Articles by Brendan Willis

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  Species — The Awakening

  Nick Lyon

  PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2007

  In 1995, an evil alien creature in the guise of a beautiful woman visited Earth. This terror from beyond the stars’ only desire was to kill...

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  Bug

  William Friedkin

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2007

  Bug is one of the most disturbing looks at mental illness ever committed to film. It is a warped psychological journey into paranoia and in...

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  Just Buried

  Chaz Thorne

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2007

  Just Buried is a dark comedy about death and the funeral home business but, due to the predictable plot "twists” and slow pacing, the humou...

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  Nocturna

  Adria Garcia & Victor Moldanado

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2007

  Mix Monsters, Inc. with a Miyazaki film and you’ve got Nocturna, a new animated feature from Spain. Translated into English with top-notch...

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  Terra

  Aistomenis Tsirbas

  PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2007

  With an all-star cast, top-notch animation and an intricate storyline, Terra is easily one of the most daring mainstream feature-length car...

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  Chrysalis

  Julien Leclercq

  PUBLISHED Sep 21, 2007

  Other than the fact that the story revolves around a mind-wiping machine, and a few glimpses of futuristic gadgets, French cop drama Chrysa...

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  Next

  Lee Tamahori

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2007

  Loosely based on Philip K. Dick’s short story The Golden Man, Next is a sci-fi action film that, though amusing, doesn’t live up to the qua...

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  The Condemned

  Scott Wiper

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2007

  "I have purchased the Springfield YMCA. I plan to tear it down and turn the land into a nature preserve. There, I will hunt the deadliest g...