Made for about $900, this mockumentary pre-dates the much more popular Blair Witch Project but lacks the visceral scares that made Blair Witch such a hit with audiences. But Stefan Avalos and Lance Weiler still concocted a solid thriller about the Jersey Devil legend that isn't without chills of its own, especially when watched alone at a cabin in the woods. There's also a late third-act twist you'll either love or loath. How you react to it will impact your overall enjoyment of The Last Broadcast. I'm giving it a Good, and wish Avalos and Weiler had made more films.
If you're a 40 + white dude, like myself, you may remember a comic series called " The Adventures of Tintin ". I know I remember them. This series, dating back to 1929, got turned into a animated feature film by Steven Spielberg in 2011. After buying a model of ship called The Unicorn, teenaged journalist Tintin finds himself on adventure that will take him from the high seas, to the low deserts, and from the distant past to the present. With his trusty dog, Snowy, by his side, Tintin uncovers a story connecting two men across the centuries.. . The story is really quite good. It's well crafted, and high paced- with just enough slow moments to build and develop the world and the characters. This is the sort of adventure story you'd find in the old serials of the 1930's and '40's. In fact, it felt like it was the sort of tale that you'd find Indiana Jones undertaking. I found myself swept up, and swept along as our hero swung from one e...
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