his wife, Winnie. Bearing two Hollywood actors in …

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