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Crank [2006] Crash and Burn [1990] Crawl [2019]
The Creator [2023] Creature [1985] Creep [2014]
Creep 2 [2017] Creepshow [1982] Creepshow 2 [1987]
Creepshow 3 [2006] Crimes of the Future [2022] Criminal Activities [2015]
Critters [1986]
Crocodile [1979] The Croods [2013] The Croods: A New Age [2020]
Crooked House [2017] Cropsey [2009] The Crucifixion [2017]
Cube [1997] Cube 2: Hypercube [2002] Cube Zero [2004]
Cult [2013] A Cure for Wellness [2016] The Curse of La Llorona [2019]
Curve [2015] Cybergeddon [2012] Cypher [2002]
Crocodile [1979]
aka Chorakhe
            

A giant mutant crocodile kills a lot of people. The acting and dialog is stilted, silly and unrealistic, the editing is terrible and the pacing is all over the place. The opening storm and the two village attacks were certainly worth watching. Even with a limit budget and cheap spec fx, they managed to make those scenes gory, violent and destructive. As for the rest, there's a non-simulated kill and slaughter of a crocodile that was completely unnecessary and, even though the film has a nostalgic charm, the last half hour was just awful ...truly horrendous.
Crimes of the Future [2022]

            
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Something about people growing new internal organs as performance art and the moral ambiguities of said premise. Mostly, though, the film can be summed up in two words... weird and dull. Most certainly my least favorite Cronenberg film, it has an interesting and unique idea that kept me intrigued enough to follow along but it's basically 2 hours of talking without really saying much of anything. It does have moments of his trademark body horror but it was never given enough context to be as effective as it could have been. Pretty sloppy, overall.
Cube Zero [2004]

            
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Time for the 'Cube' films in sequence ...it's been over a decade. Although released last, Zero starts off the trilogy with a tech who ventures into the cube to rescue a woman. Gave a bit of insight into what's going on behind the scenes without really explaining its purpose ...which is fine. The traps were sufficiently cool and gory, I mostly liked the characters and, overall, quite entertaining. My biggest complaint was the eccentric boss ...miscast, imo (more suited for a Christian Slater type), and the unnecessary eye attachment looked goofy and fake. Great fun, though!
Cube [1997]

            
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Strangers wake up in a cubic room connected to other cubic rooms, some of them trapped, with no idea of how they got there or how to get out. This is an incredibly simple low budget film, which never leaves the cubic setting, with probably only a couple rooms back lit by different colors, and the acting comes off as rather amateurish but, boy, is it effective! It's not so much about solving the puzzle of the cube but more about the slow denigration of human nature and what we're willing to do to each other. The ironic twist ending is perfect. Exceptional film.
Cube 2: Hypercube [2002]

            

Once again, we have a bunch of people stuck in a cubic puzzle but with the bonus of extra-dimensional time & space. The cube makes for an entertaining view as it shuffles everyone around in bizarre ways forcing them to encounter themselves in parallel universes and different timelines. The characters are interesting but the film's flaw in that there's no attempt by the characters to collectively understand the cube or solve the problem. Basically, all they do is argue with each other. Maybe the writers couldn't solve it either. It's still a fun view, though.
The Croods [2013]

            

Prehistoric family, living in a cave, have their survival instincts seriously tested by Guy, a young man who possesses fire and ideas and is traveling towards the sun amidst the destruction of their current area due to seismic activity. Incredibly funny and delightful excursion into a totally alien world with exceptionally well-crafted characters and stunning, awe inspiring animation. Spawning a sequel, two TV series and a video game, this popular series is wonderfully good fun for the entire family.
The Croods: A New Age [2020]

         

Led by Guy, the Croods journey to find Tomorrow. What they find is a paradise created by the Betterman's, a family who considers themselves more advanced than the Croods and who helped raise Guy when he was a child. The social dynamics, typical family issues, the choices between fear and adventure, budding love among the teenagers, and punch monkeys all come together to create a hysterical series of events that move along very quickly and never fail to entertain. The characterizations are flawless with each entirely unique. Great family fun!
The Crucifixion [2017]

            
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A journalist travels to Romania to investigate a case were a priest has been arrested for murdering a girl during an exorcism. I would have given this film a Good rating as it did an excellent job of presenting itself as a serious journalist investigation into the world of demonic possession and, despite its leisurely pace, was quite compelling. Unfortunately, they felt the need to occasionally and repeatedly hit us with jump scares with such thunderous noise, loud enough to shake the windows, that it just pissed me off to the point of frustration. Pity.
Curve [2015]

