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The Den (2013) - 3.5/5 There are lots of terrible found footage movies, but this one is a bit of a gem. There's a slight twist on the shaky-cam found footage formula in that most of the movie takes place on our protagonist, Elizabeth's, laptop as she's gathering information for a collegiate research study that studies a Chatroullete style app called "The Den." The tension is pretty slow-building and ultimately leads to a satisfying, if depressing, end. The acting is iffy in some spots but the lead, Melanie Papalia, is convincing. Beyond the Gates (2016) - 3/5 A low budget horror movie with strains of Jumanji that has a clear love for 80s kitsch. Horror icon Barbara Crampton (Chopping Mall, Re-Animator, You're Next, etc) plays the narrator of the titular VHS board game that two brothers discover while clearing out their missing father's video store. Pretty fun little movie with some good gore effects and a fun story. It tries to tackle some heavy themes like alcoholism and abandonment but those don't really go anywhere. The budget really shows in the disappointing climax, which looks like it was just filmed in someone's basement, but I was engaged throughout. Train to Busan (2016) - 4/5 Kind of like Snowpiercer with zombies, but with surprisingly good emotional heft thanks to the excellent acting from all involved (especially the little girl who plays the daughter of the lovely hedge fund manager dad). The zombies have a weird herky-jerky motion to them that I haven't really seen done in quite this way before, and some of the larger set pieces are spectacular. Overall a really good movie.
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