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KJ Doughton

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4/5 EDIT “King of the Ants is an uncompromising tunnel into the dark underbelly of life, hatched by one of filmdom's most fertile imaginations. It's a "hatchet job" that the director can feel proud of.” – Film Threat Aug 21, 2020 Full Review The Crash Reel (2013) 96% 4/5 EDIT “After screening The Crash Reel, you will never, ever again delight in televised images of skiers and snowboarders wiping out on the slopes. Guaranteed.” – Film Threat Dec 22, 2013 Full Review Starlet (2012) 87% 4/5 EDIT “"Starlet" is achingly sad, shrewdly funny, and shockingly honest.” – Film Threat Jan 3, 2013 Full Review Black Dynamite (2009) 83% 3.5/5 EDIT “Black Dynamite scores brownie points for its brilliant, spot-on recreation of grindhouse-era ambiance.” – Film Threat Jun 9, 2009 Full Review Grace (2009) 74% 4/5 EDIT “Like Bug or Audition, Grace will imprint its uniquely grotesque imagery onto your cerebrum, then dare you to shake it off.” – Film Threat Jun 9, 2009 Full Review Dead Snow (2009) 67% 4/5 EDIT “Director Wirkola obviously knows the zombie genre inside out %u2013 and isn't afraid to pull its innards out farther than they've been pulled before.” – Film Threat Jun 6, 2009 Full Review We Live in Public (2009) 80% 4/5 EDIT “A cinematic shot of Broadband to the brain.” – Film Threat Jun 6, 2009 Full Review The Life of Reilly (2006) 98% 4/4 EDIT “It... holds wrenching emotional power in its naked, warts-and-all history of one man's life...” – Film Threat Mar 10, 2009 Full Review Young People F...ing (2007) 41% 3.5/5 EDIT “Its willingness to tackle common, yet squirm-inducing sexual predicaments with blunt, sometimes hysterical wordplay will certainly command attention.” – Film Threat Sep 2, 2008 Full Review Bottle Shock (2008) 48% 3/5 EDIT “A gorgeously photographed hybrid of education and entertainment.” – Film Threat Aug 12, 2008 Full Review Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008) 98% 4.5/5 EDIT “He-man headbangers beware: "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" will make you weep like a little girl, or at least tear up like some sissy, emo-band singer.” – Film Threat Jun 24, 2008 Full Review Towelhead (2007) 49% 4.5/5 EDIT “Boasting ten-dimensional characters and the sophisticated juggling of difficult themes, Ball's powerful, complex movie is a must-see.” – Film Threat Jun 24, 2008 Full Review The Great Buck Howard (2008) 70% 3/5 EDIT “"The Great Buck Howard" is lightweight, but in a charming, Capraesque kind of way.” – Film Threat Jun 24, 2008 Full Review Boy A (2007) 88% 4.5/5 EDIT “One of the most gripping, thought provoking dramas ever to ponder crime and punishment.” – Film Threat Jun 22, 2008 Full Review Transsiberian (2008) 91% 3/5 EDIT “A missionary couple with unresolved marital problems falls prey to corrupt cops and horny heroin smugglers in Transsiberian, a decent thriller that derails only during a preposterous finale.” – Film Threat Jun 22, 2008 Full Review Elite Squad (2007) 53% 4/5 EDIT “You'll swear you smell gunpowder during the earthshaking gunfights of "Elite Squad." Forget John Woo's Hong Kong, or Sergio Leone's West. With bullet-slinging gusto, director Jose Padilha ("Bus 174") proudly pronounces Rio de Janeiro the bloodiest onscree” – Film Threat Jun 22, 2008 Full Review Let the Right One In (2008) 98% 4/5 EDIT “Alfredson has helmed a classic-in-the-making, with a final set piece that uses visuals in a fresh, inventive, and startling combination that will be talked about for years to come.” – Film Threat Jun 22, 2008 Full Review Newcastle (2008) 61% 3/5 EDIT “Taken as sheer sensory spectacle, Dan Castle's colorful flick is a "Top Gun" with waves; a "Rocky" with board fins...” – Film Threat Jun 22, 2008 Full Review Chop Shop (2007) 97% 4/5 EDIT “The ambiguous fates awaiting Alejandro and Isamar are resonant and unforgettable.” – Film Threat Apr 15, 2008 Full Review City of Men (2007) 74% 3.5/5 EDIT “Some might perceive City of Men as a slow film, while others could reasonably argue that Morelli is taking more time to develop characters.” – Film Threat Mar 25, 2008 Full Review For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) 98% 4.5/5 EDIT “A gut-wrenching depiction of what truly defines Family Values.” – Film Threat Dec 4, 2007 Full Review 3:10 to Yuma (2007) 89% 4.5/5 EDIT “3:10 to Yuma is that rarity -- an action Western pushed into overdrive by its complicated, savvy characters.” – Film Threat Sep 15, 2007 Full Review Cruising (1980) 50% 3/5 EDIT “The movie merits viewing consideration.” – Film Threat Sep 11, 2007 Full Review Tell No One (2006) 93% 4/5 EDIT “It's refreshing to see a thriller in which all of this information makes sense, falling into place as pieces of a coherent puzzle.” – Film Threat Jul 31, 2007 Full Review Hard-Boiled (1992) 92% EDIT “The kinetic action set pieces of Hard-Boiled are so tightly-wound, so intense, that they will either exhilarate or scare off action fans bred on the relatively lame offerings provided by major Hollywood studios.” – Nitrate Online Mar 1, 2007 Full Review
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