Tag: Gary Dauberman
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Until Dawn(**), it’s the world of Wendigos
Until Dawn – 2025Director David F. SandbergScreenplay Gary Dauberman, Blair ButlerStarring Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo, Belmont Cameli, Maia Mitchell, Peter Stormare Until Dawn is an attempt to bring a decade old horror fantasy game for Playstation 3 into the world of cinema. The interesting thing is the actors chosen to portray…
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IT Chapter 2 (****): Just can’t finish
“IT is one of the highest points of horror cinema in this decade. If the second chapter doesn’t reach classic status, there will be very few complaints. This is a combination of films that will be watched when kids the age of the Losers have overnight sleepovers for generations to come.”
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Annabelle Comes Home (***) – Time to close the case
Annabelle Comes Home is a fun film. It’s not an essential one.
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The NuN (***): Can’t quite live up to its incredible promise.
There are some good moments here, but in general, this film doesn’t measure up to any of the previous efforts of Hardy or the Conjuring films. It feels like a placeholder, when it is clear the crowds that are going to swarm to this film expected a tentpole.
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IT (*****) is a triumph of skill and understanding
This should be on everyone’s list of top films, even in this banner year for movies. IT is a triumph of skill and understanding what it is to move human beings.
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Annabelle: Creation (***1/2) Altered Formula
Annabelle: Creation – 2017 Director David F. Sandberg Screenplay Gary Dauberman Starring Stephanie Sigman, Talitha Bateman, Anthony LaPaglia, Miranda Otto, LuLu Wilson The strength of The Conjuring universe is that the threads are as consistent and strong as anything we’ve seen with an extensive history. When one considers that this universe does not have an…
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Annabelle (***): Solid, but nothing you haven’t seen before
Annabelle – 2014 Director John R. Leonetti Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Alfre Woodard, Kerry O’Malley, Brian Howe, Eric Ladin, Ivar Brogger, Tree O’Toole, Kiera Daniels, Morganna May, Michelle Romano, Christopher Shaw Screenplay Gary Dauberman There is a consistency about the horror films of James Wan, from the Saw franchise through Insidious and The…
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