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2017 Science Fiction

Geostorm

               This is the kind of movie that makes me wonder how studio executives got their jobs. Geostorm was originally filmed in 2014 but had disastrous test screenings in 2015. So, two years after filming had wrapped, the studio brought in a new director and producer to oversee extensive reshoots, resulting in some characters being […]

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2017 Horror Science Fiction

Flatliners

               Flatliners is the kind of remake that I’m not, in theory, opposed to seeing. While the 1990 film is decent, there is ample room for improvement. The original has a strong concept, but did little with it and was overly serious (even though the sight of Kiefer Sutherland repeatedly getting his ass kicked by […]

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2017 Horror Supernatural

Friend Request

               Friend Request is a German production that was filmed in South Africa in 2014 and has been available on DVD in Europe for the last couple of years. If that isn’t a recipe for a quality theatrical release, then I don’t know what is. At the same time that this was being made, there […]