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Jakob Conkling

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Children of the Corn: Runaway

“Cut them down, planet the seed, spread the blood, watc...

Reviewed Oct 30, 2018
The plot of Children of the Corn: Runaway follows a young pregnant Ruth who escapes a murderous child cult in a small Midwestern town. She spends the next decade living anonymously in an attempt to spare her son the horrors that she experienced as a child. She lands in the small Oklahoma town, but something is following her. Now, she must confront this evil or lose her child. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror

The Mother of Tears

I can’t take it anymore. I feel like I’m going crazy.

Reviewed Sep 28, 2018
An ancient urn is found in a cemetery outside Rome. Once opened, it triggers a series of violent incidents: robberies, rapes and murders increase dramatically, while several mysterious, evil-looking young women coming from all over the world are gathering in the city. All these events are caused by the return of Mater Lacrimarum, the last of three powerful witches who have been spreading terror and death for centuries. Alone against an army of psychos and demons, Sarah Mandy, an art student who seems to have supernatural abilities of her own, is the only person left to prevent the Mother of Tears from destroying Rome. Genres: Direct to Video/Streaming, Horror
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Teen Titans GO! To the Movies

Booyah! Our Teen Titans review is online!

Reviewed Aug 7, 2018
All the major DC superheroes are starring in their own films, all but the Teen Titans, so Robin is determined to remedy this situation by getting over his role as a sidekick and becoming a movie star. Thus, with a few madcap ideas and an inspirational song in their hearts, the Teen Titans head to Hollywood to fulfill their dreams. Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction, Superhero, Theatrical Release, Time Travel
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Sea of Love

Roses are red / Violets are blue / If you date Pacino / H...

Reviewed Jul 27, 2018
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects. Genres: Crime, Drama, Romance, Theatrical Release
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Scarface (1983)

Make way for the bad guy!

Reviewed Jul 20, 2018
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Theatrical Release
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The Purge: Election Year

Give me your tired... your poor... your huddled masses ye...

Reviewed Jun 22, 2018
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night. Genres: Action, Horror, Theatrical Release, Thriller