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  • Zodiac

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    Zodiac  (2007)

    While Zodiac is set in the 70s, it feels like it was made in the 70s. David Fincher ("Panic Room") takes his time laying out the story and characters involved in the Zodiac serial killer case. Excellent cast, even just the bit players are big names (Brian Cox, Phillip Baker Hall). The cinematography and production were very atmospheric. But this isn't a thriller. There are a few tense moments, but it's really about journalism and puzzle solving. Well worth the two hours and forty minutes. And I love seeing Robert Downey Jr. ("Lucky You") and Mark Ruffalo ("All the Kings Men").

  • Midian's Where the Monsters Live

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    Nightbreed  (1990)

    I loved Night Breed when I was younger, but was afraid that it wouldn't hold up. However, writer/director Clive Barker ("Lord of Illusions)'s vision of a home for monsters holds up quite well. The story revolves around Boone, a man with horrible nightmares, whose shrink, played by David Cronenberg, convinces him that he's actually committed the murders from his dreams. But Boone has also been dreaming of Midian, where the monsters live. He then finds himself leading them against the humans bent on their destruction. And there's a love story. The effects are done with make-up so they haven't really aged. And the story doesn't spend a long time on set up, you're just taken into Boone's plight. The inhabitants as well as the mythology of Midian are fascinating. So I still love it.

  • Hairspray

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    Hairspray  (2007)

    Hairspray starts off really strong. Newcomer Nikki Blonsky is delightful as Tracy who dreams of dancing on a television show. She gets her wish, but then has to fight for integration. The story is good (this is the first version of the movie/play that I've seen) and all of the supporting cast is strong. However, towards the middle of the film, it begins to drag. And when Blonsky's not involved in the song, it drags. Still very entertaining.

  • Murder Set Awful

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    Murder Set Pieces has absolutely no redeeming qualities. There's a Nazi photographer who kills people, mostly women, in supposedly very violent ways. And only a little girl can figure it out and stop him. Terrible acting, production, dialogue. Even the gore is lame. I just felt bored and mildly disgusted by the whole thing. And they talk in German with no subtitles quite a bit. It only gets one star for good music. Otherwise, it would have no stars.

  • Big Trouble in Little China

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    John Carpenter ("Ghosts of Mars")'s 1986 camp classic, Big Trouble in Little China, stars Kurt Russell ("Grindhouse") stars as truck driver Jack Burton, a wise-cracking hard ass (perhaps something he built upon for Death Proof?) who gets tangled up in a mystical battle in Chinatown. The story revolves around a Chinese scorcerer in search of a girl with green eyes. There's action, witty banter, invincible fighters and scorcery. It's good times.

 

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