The Accidental Tourist (1988) Blu-ray Review: Good Grief
Though he is probably only known to the current generation of stalwart moviegoers as one of the writers of several ...
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Gotham (2014): The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: So Far, So Good
The ascension to success is quite often a very bumpy climb. Just ask Gotham's hero Jim Gordon (Ben McKenzie). Poor ...
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Twilight Time Presents: Sprawling Epics, Sidney Poitier, and a Serial Killer?
From the rise and fall of great lands to the genesis of new ones, and a few odd points in-between, ...
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Twilight Time Presents: Five Selections of Summer
Once again, a seemingly brief period of time has passed by, leaving in its wake a stack of movies on ...
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Gotham (2014): The Complete First Season DVD Review: Jim Gordon Steps Up to Bat
Being a more "reserved" nerd - one who does not attend conventions, camp out in line for things, spend time ...
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To Sir, With Love (1967) Blu-ray Review: Twilight Time Goes to School
By today's standards, the classic movie motif of a determined teacher reaching a group of tough, underprivileged kids in an ...
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Best of Bond…James Bond: 50 Years – 50 Tracks Review: An Outstanding Collection
Bond. James Bond. For some, it's the man itself that makes them jump up and down with delight -- personal ...
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The Living Daylights Movie Review: It’s Not Easy Being the New Guy, Especially When You’re the New Guy’s Substitute
As anyone who ever found themselves making that awkward transition from one school to another during their years spent in ...
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Moonraker Movie Review: Even an Established Film Franchise Can Bow to a New Trend
After 33 years, what is honestly left to be said about Moonraker that hasn't already been touched upon? I certainly ...
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The Hedgehog [Le Hérisson] (2009) DVD Review: Eccentric Esoteric French Fare. Golly Gee.
When it comes to stories concerning the most esoteric and eccentric of life’s inhabitants, our brothers and sisters in France ...
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Mondo Bastardo: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Dreadful
Sometimes, you just never know what movie you want to pick out to watch. Artwork and taglines deceptively lure you ...
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Leverage: The 4th Season DVD Review: Like a Needle Stuck in a Groove
When Leverage first aired on TNT several years back, the modern-day spin on the classic espionage series Mission: Impossible seemed ...
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Get the Gringo [aka How I Spent My Summer Vacation] DVD Review: Mel Gibson is Back in Action
Of all the fallen Mels out there eager to make a comeback (Mel B., Mel C., Mel Sharples) with the ...
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Operation Bikini DVD Review: Frankie Avalon and Tab Hunter in World War II!
Released only five months before he was to become a cult icon in the epic Beach Party films, singer/actor Frankie ...
Read More The Three Stooges: Rare Treasures from the Columbia Pictures Vault DVD Review: An Excellent Collection of Odds and Ends
Anyone who has always been a fan of the immortal slapstick comedy The Three Stooges brought us over the course ...
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Spin a Dark Web [aka Soho Incident] DVD Review: Forgotten British Film Noir
With all the great American film noir movies out there, forever leaving their mark on experienced and newbie fans of ...
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Mirror Mirror (2012) Blu-ray Review: Please, Make It Stop!
When I sat down to soil myself in horror over the fetidness only Mirror Mirror could deliver, I had to ...
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Wilfred: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Thank You, Australian Television
Out of all the television producing and filmmaking countries in the world, there are perhaps two that Americans love to ...
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Mondo Bastardo: Spaghetti, Sleaze, and Mysteries
It’s time to let our fingers wander through the shelves as I introduce you to a new feature, Mondo Bastardo ...
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The House on Garibaldi Street DVD Review: Primetime TV Nazi Hunters
Though their contributions to mankind will — thankfully — never be looked upon in a positive light by anyone other ...
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The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan: The Complete Series DVD Review: Wham-Bam, They’re in a Jam!
Ever since his very first moving picture appearance in the now-lost 1926 film The House Without a Key, Charlie Chan ...
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As someone who occasionally forms ideas and words together with the hopes of someday turning them into an actual bona ...
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Outlaw Trail DVD Review: The Trails Blazers Save the Day (Again)
From the very first time the moving picture industry first started showing double features at the bijou every Saturday to ...
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Women in Danger: 1950s Thrillers DVD Review: Highly Recommended
When soldiers pass their prime, they look forward to assistance from the VA. When a judge retires, he or she ...