         

A woman, offering a ride to a stranger when he fixes her car, is now trapped in said car after wrecking it in an attempt to escape the psycho stranger. Beyond this premise, this movie is cliche from start to finish with a formula that takes you exactly where you expect with no surprises. Movies like this can be good if they are effectively character driven but the two leads in this weren't terribly charismatic, and he was not a convincing psycho at all ...where's Rutger Hauer when you need him? It's not badly made, if you like survival films ...just nothing special.
Creepshow [1982]

            
  
Written by Stephen King and directed by George A. Romero, this film is arguably one of the best horror anthologies ever made. An exquisite mixture of horror and hilarity, you'll find yourself creeped out and laughing out loud at the same time. The stories are bizarre and filled with an all-star cast of veterans and a few recognizable newcomers who go on to be big themselves. Even Stephen King has a starring role in one story. Don't pass this one by, if you haven't seen it. Easter Egg: Try to spot the green marble ashtray in every story.
Creepshow 2 [1987]

            
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What a sad follow up to the classic comic horror anthology. The only story in this one worth watching is "The Hitchhiker" and even that is not as good as any of the stories in the first film. They forgot to include any of the Creepshow wit and charm in this one making it just another run-of-the-mill horror anthology ...and not a very good one, at that.
Critters [1986]

            
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I'm surprised I've never heard of this film until recently. Basically, a Gremlins from outer space, the movie is about a farm that is terrorized by small porcupine creatures with a whole lot of teeth. Then the intergalactic bounty hunters show up. Let the party begin! This film was really quite a fun, tongue-in-cheek, comedy thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Creepshow 3 [2006]

            
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This one has 5 stories in the same setting and time frame so the characters and storylines overlap. It doesn't even come close to the magical quality of the original Creepshow but, being as they obviously intended to be silly, it was a far side better than Creepshow 2's overly dark and relatively humorless nature. Bad acting, bad dialogue, bad pacing, the stories were simplistic and yet, I found the whole thing to be rather humorous. At least I have to give them credit for making it blatantly clear they had no illusions about what they were creating.
Cypher [2002]

            
  
A quiet, unassuming man is hired by Digicorp to act as a corporate spy. It doesn't take long for things to become complicated and deadly. What a pleasant surprise! This movie from the director of Cube, (an old favorite) has such subtle complexities that both you and our protagonist have no idea who to trust or what's going to happen next. Subliminal mind control, double agents, the understated acting, a constant feeling of dread, and a surprise ending that I never saw coming highlight this remarkable little gem.
A Cure for Wellness [2016]

         

A young executive, who is sent to a private clinic to retrieve the CEO of a company, suddenly finds himself a patient of said clinic. Long and slow paced, this film is nonetheless totally engaging with the pace only adding to the sinister unease that it provokes. Playing with the idea, if you were a patient at an insane asylum, how would you convince anyone you weren't insane? Add to that some mystery, history, insidious experiments and a stylized vision and you got weirdness that just doesn't quit. Pretty cool!
Crooked House [2017]

         
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A controlling family patriarch is murdered. With a whole house full of people, who are not the least bit concerned about his death and who all seemed to have a motive, the ultimate reason for the murder is far from what you would expect. Truly typical Agatha Christie shot in an absolutely stunning mansion with great acting all around. It was a fine film but really not much more than what you'd except from any Christie TV episode. Also, I was able to figure out a couple of the reveals 10 mins ahead of time and this film was really dark. Turn on a light!!
Cybergeddon [2012]

            

This was a web series, made by CSI's creator, Anthony E. Zuiker, that was compiled together into a full length film about cyber terrorism. I probably would have liked this if I knew what was going on. It was just one scene after another of people frantically working away at computers interrupted by various chases without any real explanation as to what they were doing ...somewhat like the trailer. Couldn't understand half the dialogue as it was delivered at breakneck speeds and, overall, it was just spastic chaos.
Criminal Activities [2015]

            
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4 friends that are forced to kidnap and hold a drug dealer for 24 hours to satisfy a debt owed to a mob boss. The story grabs your attention and hangs on to it quite well. The characters are colorful and very real, the situations are both compelling and absurd at the same time, and, although they don't play it for laughs, there are some extremely funny moments. The biggest bonus is that, by the time you get to the end of the film, it's completely changed into something totally different from how it started.
Cropsey [2009]

