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Who Knew the World of Big Business Could Be So Deliciously Brutal?
24 November 2018
The premise of "Loss Prevention" is "What if two rival corporations throw out all notions of ethics and legality to pursue their profit-hunger to the nth degree, to where cold-blooded, high-tech warfare is A-OK ... so long as the bottom-line ultimately shows black?" "Loss Prevention" takes this premise and smashes it out of the park. I cannot ask more from an indie film: sharp and funny dialogue, explosive scenes of violence that are believable but not too graphic for my admittedly delicate soul, and great acting. Ah, what superb acting ...

I love the father-daughter chemistry between Murphy and Nik (Al Snow and Abisha Uhl) as well as the sexually-tense chemistry between Brook (Lauren Albert) and Nik. And you have to go back to Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber to find a sociopath as chilling as John Wells's Boland. Also, watch for a brief but spooky appearance by Vernon Wells as CEO Reginald Bachman.

"Loss Prevention" is the real deal, and I can't wait to catch more films cooked up by the collaboration of Brian Cunningham (writer / director / cinematographer), Matt Niehoff (writer / director), and Nic Brown (writer / producer.) Well done, folks!
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My Mummy (2008 Video)
10/10
Great goofy fun
23 September 2008
I loved "My Mummy" so much, I bought it after renting it. Welcome to the delightfully wacky, goof-ball universe of J. Todd Anderson and George Willeman. This film has a singular look and sound, and my mind has been replaying many scenes for the last few days. (God help me: two expert low-budget filmmakers from Ohio have hijacked my brain.) I've ever seen such a smart, smart, smart film about such dumb, dumb, dumb guys. I hope we have not seen the last of the Earl Schmelzer and Karl Futznekkkr characters. If you are a fan of "Shaun of the Dead," The Three Stooges, The Marx Brothers, "SCTV", the studio sketches of "Mystery Science Theater 3000," Sam Raimi's "Crimewave" (co-written with the Coen brothers), "The Hudsucker Proxy," Cosmo Kramer, Jay and Silent Bob, Monty Python, and "Palookaville" you'll love "My Mummy." Guarantee it.
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