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Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) DVD Review: Hammer Films’ Contribution to the War Genre
Based on the 1958 BBC teleplay of the same name, the 1959 World War II drama Yesterday’s Enemy brings us ...
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Act of Valor Blu-ray Review: Better Than You Might Expect
The very thought of an action film starring non-actors can send chills up your spine. Imagine what might have happened ...
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Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Blu-ray Review: Food for the Mills of Hell
Well, boys and girls, that clown Nicolas Cage has done it again: absconded with a heap of dough, and leaving ...
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Bad Ass Blu-ray Review: A Film that Absolutely Reeks of Mediocrity
For those of you who saw and enjoyed Machete as much as I did, you might have found yourself wondering ...
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The Last Posse DVD Review: An Overlooked B-Western Gem
There’s nothing I like more than sitting back and watching a good ol’ B-Western, and 1953’s The Last Posse is ...
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This Means War Blu-ray Review: More Absolute Yuck from McG
Late last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing the wonderful 1933 comedy Design for Living — the story about ...
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Without a Trace: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: Primetime Filler
My first viewing experience of Jerry Bruckheimer’s Without a Trace really wasn’t much of a voluntary one. I was reviewing ...
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Sherlock: Season Two Blu-ray Review: Contemporary Genius
It doesn’t matter we’re talking about a gifted mathematician or an extremely skilled plumber: every genius is that of a ...
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Red Tails (2012) DVD Review: George Lucas Drops the Ball Again
If there is any one subject that doesn’t get enough screen time, it’s that of the Tuskegee Airmen. These legends ...
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Inch High, Private Eye: The Complete Series DVD Review: Kick-Ass Hanna-Barbera Fun
Once again, it’s time for us to dive into another vintage Hanna-Barbera classic from the folks at Warner Brothers. While ...
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The Last Mile (1959) DVD Review: Mickey at His Rooniest
Prior to their great success in the British horror film industry with the highly prolific Amicus Productions, American-born filmmakers Max ...
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The River: The Complete First Season DVD Review: Oren Peli’s Paranormal Holocaust
While police procedurals are and always have been a dime a dozen when it comes to television shows, the horror ...
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Eclipse Series 32: Pearls of the Czech New Wave DVD Review: Gems Indeed
You never really know what to expect from the more “arty” contributions the world of international cinema has to offer ...
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Underworld: Awakening Blu-ray Review: Can This Series Really Have a Nadir?
Like its zombie counterpart — the increasingly-tedious Resident Evil series — the vampire/werewolf Underworld film franchise has now reached a ...
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Chapter Two (1979) DVD Review: Dull Neil Simon Melodrama
During the ’70s and ’80s, there was an onslaught of Neil Simon plays being adapted in movies. He was at ...
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Tom and Jerry: Around the World DVD Review: A Bad Trip
In all the world of home media, there is perhaps nothing as dreaded as the proverbial “best of” compilation — ...
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The Three Stooges (2000) DVD Review: Nowhere Near as Bad as its Reputation
Though he is not at all seen as being the quintessential spokesperson for people of Jewish heritage today, there was ...
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Flicka: Country Pride Blu-ray Review: Talk About Beating a Dead Horse
It’s rare you see a movie these days that bears an honest-to-goodness G rating. I figured the MPAA just up ...
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Strip Strip Hooray! DVD Review: A Sexual Sextuplet of Sleaze
In the middle of 2007, a crushing blow was delivered to the lovers of the truly bizarre, the sleazy, and ...
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W.E. Blu-ray Review: Evidently, Madonna Didn’t Have Enough Material for One Whole Film
Whenever a singer ventures over into the world of motion pictures, the results are usually dire. Let’s take Madonna’s career ...
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The Convoy Collection DVD Review: Highway to Haul
A good exploitation filmmaker is quick to cash in on a craze. Unfortunately, most of the bad ones are, too. ...
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Pal Joey Blu-ray Review: Joey’s Definitely a Pal of Mine
”Some guys have a system with horses, and I got a system with dames. It’s a snap. You treat a ...
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Pharaoh’s Curse (1957) DVD Review: Silly, Dumb, and Very Enjoyable
It’s too bad that Joe Flaherty’s epic SCTV character Count Floyd never hosted an actual bona fide version of “Monster ...
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Young, Violent, Dangerous DVD Review: A Healthy Dose of Italian Cheese
There’s nothing worse than a tale of good boys gone bad. Well, actually, there are: in the case of the ...