         
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A documentary discussing the disappearance of several mentally challenged children on Staten Island, near the abandoned Willowbrook asylum, in the '70's and '80's. It mostly centers around Andre Rand, the man convicted of two of those kidnappings mostly based on eyewitness reports without any real evidence to speak of. From a historical sense and informative sense, it's very good and I'm sure that was their intent. But if you want answers, there isn't any here. Everything is speculative and relatively unbiased.
Creep [2014]

            

A videographer is hired to film a man's life for a day for $1000 under the premise that he's dying of cancer and wants his unborn son to see what dad was like. It doesn't take long before it's apparent a much more sinister motive is going on in this exceeding disturbing film. It's taking you to someplace horrible even though you have no idea where and you feel you should look away but the creep is so totally unnerving and unpredictable, you're locked in for the ride. The ending is a shocker.
Creep 2 [2017]

            

A YouTuber, who has a channel featuring strange people called 'Encounters', decides to accept a videographer job from a mysterious person. When they meet, he tells her he's a serial killer and wants to tell his story. To his surprise, she agrees ...and you can guess where this is going. This may be a slow burn but it is not boring. Even though our antagonist is on screen, being in the same room with the TV is unnerving as hell. The tension builds to intolerable levels wondering when the other shoe is going to drop. I'm waiting for my skin to stop crawling.
Cult [2013]
aka Karuto
         
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A mockumentary that starts out as a pretty typical exorcism film, Japanese style, but slowly drifts into something far more Lovecraftian. Nice nightmarish visuals and it maintained a certain level of tension. Had a few prime moments, as well. However, some of the scenes dragged on why too long. The pace was slow but fine as it appeared to be preparing us for a big exciting and climactic finish which never materialized. In fact, the ending was about as ambiguous as it gets. Entertaining but not much beyond that.
Crawl [2019]

            
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This is an exciting battle between a young woman, her father and probably every gator in Florida. I'm sure that the constant terrifying action sequence that ratchet the tension up to 11 will be plenty enough for most to enjoy the film ...and normally it would be enough for me. But there is a point where questioning certain realities and the actions / inactions of the characters as well as the cliches of various scenarios can far outweigh ones ability to just "go with it". So, for me, enjoyable but with a huge grain of salt.
Crank [2006]

            
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A hitman wakes up to find he's been injected with a poison that will kill him if he can't keep up his adrenaline levels. This makes for a chaotic, high octane trip with action master, Jason Statham, walking all over everybody in his attempt to exact his revenge before he drops dead. Loaded with great characters and a good deal of laugh-out-load humor, this was a really fun experience. My only criticism was their choice to make the camerawork as chaotic as the subject matter which, for me, did more to distract then enhance the film. Had a great time watching this, though.
The Creator [2023]

            

In a war between humans and A.I., an ex-agent is tasked with destroying an ultimate weapon. Discovering it's an A.I. child, he decides to escort the child to its creator, his wife. An extremely well made sci fi with absolutely outstanding visuals and sound, including vintage Deep Purple, yeah!. The relationship between our protagonist and the child is genuine and heartfelt, the other characters are colorful and fully developed and it fills its 2+ hour length quite nicely. The ending was a little disappointing but overall, fun, explosive and exciting entertainment.
The Curse of La Llorona [2019]

            


Another variation of the la Llorona legend, this time as part of the Conjuring universe. If you've familiar with the legend, this film offers no surprises and really nothing new to the story ...just a whole lot of jump scares. It all plays out exactly as expected with a somewhat cool climax. Overall, entertaining but, with a real lack of tension, nothing special.
Creature [1985]
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A crew made up of incompetent idiots - including acting - are sent to Titan to investigate the disappearance of an equally moronic crew of individuals. You got to love filmmakers who have no shame whatsoever. Basically a remake of Alien, and half a dozen other stories, with no budget, no talent, no imagination, no basis in physics or anything resembling scientific theory, the film simply tries to entertain us by throwing one dumb thing after another at us. And yet, I couldn't turn it off! How does that work?
Crash and Burn [1990]

         
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It's 2035 and the planet's ecosystem has gone to hell (sounds prophetic). A rogue TV station, in the desolate SW, is under attack by a synthoid. This is an extremely low budget, slow paced, not-all-that-much-happening affair that was rather fun nonetheless. Including a few familiar faces from 30 years ago (Eva La Rue, Bill Moseley, Ralph Waite, Jack McGee), the characters were soft on the senses and quite entertaining ...in a quaint, non-complicated way. A lot of low budget films of that era fail pretty badly but this one's not boring and actually pretty good.
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