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How “The Purge” Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Violence
Andrew Johnson explores the trajectory of the "Purge" trilogy and its relationship to real and fictional violence.
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Now Playing: “The Purge: Election Year” and “Roseanne for President!”
Mallory Andrews reviews two election cycle films, "The Purge: Election Year" and "Roseanne for President!"
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6 Recent Movies With Wasted Premises
Sometimes, people get fantastic and brilliant ideas. Occasionally, these people have the resources and wherewithal in order to see their idea come to pure fruition, a successful expression of an inspired vision. More often than not, unfortunately, either the p...
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“The Purge: Anarchy” Thrills While Critiquing The Kills
This smart horror sequel doesn't just paint a picture of what could be--it argues we're already there.
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Weekend Box Office: Apes and Anarchy
It was another fairly middling weekend at the box office, with overall receipts down 26 percent from this time last year, and down 30 percent overall for the month of July. It was also a fairly middling weekend for all the new releases, perhaps an inevitable c...
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Washington Post’s Film Critic Stephanie Merry Has A Confession To Make
Washington Post critic Stephanie Merry made an admission this week when she said something that most critics don't have the gall to: the horror genre makes her uncomfortable. Not uncomfortable as in cringing when a masked fiend slashes two good looking teens, ...
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Aristotle Was Wrong: Why ‘The Purge’ Is The Most Important Film of the Year So Far
Note: The following essay contains spoilers for The Purge. You’ve been warned. Don’t yell at me.
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Brace yourselves: there’s a good chance the most culturally important film of the year is now in theaters.
No, it’s not that movie from a few months ago w...
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