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Swamp Water Blu-ray Review: Jean Renoir Comes to America
The legendary Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia has always presented its share of challenges. For some, it’s a difficulty in pronouncing ...
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Picnic (1955) Blu-ray Review: William Inge’s Play Comes to Life
Sometimes, all it takes is for one stranger to come-a-roamin’ into town for everything and everyone to change. In the ...
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The Darkest Hour (2011) Blu-ray Review: Attack of the Imperceptible Intruders
“I’m trying to keep my freak-out on the inside!” —Sean (Emile Hirsch), as he and his pals are attacked by ...
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A Night to Remember (1958) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Stunning Presentation for a Genuine Classic
“I don’t think the Board of Trade regulations visualized this situation.” —Capt. Edward John Smith (Laurence Naismith), upon learning his ...
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Nightmares (1980) DVD Review: Australia’s Contribution to the Slasher/Giallo Genres
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And, while they may be correct in their assumption, they ...
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We Bought a Zoo Blu-ray Review: A Whole Hell of a Lot Better Than Buying the Farm
As soon as you see the words “From the Director of Jerry Maguire” on the cover of We Bought a ...
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Hornets’ Nest (1970) DVD Review: Not Really Recommended but Good for a Gander
As anyone that can even vaguely recollect their years in school can attest to, kids can be cruel. And Rock ...
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Letter Never Sent Blu-ray Criterion Collection Review: A Survival Flick from Russia?
A survival flick from Russia? Well, I suppose if there was one civilization that has learned to adapt, it was ...
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The Descendants Blu-ray Review: A Dynamic Drama from Alexander Payne
Based on the debut novel of Hawaiian born writer Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants stars the always-great George Clooney as ...
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Savage Sisters (1974) DVD Review: Filipino Exploitation Madness
How does one even begin to describe Savage Sisters? Well, first off, it’s a film from the one and only ...
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Anatomy of a Murder Criterion Collection DVD Review: Anatomy of a Classic
Surprisingly, during all those years that I spent sitting in front of my television as a kid, watching one classic ...
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The Town Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Double Dipping? You Bet Your Affleck It Is!
After making his feature-length directorial debut in 2007 with his crime drama Gone Baby Gone, many people started to believe ...
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Tooth Fairy 2 Blu-ray Review: Dumbfounding in Its Dumbness
Someday, when we reach that climactic moment in history wherein we hold “comedian” like Larry the Cable Guy responsible for ...
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I Melt with You Blu-ray Review: Unforeseeable and Unforgettable
Anyone who has ever experienced failure knows what it feels like. Sure, it’s relatively easy to get over a slight ...
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Wyatt Earp’s Revenge DVD Review: Just Another Lousy Modern Western
Can somebody please explain to me where the western genre went wrong? Even when I look at a really bad ...
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Columbus Circle Blu-ray Review: A Turkey of a Thriller from Kevin Pollak
Over twenty years ago, I saw the great Kevin Pollak for the first time on cable TV doing a killer ...
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The Roots of Heaven Blu-ray Review: John Huston Has an Off-Day
”They have to capture, kill, destroy everything — all that’s beautiful has to go, all that’s free. Soon we’ll be ...
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Rapture (1965) Blu-ray Review: A Forgotten, Poignant Masterpiece
Prior to the advent of home video, it was very easy for a movie to simply fall far into the ...
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J. Edgar Blu-ray Review: Bloated Hollywood Makeup Drama
Have you ever seen an overzealous costume drama that reveled in its own fantastical wardrobe department more than anything? Clint ...
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Mandrill Blu-ray Review: Chile’s Contribution to the Neo-Grindhouse Genre
Americans aren’t the only ones who can make modern grindhouse movies. Our cousins in Chile evidently took a cue from ...
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Looney Tunes Super Stars: Pepe Le Pew DVD Review: Le Win
As some of us sit and wonder if we’ll ever see one über-definitive ginormous anthology that delivers every Looney Tunes ...
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The Son of No One Blu-ray Review: “Meh, I Saw That One Coming”
New York City-based filmmaker Dito Montiel teams up once again with Channing Tatum — his star of 2009’s Fighting — ...
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The Deadly Spawn Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Slice of Gory, Cheapo ’80s Sci-Fi / Horror that Delivers
One of the most cherished memories of my mostly-wasted teenage years was the time I spent renting obscure horror and ...
