''Corbin Nash'' is a 2018

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directed by Ben Jagger. Dean S. Jagger stars in the title role as a police officer who, while investigating the deaths of his parents, learns that it is his destiny to fight evil.

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and Richard Wagner co-star as vampires, and

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, and

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appear in cameos.

Plot

Corbin Nash, a New York police officer and boxer, learns from a mysterious stranger that his parents were demon hunters who were slain by vampires. Investigating the lead in Los Angeles, Nash is captured and forced to engage in brutal fights run by demons. After defeating the other competitors, Nash is turned into a vampire and dumped on the streets. He is found by a stripper, Macy, who helps him recover and continue his investigation. Aided by a blind street prophet, Nash discovers that a pair of sadistic vampires, Queeny and Vince, are behind his parents' deaths and the city's problems. After confronting and killing them, Nash accepts his destiny to fight evil.

Cast

* Dean S. Jagger as Corbin Nash *

as Queeny * Richard Wagner as Vince *

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as Macy *

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as Frank Sullivan, an NYPD officer and Nash's partner *

as the Blind Prophet *

as the Stranger *

as Jack, Nash's stepfather

Production

Shooting was scheduled to start on March 30, 2016.

Release

''Corbin Nash'' premiered at the

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on April 11, 2018.

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released it to

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in the United States on April 20, 2018.

Reception

Dennis Harvey of ''

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'' described it as "a solemnly silly mashup of ideas from ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''" that genre fans may enjoy as "a passable guilty pleasure". John DeFore wrote in ''

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'' that it "sometimes briefly achieves that rare feat, of being so terrible it entertains", though he said it is frequently boring or offensive. At

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, Matt Boiselle rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a poor-man’s ''Blade''" that has too many boring lulls in its action.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 2948160 2018 films 2018 horror films American vampire films British vampire films British films set in New York City Films set in Los Angeles 2010s English-language films 2010s American films 2010s British films