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Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger
Kill the Messenger

Movie Review: Kill the Messenger

The history of America’s “War on Drugs” has produced many stories. One of the lesser-known ones is that of the late Gary Webb, an investigative reporter for the San Jose Mercury News who wrote a series of articles about t...

 
 
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The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy
The Purge: Anarchy

Movie Review: The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy is the follow-up to last year’s surprise hit The Purge (2013). The initial film made about twenty times its’ budget, in the US alone, so a sequel was inevitable. I must confess to not having seen The Pu...

 
 
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RoboCop
RoboCop
RoboCop

Movie Review: RoboCop

RoboCop (2014) is a straight-up reboot and retelling of the original RoboCop (1987). Once again, a Detroit-based cop is murdered and used for an experiment in modern policing by the shadowy corporation OmniCorp, to promote thei...