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Treasure Train Blu-ray Review: I’m Being Punished for Something, I Know It
Normally, I’m one to welcome a kooky French flick with open arms and baguette. In the case of the French/Canadian ...
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Ferry to Hong Kong DVD Review: The Beginning of the End for Orson Welles
Just one year after the disastrous debut of Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil in 1958, the mighty auteur found himself ...
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5 Star Day Blu-ray Review: A Movie About Life, Love, and Manure
Anyone who has ever glanced at their horoscope can attest those astrological predictions are not always what they're cracked up ...
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Survive! DVD Review: Mexploitation Cannibal Goodness with Hugo Stiglitz
Some of you may remember the 1993 film Alive, which depicted a Hollywood account of the fateful Uruguayan Air Force ...
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The Rebound (2009) Blu-ray Review: A MILF and a Twenty-something Guy Walk into a Movie…
Yup, it’s another chick flick, kids. But what sets The Rebound apart from its multiple competitors out there is that ...
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The Thousand Plane Raid DVD Review: An Ode to Stock Footage
Sometimes, you just have to praise the almighty gods of film for the invention of stock footage. Having such a ...
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Fright Night (1985) Blu-ray Review: Already Hard-to-Find, but Definitely Worth It
Though most of his efforts to the world of film have been forgettable at best since, Tom Holland definitely made ...
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Zone Troopers DVD Review: Nazis, Aliens, and Tim Thomerson, Too!
It seems that, if there’s a certain movie I want that hasn’t been released on DVD yet, all I have ...
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Gog DVD Review: The Final Chapter in Ivan Tors’ OSI Trilogy
In September of 2003, I made one of my few trips away from home to attend the World 3D Film ...
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Jerry Lewis as The Jazz Singer (1959) DVD Review: Jerry Sings? Oy Vey!
Yes, you read that right: Jerry Lewis as The Jazz Singer. As if the 1980 musical version of Samson Raphaelson’s ...
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Mercenary Fighters DVD Review: When Cannon Films Roamed the Earth
Back when the mystical movie workshop of the Cannon Group was still goin’ strong, the filmmaking duo of Menahem Golan ...
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Division III: Football’s Finest Blu-ray Review: Andy Dick Jokes Do Not a Movie Make
For those of you who have ever found themselves lying awake in bed, unable to sleep, fathoming mysteries such as ...
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The Big Year Blu-ray Review: One of the Best Family-Friendly Comedies of 2011. Seriously!
As Adolfo Celi’s Emile Largo once said to Sean Connery’s James Bond in Thunderball, “Every man has his passion.” Now, ...
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Mysterious Island (1961) Blu-ray Review: Herbert Lom as Captain Nemo? Sold!
During the ’50s and ’60s, Hollywood was experimenting with one crazy newfangled idea after another: CinemaScope, surround sound, Jerry Lewis ...
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10 Things I Hate About You: Season One, Volume Two DVD Review: Canceled Too Soon?
Wait, they made a series out of that movie? Indeed they did! For those of us who don’t bother paying ...
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Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Blu-ray Review: A Cinematic Ipecac
Dear Adam Sandler; Go to Hell. Please. For reals. Sincerely,Me When I first saw the previews for Bucky Larson: Born ...
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The Black Cobra / No Survivors Please DVD Review: Two Kooky Titles from West Germany
Sometimes, I get this urge. A longing to sit back and switch off the more cerebral functions of that which ...
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Colombiana DVD Review: Uninspired, but with a Decent Soundtrack
They say you start to repeat yourself as you get older. This is evidently the case with Luc Besson, the ...
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Body Puzzle DVD Review: Gory Goofy Great
Listening to Modest Mussorgsky’s powerful “Night on Bald Mountain” can prompt men to do very strange things. In the case ...
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In the Name of the King 2: Two Worlds Blu-ray Review: Uwe Boll is Back, and Badder than Ever!
While many moviegoers and critics alike curse the fact that he was ever born in the first place, I think ...
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Great White Death DVD Review: A Silly Sharksploitation Schlockumentary
After the astonishing success of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws in 1975, budget filmmakers around the world were determined to jump out ...
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The Left Hand of God DVD Review: Another Fine Humphrey Bogart Flick
Upon one’s initial glance at the cover of Edward Dmytryk’s The Left Hand of God, the common goad is to ...
