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Review: Borderland (2007)
by Zach Florio
Saturday, 21 June 2008  Netflix Synopsis: A weekend getaway turns into a hellish encounter for three college buddies in this unnerving shocker based on a true story. Setting off to chase skirts and get soused, Phil (Rider Strong), Ed (Brian Presley) and Henry (Jake Muxworthy) head south of the border, where Phil soon finds himself held captive by satanic drug smugglers looking for a human sacrifice. Sean Astin delivers a disturbingly sadistic performance in a career-altering turn.
ACV Review: This is one of two quality movies to come out of the HorrorFest: Eight Films to Die For (2007-2008) library; the other being Unearthed. Borderland is a definite rent. One of just a few HorrorFest films to employ a legitimate production budget, solid acting, good cinematography and an interesting story especially since ... (read more) Grass Root's Movement After Son's Murder
by Steve Brown
Monday, 19 May 2008  Jamiel Shaw's death could have been prevented. He is one of the causalities of illegal immigration unchecked. His parents are now in a position they never thought they would have been, deeply grieving the loss of their son. As a result they are in the middle of a grass roots campaign that is growing.
In March of this year Jamiel Shaw, a high school athlete, was walking home. Two blocks from his home a car stopped and two men asked "Where are you from?" When he didn't answer he was shot dead. His father heard that shot and ran out of the house to find his son dying on the sidewalk. Jamiel's mother, Army Sgt. Anita Shaw was serving her second tour in Iraq. It is almost unbelievable that while she was protecting our country from foreign terrorists one of them killed her own son in America. She learned of her son's death while in Iraq. (read more)
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