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Daily Archives: July 17, 2014
Movie Review: “The Purge: Anarchy”
The clever conceit behind James DeMonaco’s 2013 sleeper hit “The Purge” was not that American society had resolved its crime/inequality/population problems with an annual free-pass-for-murder “purge.” It was that this hell night came home to roost on isolated, gated suburbanites, … Continue reading
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Movie Review: “Persecuted”
The unholy bond between religion and politics is the background for “Persecuted,” a confused and confusing thriller about a TV preacher ruined by a sinister government plot.Written and directed by Daniel Lusko, who has Christian documentaries among his credits, and … Continue reading
Movie Review: “Sex Tape”
“Sex Tape” is not quite the train wreck its TV ads make it out to be. Which turns out to be the good news as far as this last and least of the big R-rated comedies of summer goes. … Continue reading
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