Cruel and Unsual

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• Cruel and Unusual investigates the historic change to California's Three Strikes Law, which was the harshest sentencing law in the United States. The film tells the personal stories of three individuals sentenced to life under the law for minor, non-violent crimes, including writing a bad check, shoplifting a VCR, and taking a slice of pizza.
  - Written by Sam Banning

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Wrongly condemned for killing his wife, a man finds himself in a mysterious institution where he is sentenced to relive her death for eternity.

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Hacker's Game

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A love story between two hackers, Soyan and Loise. Like many other hackers, Soyan works for a company he previously hacked.


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Soyan is a computer prodigy that works for a company he previously hacked. This "online security" firm runs covert activities for high-profile clients around the world. Loise is a cyber-detective who investigates war crimes for a human rights organization. She is obsessed with the truth. Loise and Soyan meet on a rooftop and bond together through a virtual chess game. But Soyan's employer, Russell Belial, has asked him to protect the same armsdealer that Loise is determined to help to capture. What is Soyan's real goal? Who will call the game now? Loise and Soyan embark upon an intense but dangerous romance. After being in a virtual world, will Soyan and Loise risk everything for true love?

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Residue

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The government cover-up of the causes behind a massive explosion in a futuristic UK metropolis spur photo journalist Jennifer Preston on to search for the truth and in the process blow open a paranormal phenomenon haunting the city.



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Set in a futuristic UK society, it is new year’s eve, with traditional dance parties and roaming youth when an explosion hits a nightclub, killing 236 people. According to government, there had been an abandoned chemical weapons storage underground where explosion occurred. So military rapidly takes control of the area and quarantines it to determine how much toxin material might have spread. Majority of people evacuate the city in panic despite government’s assurance that contamination has not spread outside the quarantined space. A photojournalist Jennifer Preston (Natalia Tena), wants to document the whole event through her camera and starts taking photographs of different areas of the city. Soon she discovers a strange phenomenon showing up in her photographs. She decides to unearth the mystery and get at truth behind the seemingly paranormal activity captured in her pictures. Government is determined to keep things secret but nothing can stop her from finding the truth which ultimately proves much more horrifying than she initially thought. She must save her boyfriend, Jonas (Iwan Rheon) who works for the same ministry that wants to hide reality. A detective Levis Mathis who is interrogating the death of a woman, also gets embroiled in her struggle that soon becomes a race against time.

From the beginning of the movie ,a web of mystery is weaved by director which is successfully maintained throughout the whole drama. The ephemeral phantoms, suicidal and murderous inclinations in those who preferred to stay in the city and the struggle at demystification of eerie phenomena, all make it an interesting film.

Many of us have already watched Natalia Tena and Iwan Rheon in Game of Thrones where their performance got universal applause. In Residue, both have proved again how much talent they possess.

Director Alex Garcia Lopez has intelligently used voice over narration through Jennifer Preston that gives the movie a kind of flashback touch. This is a complex technique that can hit back if tackled immaturely. But in this film, it has been used skillfully that keeps the audience glued to the screen.

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Alleluia

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After being manipulated by her jealous husband, Gloria sees no other choice but to run away with her two children. After starting a new life, she meets a man named Michel who she falls deeply in love with. Gloria would do anything to maintain her relationship with Michel, even helping him in his petty crime schemes and abandoning her children. Soon, jealousy begins to drive Gloria crazy and he eventually kills a woman close to Michel, much to his disbelief.

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Manipulated by a loving and jealous husband, Gloria has run away with her two children and started a new life far away from men and from the rest of the world. Impelled by her friend, Madeleine, she agrees to meet Michel through a dating site. The first time they see each other, there is a spark. Michel, the small-time crook (profession: gigolo), is thrilled and Gloria falls deeply in love. Out of fear, Michel runs away, but Gloria comes to find him and makes him promise never to leave her again. She is ready to do anything to salvage this love. She abandons her children and pretends to be Michel's sister, so that he can continue his "widow" scams. But jealousy drives Gloria crazy, and she eventually kills Marguerite, one of the widows. Michel is in shock, but the two lovers remain tied to each other by some powerful link. They will keep going on their sordid path. Beyond the morbid pact that unites them, Michel finds in Gloria a sort of mother figure he has always been deprived of; ... Written by Cuistax

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The Oxford Murders

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At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try to stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols.



