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Kick Ass (2010)
May 10th
Director: Matthew Vaughn Writers: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Mark Millar (comic), and John S. Romita Jr. (comic) Released: April 2010 Cast: Aaron Johnson, Clark Duke, Evan Peters, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, and Chloe Moretz Rated: R (drug use, sexuality, extreme violence, much involving children)
The word on the street is that Kick Ass truly does kick ass. Seeing the red-band trailer featuring Hit Girl earlier this year, I was intrigued by this one. Based on the comic involving a geeky comic loving teen Dave (Johnson) who one day decides to become a super hero, Kick Ass was sure to be a fun watch.
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Run! Bitch Run! (2009)
Feb 8th
Director/writer: Joseph Guzman | Co-writer: Robert James Hayes II | Rated: Unrated (extreme violence and sexuality) | Review date: 8-Feb-2010
A few grindhouse revival flicks have made their way to me recently, and I welcome them with open arms. Not growing up with this particular genre, I missed out on the whole experience. Luckily, thanks to filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino and Rob Zombie, a quiet but prevalent resurgence of these trashy and exploitative films has emerged, introducing the nasty to a whole new generation. Run! Bitch Run! is one of these particular films that is an excellent throwback to the tasteless style More >
Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h (2008)
Jan 23rd
Director/writer: Sam Akina | Rated: R | Review date: 23-Jan-2010
aka Ca$hThe quiet but prevalent resurgence of grindhouse B-movie flicks has come not without with mixed reception. Those who remember the classic exploitation films of the 70s and 80s most likely have enjoyed the resurrection of this gritty and fun style of film-making. On the other hand it seems like many people just don’t get it. Whether these naysayers have never enjoyed this type of cinema, or simply just don’t understand it completely, I still never fail to be surprised and amused by their reactions to these throwback pictures of More >
