Movie Reviews

Covering everything from major Hollywood to independent films, Cryptic Rock Magazine has it all. Providing thoughtful, well-written reviews of Horror, Sci-Fi, Drama, Comedy, Thriller genres, as well as Documentaries and beyond.

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Monsters University (Movie review)

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In 2001 Disney Pixar captivated audiences of all ages with Monsters Inc. The film was inventive, funny, visually stunning, and entertaining. In 2012 Disney decided to re-release Monsters Inc in 3D. This decision appears to be clearly made to refresh the memories of audiences for ... Read More

World War Z (Movie review)

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The anticipated Hollywood blockbuster movie “World War Z” is “based” on Max Brook’s novel “World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War”, which is about fictional interviews on Zombie Apocalypse survivors. Now that would have been great to see! A documentary horror film ... Read More
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The Purge (Movie review)

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From the producer (Jason Blum) of “Insidious”, “Paranormal Activity” (1-4), “Dark Skies”, “Sinister”, and “The Bay” comes the newest horror/thriller film “The Purge”. Now whether you love or hate the aforementioned films, this is the draw being advertised on every poster and commercial you see ... Read More

Mama (Movie Review)

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Sitting down to watch Mama (originally released in the US in January 2013, and now available on Blu-Ray) one’s expectations are raised by two tantalizing tidbits. The first, this film is “Presented By Guillermo Del Torro” and the second is that it’s an original story, ... Read More

Evil Dead (Movie Review)

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The never-ending onslaught of Horror film remakes is expanded yet again… now adding The Evil Dead franchise onto list. Before diving into this review, let us make one thing clear – seldom, if ever, does a remade film ever stand up with the original. Taking ... Read More