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When an elderly woman is viciously murdered in Oxford, her body is discovered by two strangers whose lives are immediately changed forever: Arthur Seldom (John Hurt), a prestigious professor of logic, and Martin (Elijah Wood), a young graduate student who has just arrived at the university hoping to be Seldom's pupil. It quickly becomes clear that hers is the first in a series of increasingly bizarre murders, with each victim's corpse marked by strange symbols. Professor and student join forces to try and crack the code, setting into motion an elaborate game with the killer with ever-increasing stakes. As Martin gets closer to the facts, he grows increasingly unhinged from his grasp on the world around him. Based on Guillermo Martinez's award-winning novel, THE OXFORD MURDERS is an edgy and intelligent thriller from cult-favorite director, Álex de la Iglesia.-- (C) Magnolia

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Mandrake

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• In a fictitious Latin American country, the soldier of fortune Sgt. McCall leads the Vargas Expedition sponsored by the powerful Harry Vargas and formed by the archaeologists Dr. Felicia and Lin; the local Santiago Zavala and a baggage carrier through the jungle. In the base, Carla Manning gives support to McCall's team and is the liaison with Harry, who is obsessed for the dagger. When they reach a tomb facing south in a sacred ground, they open the tomb and finds a dagger with a ruby craved in a skeleton and Lin removes weapon from the grave, accomplishing the objective of their assignment. Dr. Felicia advises them that the tomb has a warning advising to not remove the dagger. Soon they discover that nature and the Yamballi tribe are chasing them; further, the previous expedition sent to the forest to retrieve the dagger has been slaughtered.
  - Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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An adventurer named Darren McCall leads an expedition into the South American jungles in search of a legendary dagger thought to be buried in recently discovered ancient burial ground. Together with a pair of local guides and two archeologists, McCall finds the tomb that houses the fabled artifact. When their wealthy benefactor confirms it is the relic they’re searching for, he instructs them to remove it from the tomb and bring it back to the states; however, once the dagger is plucked from the heart of the corpse in the stone coffin, a vicious bloodthirsty plant monster is released. The group soon finds themselves trapped between the hungry beast and an ancient civilization committed to keeping the monster entombed and any knowledge of its existence from ever reaching the mainland.

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Mandrake is an above average adventure, fantasy, horror film from SyFy with an engaging cast, straightforward plot and an interesting monster to boot. The jungle locations keep the story plausible and the threat contained. The film benefits from multiple internal struggles and a corrupt benefactor that keeps causing trouble. The script keeps the silly romance angles to a minimum and concentrates on the jungle menaces. The CGI effects are obvious but fitting for the story, creating a series of vine attacks and the large mandrake monster as well. The best thing Mandrake has going for it is its lead that almost single-handedly holds the film together. Mandrake is a perfect film to waste a Saturday afternoon on SyFy that will keep you entertained and amused.

Max Martini makes an exciting lead and brings a great deal of strength and composure to the movie. His gravelly voice and gruff confidence allows for a character that is at home roughing it through the jungle dealing with angry natives and flesh eating vegetation. Mostly seen in television programs such as Castle, CSI, 24 and Hawaii Five-O, Martini has the right mix of talent and physique to carry the type of films typical for the SyFy network. Mandrake benefits greatly from having Martini in the lead role.

The rest of the cast does their best to keep up with Martini. Jon Mack plays Carla Manning, the archaeologist specializing in South American history. Nick Gomez has fun with his character Santiago Zavala who starts out a little shady but ends up a hero alongside Darren and Carla. Benito Martinez overplays the wealthy Archaeologist Harry Vargas to the point of parody but somehow it works. Unfortunately the men cast as the ancient South American tribe don’t feel as authentic as they should once the tribal masks are removed. Everyone else is basically plant monster bait and bring very little extraordinary to the film, but they also never bring anything detrimental to the movie either. All in all, it’s a good cast that serves the film well.

Mandrake is high on adventure, but it is also a monster movie and the plant monster in Mandrake is a fun one to watch. Not much more than a giant walking tree, it looks impressive for what it is and the CGI effects are strong enough to carry it through. It won’t produce too many nightmares but it might bring a smile or too. The creature is light weight monster fun and perfect fodder for a Saturday afternoon matinee. The film also is full of vines and attacks with television violence and gore that elevate the excitement and fun from time to time. When the monster wraps up its victims from head to toe with vines and then proceeds to pull those unfortunate souls in half, it’s shocking and gruesome but not overdone. Mandrake confines the locations to the jungle surrounding which help keep the effects from losing their flair and becoming too silly. The success of a movie like this is how watchable the monster is and Mandrake serves up a delightful creature, fun to watch.

Mandrake is light on atmosphere and horror, but makes up for it in adventure and action as best it can. A fun monster and a strong lead keep everything from falling apart and help create an entertaining light film perfect for a Saturday afternoon. Mandrake is one of the more enjoyable SyFy films that doesn’t have a giant snake, shark, octopus or other oversized creature. Not ground breaking by any means and not a memorable as it would like to be, Mandrake is harmless fun and provide a good time.

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Mythica: A Quest for Heroes

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The young magician Marek dreams of exciting adventures. When she meets the help-seeking priestess Teela she offers her assistance and provides a motley troupe. Together they go in search of Teela's sister, who was kidnapped by a wild ogre.


