Articles by Scott A. Gray

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  Friday the 13th

  Sean S. Cunningham

  PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2012

  "Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh" We have Friday the 13th to thank (or blame) for a great many of the tropes that most commonly inform the...

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  Django Unchained

  Quentin Tarantino

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2012

  Any way you slice it, B-movie maestro Quentin Tarantino's blaxploitation/spaghetti western hybrid can cozy up to Death Proof as one of his...

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  Jack Reacher

  Christopher McQuarrie

  PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2012

  Above average for a fairly typical hardboiled crime thriller, Christopher McQuarrie's Jack Reacher benefits from the writer-turned-director...

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  This Is 40

  Judd Apatow

  PUBLISHED Dec 20, 2012

  Having found the mainstream success that eluded Kevin Smith (Clerks) as a purveyor of gross-out comedy with heart, only to see Funny People...

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  Finding Nemo [Blu-Ray]

  Andrew Stanton

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Hot on the heels of its theatrical re-release in 3D, Pixar's second-biggest box office smash is finally available on Blu-Ray. Youngsters, p...

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  Resident Evil: Retribution

  Paul W.S. Anderson

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Despite flaws Paul W.S. Anderson seems unconcerned with addressing, the Resident Evil franchise continues to function as good-natured, dumb...

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  Total Recall: Director's Cut [Blu-Ray]

  Len Wiseman

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  To the surprise of no one, Len Wiseman's interpretation of Philip K. Dick's We Can Remember It For You Wholesale chips away the knowing win...

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  The Road Warrior

  George Miller

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Still most commonly known as The Road Warrior in North America due to the first Mad Max film's comparative obscurity, Mad Max 2 is a landma...