This Week at the Movies - Patch.com

This Week at the Movies
Patch.com
Wheatley, who directed the bleak 2009 crime thriller “Down Terrace,” is a talent to watch and “Kill List” is one of the more original horror films to come down the pike in a while. My sole gripe with the picture is its transition to horror.

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Lessons from the Success of "Chronicle" - Filmcritic.com

Lessons from the Success of "Chronicle"
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This is not an entirely stupid thing to do, as prior to this weekend, nine of the ten top Super Bowl weekend films were either women-oriented or horror (and those horror films most often with a female star toplining). The two most successful?

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'Kill List' Movie Review - About - News & Issues

'Kill List' Movie Review
About - News & Issues
In 2011, however, he took it to the next level by leaping into the horror genre with both feet via Kill List, generating a ton of buzz at film festivals around the world and earning him a spot in the ABCs of Death anthology.

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// The Top 8 Found Footage Films - 411mania.com

// The Top 8 Found Footage Films
411mania.com
Welcome, one and all, to the 8 Ball in the Movie Zone! I'm your host Jeremy Thomas and as always, we will be tackling a topic and providing you the top eight selections of that particular category. Keep in mind that this list is meant to be my personal ...

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Review: 'Kill List' - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times
Review: 'Kill List'
Los Angeles Times
In Ben Wheatley's horror-thriller, two hit men go on a harrowing and bloody mission into the occult. It's so intense that some will look away. MyAnna Buring in Ben Wheatley's "Kill List." (IFC Films) By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic If ...

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Indie Focus: 'The Innkeepers,' 'Kill List' are singular horrors - Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles Times
Indie Focus: 'The Innkeepers,' 'Kill List' are singular horrors
Los Angeles Times
By Mark Olsen, Special to the Los Angeles Times The films "The Innkeepers," written and directed by Ti West, and "Kill List," directed and co-written by Ben Wheatley, are idiosyncratic takes on the notion of the horror film, made by filmmakers who tell ...

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This Week in Film: The Horror, The Horror, The Horror - The Morton Report

This Week in Film: The Horror, The Horror, The Horror
The Morton Report
West is one of the finest young horror directors working today. If you've seen his 2009 cult classic The House of the Devil, you'll know that he's a man who loves the suspenseful build-up of horror movies more than the payoff and The Innkeepers is no ...

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