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Movie Review: The Badger Game

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IMDB, The Badger Game“The Badger Game” on IMDB

Thriller/Drama, 99 Minutes, 2014

[Disclosure: I reviewed a screener of this film provided by the filmmakers. No other considerations were made.]

Last November, on our sister site MoreBrains.com, I reviewed a rare thing: a clever, low-budget horror movie. “Mimesis” was a zombie-less zombie movie that impressed me on multiple levels. I spent more time than I should have picking on its overly academic title. When the screenwriter, Josh Wagner [IMDB], asked me to review his latest effort, co-wrote and directed with Thomas Zambeck [IMDB], I jumped at the chance. (more…)

Movie Review: Interstellar

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“Interstellar” on IMDB IMDB, Interstellar

Sci-Fi, 169 Minutes, 2014

Smart sci-fi has seen something of a resurgence in the past few years (let’s just forget how stupid “Lucy” and “Prometheus” were). People seem more willing to actually think about the stories and so production companies seem more willing to fund them. Of course, the fact that this particular movie is from a guy that’s made gajillions (yes, that’s gajillions with a “G”) of dollars could also have something to do with that.

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