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IR Film Review: THE RUNNING MAN [Paramount]

The initial concept of "The Running Man" has a dexterity of vision. When the original with Arnold Schwarzenegger was made, it was a 80s action movie built in a certain essence of cheese and Cannon film fodder which in itself is its own art form. The new "Running Man" starring Glen Powell and directed by Edgar Wright has good intentions but it never quite gets to its break point despite some interesting sequences.

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IR Film Review: PREDATOR - BADLANDS [20th Century Studios]

With a franchise that seemed to get old in the tooth after the 2nd go around, writer/director Dan Trachtenberg has brought "Predator" back to the cinematic structure it needs to be but albeit from a different point. "Badlands" has the DNA, edge and balance of an old school "Predator" movie but it is also made and adjusted for the era we live in.

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IR Film Review: DIE MY LOVE [MUBI]

The intention of "Die My Love" from director Lynn Ramsey skirts the idea between reality and the metaphorical nature of being. The film mostly follows Grace played by Jennifer Lawrence. Grace is a wild spirit but like anyone sees the path to settle down with Jackson (Robert Pattinson) but as often in life, things don't go as they should.

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IR Film Review: HELL HOUSE LLC - LINEAGE [Shudder]

The aspect of found footage horror is about uncovering those stories which haven't been seen before. With "Hell House LLC: Lineage" which is talked about as the final film in the series (which perhaps might turn out ironically not to be true), director Stephen Cognetti gains some space back in the final act but gives up the found footage using more classic film techniques to less end. However for the most part, the film, despite some visual flairs at the end, is quite unscary.

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IR Film Review: BLUE MOON [Sony Pictures Classics]

The aspect of many collaborations is pushing the boundaries while also doing something new. Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater have done this before. Whether the "Before" movies or, at its pinnacle, "Boyhood", they have experimented with form. Their latest "Blue Moon" is more of a staged piece following one night of a artist's journey (or deconstruction if you will).

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IR Film Review: THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE [20th Century Studios/Hulu]

The new imagining of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" is built upon a much different killer construct but is more apt with the current climate in how it presents its characters and how it plays. The original created a different psychological intent while the new version uses both concepts of sexuality and jealousy while also keeping a certain angle of the original intact.

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IR Film Review: FRANKENSTEIN [Netflix]

The aspect of "Frankenstein" is that it is always integrated with the point that these two characters: Victor and the Monster will always be linked. Writer/Director Guillermo Del Toro brings a slightly different energy to the proceedings but one cannot help but see certain extrapolations and tendencies with comparison to Kenneth Branagh's "Frankenstein" back in the mid-1990s .The motivations here are more realistic but almost less gothic in certain ways.

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IR Film Review: TRON - ARES [Disney]

The perspective of "Tron" and its lore has changed over the years. The aspect is approach and relevance. And with what is going on with artificial intelligence, it would seem ripe for an updated take. "Tron: Ares" has the advantage of the technology and the story is not too bad but its real world connotation doesn't contain the necessary dread and its leading man is just not the right fit.

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IR Film Review: NIGHT OF THE REAPER [Shudder]

The aspect of an 80s tinged horror film is knowing how to balance the style with a lighter sense of terror while still maintaining a sense of dread. "Night Of The Reaper" works well because it understands its working expectations and then switches it without trying to be overly clever...but yet becomes that because it is less assuming than others.

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