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As Above, So Below

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As Above, So Below  (2014) A Review by Grant Kanigan Directed by: John Erick Dowdle Written By: John & Drew Dowdle Starring: Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman                Edwin Hodge Rating: 14A Release Date: August 29th 2014 Perdita Weeks & Ben Feldman in As Above, So Below Photo by Bruno Calvo - © 2014 - Universal Pictures       The last week of August is well known as the dumping ground for awful movies. Generally the last week of summer vacation for students and adults alike, it's a place where studios can quietly rid themselves of films that didn't quite turn out the way they had hoped. However, there's a multitude of reasons a studio can dump a film, and quality isn't always one of them. Similar to other quietly released films like  Idiocracy and The One I Love , the problem with As Above, So Below is it's concept. It's hard to sell a high concept film to a mass audience. For every Inception that is allowed to hit the mainstr