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Straw Dogs (2011) DVD Review: How to Ruin a Classic
Generally, when the modern-day monarchs of Hollywood decide to remake a classic motion picture, they opt to “re-envision” it instead ...
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Design for Living Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Risque Pre-Hayes Code Romp
”It’s amazing how a few insults can bring people together in three hours.” ”It was certainly good to hear all ...
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Santa Claus (1959) Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review: Who Needs LSD When You Have This?
It is frequently hailed as one of the weirdest Christmas movies ever made. It was lampooned in the mid ’90s ...
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Murder Obsession (Follia Omicida) DVD Review: Hey, Logic is for Losers!
Michael Stanford (Stefano Patrizi) is a young actor who occasionally suffers from strange flashbacks concerning the death of his father, ...
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WWII Double Feature: Jungle Patrol / Silent Raiders DVD Review: Two Forgotten Gems from VCI
I have many guilty pleasures when it comes to film. Cliffhanger serials, Italian horror movies, European spy flicks — I ...
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Golden Needles DVD Review: Joe Don Baker Kicks Ass in Hong Kong
Golden Needles is one of those movies that could have been better — memorable, even — had any of its ...
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The Stunt Man (1980) DVD Review: One of the Best Damn Movies Ever. Ever.
Director Richard Rush had a vision. He wanted to adapt The Stunt Man, a novel by Paul Brodeur, into a ...
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The Rules of the Game (1939) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Jean Renoir, Je T’aime
I have no choice but to dismiss you. It breaks my heart, but I can’t expose my guests to your ...
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Ghost Warrior DVD Review: Like a Corny Tabloid Headline Come to Life
Based on an idea by low-budget filmmaker Charles Band, the fanciful Ghost Warrior is a spin on the timeless “fish ...
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Enter the Ninja DVD Review: ‘So, Who Are You Going to Kill Next, Mr. Ninja?’
Some movies are born unto greatness, achieving staggering heights of recognition rarely ever matched by imitators — the likes of ...
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Kill a Dragon DVD Review: Don’t Train It; Kill it!
”Look, Limey: you swish your way, and I’ll swish mine!” – Vigo (Aldo Ray) in drag, upset at being told ...
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Frankenhooker Blu-ray Review: Nobody Makes Movies Like Frank Henenlotter!
There aren’t very many movies out there that have been publicly endorsed by both Joe Bob Briggs and Bill Murray. ...
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Stagecoach (1966) DVD Review: The Version Everyone Forgot About
There’s just something about redheaded women that make men want to fight over ’em. Within the first few minutes of ...
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The Last Gun / 4 Dollars of Revenge Blu-ray Review: A Double Dose of Mediocrity
When someone hears the phrase “Spaghetti Western,” there’s a damn good chance a vision of Clint Eastwood wearing a poncho ...
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Quigley Down Under Blu-ray Review: Yet Another Reason Tom Selleck Kicks Ass
”This ain’t Dodge City — and you ain’t Bill Hickok.” – Matthew Quigley (Tom Selleck) confronts his former one-time employer, ...
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Blu-ray Review: ‘Gesundeidt’
When you look at the cinematic contributions Walter Matthau left behind upon his death in 2000, one tends to commonly ...
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Malone (1987) DVD Review: Hey, Little Sister, Shotgun?
Anyone who grew up in the ’80s probably remembers seeing a certain videocassette in the stores at one point or ...
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The Stool Pigeon (2010) Blu-ray Review: Contemporary Hong Kong Action at its Finest
It’s rare that a movie can employ that timeless-yet-tired ol’ Yuletide tune, “White Christmas,” and actually not make you want ...
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The Mysterious Monsters DVD Review: Peter Graves Hunts for Bigfoot!
How would you set about trying to prove the existence of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster to skeptics and ...
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Galaxina / The Crater Lake Monster Blu-ray Review: Two Crazy Crown International Titles Go Blu
If you’ve ever seen some of the god-awful movies that independent film studio Crown International Pictures released like The Beast ...
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The River Murders DVD Review: All Kinds of Awful
I vaguely recall a time wherein actors Ray Liotta, Ving Rhames, and Christian Slater were slightly admired — maybe even ...
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My Cousin Rachel (1952) DVD Review: A Victorian Era Psychological Thriller?
What’s this? A Victorian Era psychological thriller from the writer of Rebecca and The Birds? Why, yes, indeed! Based on ...
