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Name: Kevin Carr
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Reject Since: March 2007
Email: kevin@filmschoolrejects.com

Bio: Kevin Carr crawled from the primordial ooze in the early 1970s. He grew up watching movies to the point of irritation for his friends. He was a font of useless movie knowledge until he decided to put that knowledge to good use. Now, Kevin is a nationally syndicated critic on the radio, having been featured on dozens of stations around the country. He also writes reviews for a variety of outlets, both online and in print. Kevin can also be found on Rotten Tomatoes.


Posts by Kevin Carr:

31 Days of Horror: Hammer Films’ Icons of Horror

31 Days of Horror: Hammer Films’ Icons of Horror

From the late 1950s through the mid-1970s, Britain’s Hammer Films made an indelible mark on the landscape of horror movies. These films bridged the gap between the rather tame films of the 40s and 50s to the more visceral, violent faire of the 1970s and beyond.

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TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.6 - The Tower Is Tall But The Fall Is Short

TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.6 - The Tower Is Tall But The Fall Is Short

This episode kinda makes me wish that Michael Biehn hadn’t made the jump to the past in 1984, fathering what might be the biggest panty-waste in future resistance history.

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Direct-to-DVD Showdown: Anaconda 3 vs. Cyborg Soldier vs. Kill Switch

Direct-to-DVD Showdown: Anaconda 3 vs. Cyborg Soldier vs. Kill Switch

The direct-to-DVD market is filled with mid-list action films, and more keep on coming. In the past couple weeks, three films have caught our eye. Let’s look at how they stack up against each other.

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TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.12 - Outsiders

TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.12 - Outsiders

Here’s another episode that proves that David Hewlett is possibly the most versatile actor on Stargate: Atlantis.

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Review: Sex Drive

Review: Sex Drive

Sex Drive is raunchier than you’d expect, and it works. It definitely puts the “sex” back in the teen sex comedy.

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Review: The Secret Life of Bees

Review: The Secret Life of Bees

Every year, a movie is released that is so torturous to sit through that it almost violates the terms of the Geneva Convention. This is the one for 2008.

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Movie Drinking Games: W.

Movie Drinking Games: W.

To quote Stone: “How did Bush go from an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?” And Stone explores that. So why don’t we? Get your drink on with this game and maybe you will be a future President of the United States.

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WTF: Spielberg Should Be Protected From Satire Because He’s Jewish?

WTF: Spielberg Should Be Protected From Satire Because He’s Jewish?

South Park has a rich history of offending people. I was waiting for some fallout from this episode pissing off somebody.

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TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.11 - The Lost Tribe

TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.11 - The Lost Tribe

To say this episode, or the previous episode, was made for the fans would seem redundant in the Stargate universe. At this point, almost every episode is made for the fans.

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Review: Body of Lies

Review: Body of Lies

A stumbling block for myself as a big, fat American who doesn’t understand all the nuances of Middle Eastern politics is that the movie was often hard to follow.

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Review: Quarantine

Review: Quarantine

Horror movie fans can enjoy the visceral experience presented in Quarantine.

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Movie Drinking Games: Body of Lies

Movie Drinking Games: Body of Lies

Even though devout Muslims aren’t allowed to drink, you can when you go see Body of Lies.

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Movie Drinking Games: Quarantine

Movie Drinking Games: Quarantine

Quick… you’re trapped in an apartment building, and there’s a rash of super-rabies going around. Do you A) gather in the atrium and wait to die, B) try to escape the quarantine and get shot, or C) put all the sick people in one room together without restraints and wait for them to eat you?

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WTF: Whoring Out Our Babies - Redux

WTF: Whoring Out Our Babies - Redux

For once, I’m not here to bury celebrities, but to praise them. (And yes, that was a Shakespeare reference, punks!)

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TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.5 - Goodbye to all That

TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.5 - Goodbye to all That

A new Terminator comes back in time to hunt a key member of the future resistance. When Sarah figures this out, she sends John and Derek to protect the target while she and Cameron help save a young boy with the same name.

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Review: Flash of Genius

Review: Flash of Genius

I wouldn’t say that the new film Flash of Genius is terrible. It’s actually not that bad. However, it could have been so much better.

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Movie Drinking Games: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

Movie Drinking Games: Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

When you’re a kid from New Jersey, nothing beats heading into New York City to bar hop, looking for your favorite band. If you can fall in love in the process, that’s even better. And even more better if you can drink… a lot.

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Movie Drinking Games: Blindness

Movie Drinking Games: Blindness

This game is only for people over the age of 21. Please drink responsibly, and don’t drink wood alcohol because you will probably go blind.

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Review: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Review: Beverly Hills Chihuahua

The real stars of this film are the dogs. The humans were lackluster in comparison. But the reality is that you can’t beat talking dogs on the cuteness meter.

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WTF: Junk on the Screen

WTF: Junk on the Screen

Enough, already. I don’t have a problem with male nudity, but this is getting to be a bit much.

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TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.4 - Allison from Palmdale

TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.4 - Allison from Palmdale

Another programming glitch sends Cameron (Summer Glau) on a cyber-psychotic bender.

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TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.10 - First Contact

TV Review: Stargate Atlantis 5.10 - First Contact

Daniel Jackson comes to Atlantis to search for an secret Ancient lab with the help of Rodney. However, when they discover the lab, a device attracks mysterious soldiers who kidnap Rodney and Daniel, along with a powerful weapon against the Wraith.

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Review: Miracle at St. Anna

Review: Miracle at St. Anna

I feel sorry for Spike Lee. He is, after all, a tremendously talented filmmaker. However, his personal issues, political views and overbearing ego gets in the way of making a good movie.

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Movie Drinking Games: Nights in Rodanthe

Movie Drinking Games: Nights in Rodanthe

So, you’ve dragged your wife or girlfriend with you to see everything from The Dark Knight to Step Brothers. This weekend, she has her revenge by taking you to see Nights in Rodanthe. There is only one thing that can help you through this crisis… sweet, sweet booze.

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Movie Drinking Games: Miracle at St. Anna

Movie Drinking Games: Miracle at St. Anna

The 166-minute running time might make you feel like a soldier in wartime. During and after a war, fellow soldiers often bond over a few drinks.

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Movie Drinking Games: Eagle Eye

Movie Drinking Games: Eagle Eye

To make yourself feel closer to Shia the actor, use this game to get drunk and then stumble into a Walgreens late at night and refuse to leave.

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Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 84 - The Miracle of St. Fatty

Fat Guys at the Movies: Episode 84 - The Miracle of St. Fatty

Kevin and Neil swear they aren’t planning on offending anyone in this show… until they start talking about unsubstantiated Kirk Cameron rumors.

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WTF: Clay Aiken and Lindsay Lohan are Gay. This Is News?

WTF: Clay Aiken and Lindsay Lohan are Gay. This Is News?

Last night, there were two news stories that broke rather late. But I would hardly call them news because pretty much everyone from Conan O’Brien to my family’s dog knew were true before they were ever reported.

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TV Review: Eureka 3.8 - From Fear to Eternity

TV Review: Eureka 3.8 - From Fear to Eternity

If you also noticed the purple goo that Zoe slipped on a few weeks back, you’ll be vindicated in thinking that it was going to be a significant plot point.

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TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.3 - The Mousetrap

TV Review: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 2.3 - The Mousetrap

This episode uses the symbol of a mousetrap to show how the Terminators always seem to be one step ahead of our heroes.

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