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The Purge: Election Year triples its budget with an impressive opening weekend at the box office

July 4, 2016 by admin

It’s been a good year for horror movies doing well against bigger budgeted blockbusters, and The Purge: Election Year can add its name to that list. Opening against stiff competition in Steven Spielberg’s The BFG, The Legend of Tarzan and the money-printing machine Finding Dory, The Purge: Election Year managed an incredibly impressive $31 million […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: The Purge: Election Year

Second Opinion – The Purge: Election Year (2016)

August 27, 2016 by Tony Black

The Purge: Election Year, 2016. Directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Edwin Hodge, Mykelti Williamson and Raymond J. Barry. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of another annual ‘Purge’, a Senator running for President, intent on stopping the violent ‘holiday’ for good, is targeted for political assassination amidst a wave of horror across Washington […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tony Black Tagged With: Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, James DeMonaco, Mykelti Williamson, Raymond J. Barry, The Purge: Election Year

Movie Review – The Purge: Election Year (2016)

August 24, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

The Purge: Election Year, 2016. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, and Kyle Secor. SYNOPSIS: Years after sparing the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Thomas Harris Tagged With: Betty Gabriel, Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, James DeMonaco, Joseph Julian Soria, Kyle Secor, Mykelti Williamson, Terry Serpico, The Purge: Election Year

Movie Review – The Purge: Election Year (2016)

July 3, 2016 by Robert Kojder

The Purge: Election Year, 2016. Written and Directed by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria, Betty Gabriel, Terry Serpico, Edwin Hodge, and Kyle Secor. SYNOPSIS: Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Betty Gabriel, Edwin Hodge, Elizabeth Mitchell, Frank Grillo, James DeMonaco, Joseph Julian Soria, Kyle Secor, Mykelti Williamson, Terry Serpico, the purge, The Purge: Election Year

Exclusive interview with J.J. Soria talking The Purge: Election Year, Donald Trump, and the future of the franchise

January 12, 2017 by admin

Flickering Myth’s Luke Owen gets on the phone with The Purge: Election Year star J.J. Soria… NOTE: This interview took place before the Presidential Election results were announced. The Purge is a franchise that has tried to hold up a black mirror to its audience, but not shove it in its face. It was never […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Exclusives, Interviews, Luke Owen, Movies Tagged With: J.J. Soria, The Purge: Election Year

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