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The Flim-Flam Man (1967) DVD Review: George C. Scott at His Most Amusing
”You can sell anything on God’s green Earth if a customer believes it’s stolen.” –George C. Scott as Mordecai C. ...
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Sugar Hill (1974) DVD Review: The Grandmother of All ’70s Blaxploitation Zombie Flicks!
”I give you your revenge! Put them to evil use; it’s all they know — or want.” - Baron Samedi ...
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The Howling: Reborn Blu-ray Review: Direct-to-Video meets Direct-to-Bargain-Bin
From the very first frame, it’s clear to even a single-celled organism with a solitary intelligence quota point that The ...
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Act of Vengeance (1974) DVD Review: Watch Out, Men, ‘Cuz the Rape Squad is Here!
Filmmaker Bob Kelljan started off with a promising enough career at AIP Studios in 1970 writing and directing the cult ...
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Book Review: The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood – A Highly Recommended Reference Book
Recently in the history of our humble little planet, we’ve witnessed a ruthless dictator’s toppling demise, the occupation of Wall ...
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Grayeagle DVD Review: Charles B. Pierce’s Faux Native American, er, “Epic”
During the last portion of the 20th Century, filmmakers became slightly attracted to the notion of making moving pictures about ...
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Straw Dogs (1971) Blu-ray Review: Don’t Mess With Dustin Hoffman, Dammit!
”This is where I live. This is me. I will not allow violence against this house. Don’t worry.” –David Summer ...
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) Blu-ray Review: Why Bother?
One of the delightful things many people enjoy when watching vintage flicks from the Golden Age of Hollywood is spotting ...
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The Tempest (2010) Blu-ray Review: A Nightmare of Pretentiousness
In the recent Big Box of Wood release from S’More Entertainment, filmmaker/Ed Wood historian Ted Newsom commented that, while Wood’s ...
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Hong Kong Confidential (1958) DVD Review: Pour Yourself a Martini and Enjoy the Fun!
By 1958, Gene Barry had already established himself as something of a star among moviegoers, having won The War of ...
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Hickey & Boggs DVD Review: Definitely Worth Checking Out
”Nobody came.” “Nobody cares.” –Bill Cosby and Robert Culp as Al Hickey & Frank Boggs (respectively), ironically predicting how the ...
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The Incredible Melting Man DVD Review: ‘Epically Awful’ at its Finest
”Magnificent! You’ve never seen anything until you’ve seen the sun through the rings of Saturn!” –Alex Rebar as astronaut Steve ...
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The Magnificent Seven / Return of the Seven Blu-ray Reviews: MGM Reissues Half of a Previously-Released Set
It’s really not something that’s bound to come up in most history classes, but America has this odd tendency to ...
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Henry’s Crime Blu-ray Review: Keanu Reeves Branches Out
What is Henry’s Crime? Apart from a poor title, it’s a movie about some poor dope by the name of ...
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Norwegian Ninja DVD Review: A Tale of Bizarre Absurdist Comedy
Movies that depict events of real-life political scandals usually wind up being about as memorable as the entire career of ...
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Marley & Me: The Puppy Years Blu-ray Review: Oh, Dear God, No!
Just when you think that that god-awful mega-super-evil conglomerate known as Walmart couldn’t get any more malicious towards its ignorantly ...
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The Beaver (2011) Blu-ray Review: A Terrific Film with Some Dazzling Performances
I have literally seen several thousand movies — and I am not in any way trying to brag when I ...
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Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man DVD Review: A Truly Mind-Blowing Experience
In the early ’70s, cop flicks were all the rage. Witness, for example, the oh-so-spectacular Dirty Harry franchise from the ...
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Overboard (1987) Blu-Ray Review: A Fun Throwback to the Screwball Comedy
”Billy, there is a God and he loves me!”“You’re not gonna shave your head, are you?” Noted film critic Andrew ...
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Be Cool Blu-ray Review: The Filmmakers Should Have Followed That Advice
We’ve all heard of the wonders of “Movie Magic.” No, I’m not referring to the screenwriting software, but rather to ...
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Stake Land Blu-ray Review: It Goes for the Throat
In the film industry, all it takes is one hit. Zombieland -- a film that I really did not enjoy ...
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes Movie Review: An Extreme Guilty Pleasure
Long before the term “direct-to-video” was even so much as a twinkle in a greedy movie exec’s eye, the idea ...
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