Author: Luke Mullen
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Junkfood Cinema: Scream 3
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema, what’s that smell? Abandon all hope kids, you’ve reached the end of the Internet, somehow stumbling upon the column with…
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Action Fest Review: A Lonely Place to Die
The Scottish highlands are without doubt one of the most beautiful places on earth. In my mind, they are inexorably linked to Christopher Lambert’s Connor…
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Action Fest Review: ‘Ironclad’ Leaves a Trail of Bloody Corpses in its Wake
While they’ve always been fairly popular, there seems to be a renewed surge of interest in medieval epics. Films like Valhalla Rising, Season of the…
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SXSW Review: ‘Little Deaths’ is Dirty, Vile, But We Like it Anyway
Lots of great stuff comes from Great Britain. Fish and chips, the Beatles, history, and the basis for all American television are but a few…
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SXSW Review: ‘Win Win’ Doesn’t Win Us Over
? Director Tom McCarthy is back with his third feature film, following the incredibly well received and reviewed films The Station Agent and The Visitor.…
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SXSW Review: ‘Surrogate Valentine’ is a Funny, Sweet Slice of Life
The thought of an indie film about a struggling guitar player teaming up with a C-list TV star may inspire cringes in potential viewers. It…
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SXSW Review: Duncan Jones Sidesteps the Sophomore Slump with ‘Source Code’
If you don’t know who Duncan Jones is, it’s high time you learn. Jones burst onto the movie scene with his debut feature Moon, a…
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SXSW Review: ‘Beginners’ Beats You Over the Head With Its Indie Film Quirks
Film festivals always seem to end up with a few paint by numbers indie films. Throw in an angsty 30-something unhappy with his life, an…
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Junkfood Cinema: Pitch Black
Welcome back to Junkfood Cinema: stop touching yourself. Our fearless leader, Brian Salisbury, is taking the week off, so I’ll be your guide through the…