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    [Sequel City] Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

        The filmmakers of both Sherlock Holmes films, directed by Guy Ritchie, have re-imagined Holmes as a steampunk James Bond. Holmes is constantly chasing or being chased, using Bond gadgets and protecting or fighting Bond girl types. He travels to glamorous locales in between...

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    Sequel City — Die Hard 2 (feat. Lindsay Beaton)

    Lindsay Beaton: Oh, the title—Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Dumbest title ever. Steve Bogdaniec: Yes. Lindsay Beaton: For crying out loud. Steve Bogdaniec: F**k you, grammar! Hello again, everyone! Sorry that Sequel City has been MIA for a bit, but we’re back covering the first...

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    Sequel City – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

    In this edition of Sequel City, I will cover the eighth and supposedly last Harry Potter movie, which I saw at a midnight screening.  That’s not the special part.  What is special is that, for the first time, I am reviewing a sequel without having...

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    [Review] Green Lantern (2011)

    When a film with as much hype surrounding it as Green Lantern finally comes out, theatergoers will often go into their viewing with the mindset – without having seen anything more than a trailer – that they will like or dislike the film. Green Lantern...

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    Foreign Focus: Arahan

    When you think of kung fu movies, you’ll probably think of something from Japan, or China. In doing so, you might overlook this little gem from Korea, released in 2004. Made by Ryoo Seung-wan, billed as Korea’s answer to Stephen Chow, Arahan is slick, accomplished,...

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    [Review] X Men: First Class

    If you were anything like me, you would have enjoyed the first X Men movie, loved the second, and wondered what the hell went wrong in number three. As a result, you might have been somewhat sceptical about another X Men film – and a...

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    Scream-A-Thon: Behind the Mask

    Ever since Wes Craven decided to hack to pieces the slasher genre he helped (in part) to create with 1996′s Scream, various filmmakers have attempted to make ironic or “clever” films that expose the now trite cliches that string hapless slasher films together. Don’t say...

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    [Review] Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl was a fun, swashbuckling adventure movie that brought pirates firmly back into the public consciousness. Along came the atrocious Pirates of the Caribbean sequels, and it’s likely that you groaned at the announcement that they’d...

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    [Review] Insidious (2011)

    I first saw the trailer for Insidious a couple of months ago, and I was torn over whether or not I wanted to see it. I like Patrick Wilson (previously Nite Owl in Watchmen and Raoul in Phantom of the Opera), but the association with...

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    Sequel City Special Report – The Onion Interviews Fast Five’s Screenwriter

    Hi everyone—just a little follow-up to the Fast Five review Lindsay and I posted on Monday.  A friend sent me this link from The Onion and I thought I would pass it on.  It’s funny…and maybe slightly accurate. Enjoy!

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