Articles Posted by Jeremiah Greville
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Road to Halloween: Jeremiah’s Top Five Sci-Fi Horror Films
Science fiction and horror are very similar film genres. Both explore the limits of imagination and hubris, and both allow us to engage with dangerous and uncomfortable ideas through familiar tropes and fantastic settings. When…
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Movie Review: “Masterminds” – Can’t Solve The Formula
Despite all of the accolades and critical reception that dramas receive, even the most ardent dramatists often agree that humour is the more difficult craft. Telling a joke is all about getting a specific reaction.…
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Road to Halloween: Jeremiah’s Top Five Horror Musicals
The horror musical is a rare breed of film. Like the horror comedy, it combines frightening scenarios and startling imagery with more upbeat and fantastical elements in the hope of making an audience laugh or…
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Movie Review: “Blair Witch” – The Sound and the Blurry
Nobody was really expecting it, but here we are with another sequel to 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. Announced at San Diego Comic Con a mere three months before it’s theatrical debut, this film almost…
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Movie Review: “Morgan” – A Half-Baked, Artificial Mess
If you’re not interested in pumping them out the old-fashioned way, science fiction has got you covered when it comes to making artificial humans. From Frankenstein to Her, movies about clones, replicants, robots, monsters, and…
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Movie Review: “War Dogs” – New Dog, No Tricks
Hey, have you heard about that movie based on the true story of some white dudes who got rich through illegally manipulating a broken system? No, not that one. No, not that one either—that one…
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Movie Review: “Lights Out” – A Dim View
The best thing I can say about Lights Out is that it does more than enough to renew any pre-existing fear of the dark you might have. Unfortunately, it also does more than enough…
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Movie Review: “Ghostbusters” – Proton-Packed Fun
Funny, feminist, but certainly not flawless, Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters is an enjoyable summer movie with plenty to love and plenty to dissect. Brimming with positive energy and great new heroes to cheer for, it doesn’t…
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Movie Review: “The Purge: Election Year” – Capitol Punishment
So, yeah. Purge. Good ol’ Purge, eh? I’ll say it right now: if you liked either of the previous movies in the series, you’ll probably find something to like in this one. But if either…
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TV REVIEW: “Veep” Season 5 – Politically Inept, Comically Adept
The fifth season of HBO’s Veep wrapped up on Sunday, ending another turbulent year in the life of White House politician Selina Meyer, played to prurient perfection once again by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. This season saw…