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Indie film shows small budget movies can deliver big scares

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Jess Kostuik
In the already-long list of home invasion thrillers, Uruguayan writer/director Fede Alvarez, who helmed the 2013 remake of The Evil Dead, makes a new addition with the low-budget indie flick Don’t Breathe. The format is...
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Batman v Superman starts strong at box office, ultimately falls short...

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Jess Kostuik
Blockbuster season has kicked off early this spring with the first instalment of a potential DC Comics cinematic universe: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With a reported mega-budget of US$250 million, the movie...
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Fey’s Whiskey Tango Foxtrot succeeds on shoulders of cast

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Jess Kostuik
For many years, Tina Fey has been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy world. Beginning with her breakout in 1995 when she first joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, Fey...
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Revenant embraces realism

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Jess Kostuik
Months before The Revenant was released, stories were flooding in from set reporting the difficulty of the shoot, with one crewmember even referring to the production as “living hell.” Filmed over a nine month period...
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Spectre’s got style

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Jess Kostuik
Since Daniel Craig first took up the role of James Bond nine years ago in Casino Royale, each 007 film featuring Craig has had a different, specific theme that prevails throughout. The fantastic Casino Royale...
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The right ones for the job

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Jess Kostuik
It is a challenging task to depict the life of a man who achieved and experienced so much. It would be very easy to get a movie of such importance terribly wrong. But, when I...
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