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Inspired by her Wizard mentor Gojun (Kevin Sorbo), Marek (Stone) escapes indentured servitude and overcomes physical limitations to hone her own mysterious powers. When the beautiful Priestess Teela (Posener) falls victim to a massive Ogre, Marek rallies a misfit team of adventurers, including Thane the Warrior (Johnson) and Dagen the Thief (Stormoen), to join her in a fight to save her sister and their Legacy.


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NailBiter

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The Maguire family is forced to take sudden refuge in a seemingly abandoned storm cellar from a deadly tornado.



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A raging tornado forces a family to seek shelter in an abandoned storm cellar that's home to an otherworldly evil. Once the storm blows over, the real nightmare begins.

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All Saints Eve

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• A sinister preacher in the 1800's leads an angry church mob to murder a farmer and his family, all to gain the coveted McKale farmland. In his dying breathe, the farmer incites an evil curse and vows his vengeance. An eerie calm settles over the land for centuries until one fateful night when the curse is accidentally unleashed and a group of misfit friends must fight to stay alive, discover the truth, and solve the criminal mystery before its too late.
  - Written by Elizabeth Rossi

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An evil preacher in the late 1700's leads an angry church mob to murder a farmer and his family in order to steal his land. In his dying breath, the farmer incites an evil curse and vows vengeance. One fateful Halloween night, the curse is accidentally unleashed and a group of teenage friends must now fight to stay alive and solve the ancient mystery before the whole town is doomed for eternity.

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Zombinator

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• A fashion blogger documentary turns into a Zombie horror nightmare when Youngstown Ohio college students come face to face with the undead. Their only hope of survival is a former soldier turned zombie killer trying to protect them from a mercenary working for an evil corporation who developed the serum that causes zombie-ism.
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A young fashion blogger in Youngstown, Ohio captures a zombie outbreak on camera while shooting a documentary. As the undead scourge begins to spread, a group of college students must place their faith in a battle-hardened ex-solder if they hope to make it out of this nightmare alive.

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White Noise

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An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave, becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.


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Successful architect Jonathan Rivers' peaceful existence is shattered by the unexplained disappearance and death of his wife, Anna. Jonathan is eventually contacted by a man, who claims to be receiving messages from Anna through EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon). At first skeptical, Jonathan then becomes convinced of the messages' validity, and is soon obsessed with trying to contact her on his own. His further explorations into EVP and the accompanying supernatural messages unwittingly open a door to another world, allowing something uninvited into his life.

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Bloody Sisterly Love

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Sheriff begins investigation on murders that first look like a copycat from the past and then starts leaning toward his own family being part of a deep dark secret.


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A small town is terrorized by a string of murders that the local Sheriff can not seem to solve at a time people in town are already upset with his personal life of being married to a woman twenty years younger than himself.
The Sheriff's wife unknowningly has a sister that she never knew about and that sister is hellbent on destruction of the life she feels she should have had to a sister who always got everything she ever wanted!
As the pressure mounts the Sheriff resigns his badge and leaves for a resort town in Tennessee, but the Murders start again!



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Measure of the Sin

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• Every childhood is normal to the child who lives it. For Meredith that means an enchanted seclusion that is shattered when she is deprived of her mother. Desperate and alone, Meredith must join a household with other women and their children, a sinister man who controls every facet of her existence, and a vicious bear that only she can see. As life in this world becomes increasingly strange and frightening, Meredith realizes that she must flee, even though she fears she has not learned enough to survive on her own.
  - Written by Kristy Nielsen

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Meredith's idyllic childhood is shattered when she is taken from her mother, and forced to live in a household where a tyrannical patriarch presides over a group of young women and their children. As Meredith struggles to summon the courage she'll need to survive on her own, a ravenous bear that only she can see stalks her every move, awaiting the perfect moment to strike.

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Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard

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A young militia is all that stands between a coming dead horde and their rural town decimated by the fracking industry.


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A veteran soldier (Billy Zane) trains the citizens of a small town to survive after a zombie plague sweeps across the globe. Dee Wallace and Felissa Rose co-star.

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Nor'easter

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When an abducted boy mysteriously returns to his island home, a young priest discovers how far he must go to keep a secret.



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A young and inexperienced priest encourages a family to declare their long-missing son dead, but once they do, the boy mysteriously returns, testing the priest's commitment to church doctrine over the laws of the natural world.


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Easter Sunday

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It's been 24 years since the serial killer Douglas Fisher was executed on Easter night. This year, a group partying teenagers not only raise some hell, but literally raise the dead.


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It's been 24 years since the deranged serial killer Douglas Fisher was executed by police on Easter night. This year, a group of hard-partying teenagers not only raise some hell, but literally raise the dead! The teens accidentally conjure the spirit of Douglas Fisher... AKA the bunny masked killer! These teens have until midnight on Easter to stop the evil bunny slasher, or he will tear their town - and everyone in it - to pieces.



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