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Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Review by CJ

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Director:
Anthony C. Ferrante

Starring:
Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Masiela Lusha, Cody Linley, Imani Hakim, Ryan Newman, David Hasselhoff

Other notable appearances:
Gary Busey, Tommy Davidson, Stacey Dash, Steffanie Busey, Duane ‘Dog’ Chapman, David Faustino, Gilbert Gottfried, Steve Guttenberg, Justine Ezarik, Paul Shaffer, Scott ‘Carrot Top’ Thompson, Caroline Williams, Dan Yeager, Gena Lee Nolan, Alexandra Paul and so many more

Running time:
95 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Deep Blue Sea, Zombeavers

 

It has been five years since the last sharknado thanks to new preventative technology. When an anomalous sharknado appears in a dust storm, the sharknadoes begin to evolve to their surroundings and adapt to survive the technology designed to stop them. It is once again up to Fin Shepard (Ziering) and his family to save the world from various types of sharknadoes.

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Santa Clarita Diet: Season One

Review by CJ

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Director:
Ruben Fleischer, Marc Buckland, Ken Kwapis, Craig Zisk, Lynn Shelton, Steve Pink, Tamra Davis, Dean Parisot

Writer:
Victor Fresco, Clay Graham, Michael A. Ross, Chadd Gindin, Leila Cohan-Miccio, Ben Smith, Aaron Brownstein, Simon Ganz, Sarah Walker,

Starring:
Drew Barrymore, Timothy Olyphant, Liv Hewson, Skyler Gisondo, Ricardo Chavira, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Richard T. Jones, Joy Omanski

Other notable appearances:
Nathan Fillion, Andy Richter, Patricia Belcher, Patton Oswalt, Thomas Lennon, Deobia Oparei, Natalie Morales, Portia de Rossi

Running time:
30 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
10

 

Sheila (Barrymore) and Joel (Olyphant) are a normal married couple with a normal daughter (Hewson) living and working as realtors in sunny Santa Clarita. When Sheila dies and comes back to life, the family must make some significant adjustments to their lifestyle.

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What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

Review by CJ

What We Do In The Shadows

Director:
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi

Starring:
Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Jonathan Brugh, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Ben Fransham

Other notable appearances:
Stuart Rutherford, Jackie van Beek, Rhys Darby

Running time:
86 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Shaun of the Dead, Dark Shadows, Flight of the Conchords

 

A documentary team is given access to film a small group of vampires living in New Zealand.

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Ghostbusters (2016)

Review by CJ

Ghostbusters 2016

Director:
Paul Feig

Starring:
Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Neil Casey

Other notable appearances:
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Sigourney Weaver, Andy Garcia, Ozzy Osbourne, Charles Dance, Ed Begley Jr

Running time:
1 hour 56 minutes

Watch this if you liked:
Ghostbusters (1984), Bridesmaids

 

After an encounter with an angry ghost gives them proof of the afterlife, Abby (McCarthy), Holtzmann (McKinnon) and Erin (Wiig) team up to catch and contain ghosts. Along the way they are joined by ditzy receptionist Kevin (Hemsworth) and new recruit Patty (Jones).

When the city is threatened by a madman set on breaking the barrier between our world and the spirit world, who you gonna call?

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Ash vs Evil Dead: Season One

Review by CJ

Ash vs Evil Dead

Director:
Sam Raimi, Michael J. Bassett, David Frazee, Michael Hurst, Tony Tilse, Rick Jacobson

Starring:
Bruce Campbell, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo, Jill Marie Jones, Lucy Lawless

Running time:
27-41 minutes per episode

Number of episodes:
10

 

Thirty years after the events in the Evil Dead films, Ash Williams (Campbell) has spent his life hiding from the Deadite army. In a drug induced stupor, he reads from the Necronomicon which draws the Deadites to his location.

Ash’s first instinct is to flee the forces of evil once again but he is convinced by friend Pablo (Santiago) to help their colleague Kelly (DeLorenzo) when her mother returns from the dead. The unlikely trio band together to put a stop to the army of darkness once and for all.

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