Wolfman’s Got Nards Movie Review This heartfelt documentary explores the power of so-called “cult film” told through the lens of the 1987 classic “The Monster Squad” and the impact it has on fans, cast and crew, and the industry. The film starts out by asking, “What is a cult movie, and is this one of […]
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Animal Factory Review A young man (Edward Furlong) goes to prison on a minor drug charge and a tough, older convict (Willem Dafoe) takes him under his wing as a mentor. But does he have ulterior motives? “Animal Factory” is based on a novel of the same name by Eddie Bunker, who plays the part
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Radius Movie Review Liam (Diego Klattenhoff, star of TV’s “The Blacklist”) wakes from a car crash with no memory of who he is. As he makes his way into town to look for help, he finds only dead bodies, all with strange pale eyes. Liam’s first assessment is that a virus is present in the
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A Dragonfly for Each Corpse Movie Review A killer (with impressive red pants) is cleaning up the streets of Milan by murdering deviants, prostitutes and members of the underworld. An ornamental dragonfly, soaked in the blood of the victim, is left on each body. The script was written by Paul Naschy, who was influenced (much
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Daguerreotype Review (Aka: Le secret de la chambre noire) When an assistant (Tahar Rahim) to a daguerreotype photographer (Olivier Gourmet) falls in love with the latter’s daughter (Constance Rousseau) the relationship mirrors the art form as love and pain combine. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made a name for himself with his horror films, and may
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November Movie Review Based on a best-selling Estonian novel, “November” is a mixture of magic, black humor and romantic love. The story is set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers’ main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo.
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Sequence Break Movie Review A reclusive video arcade repair technician (Chase Williamson) experiences bizarre biomechanical mutations and Cronenbergian hallucinations when a mysterious new arcade machine appears in his shop. Reality itself threatens to fracture as he works to solve its mystery and the new chaos that has entered his life. This film is Graham Skipper’s
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The Final Master Movie Review A Wing Chun master (Fan Liao of “Black Coal, Thin Ice”) has to defeat eight martial arts schools to open his own school. At the same time, he has become a chess piece in the local power dynamics. Right off the bat, anyone who loves good cinematography is going to
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Super Dark Times Movie Review Gavin’s Review of Super Dark Times Viewers of a certain age and upbringing will latch on to Super Dark Times (affiliate link) almost immediately. This was life in the pre-Internet era, circa 1992, with scrambled pornography on television being the most exciting thing a teenage boy could hope for. Perhaps
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