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Hudson Hawk: Retro VHS Packaging (1991) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 24 February 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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All Eddie “The Hawk” Hawkins wants, upon his release from prison, is a cappuccino. What he gets instead is an unplanned - via coffin-sized suitcase - Looney Tunes-inspired trip to Italy to steal some of DaVinci’s most prized artifacts. ...

An American Werewolf in London (1981) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 24 February 2020; Written by Christopher Symonds

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I’ll start this review with a question. 4K has been out for a few years now, and although this reviewer has only recently dipped into this new resolution, I wonder why companies like Arrow are still going to the effort of releasing restored definitive and feature-laden movies from days gone by, at scanned ...

My Bloody Valentine: Collector's Edition (1980)

Details: Published: 21 February 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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If stripteases in mining gear, hearts boiling alongside hot dogs, or dead women tumbling around in dryers aren’t your cup of tea then, well, I do believe there might be something wrong with you. My Bloody Valentine, being made in the wake of John Carpenter's Halloween EXPLOSION, is Canuxploitation at its finest and its furious and this ...

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Movie Review

Details: Published: 21 February 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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The new comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson called The Hustle is an almost identical remake of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin - itself a remake of Marlon Brando’s Bedtime Story. I say “almost” because ...

Grand Isle (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 19 February 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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The new comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson called The Hustle is an almost identical remake of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin - itself a remake of Marlon Brando’s Bedtime Story. I say “almost” because ...

Dead Sound - Movie Review

Details: Published: 19 February 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Well, it's definitely NOT your typical teen-centered horror flick. Inspired by true events, the gut-wrenching events of Dead Sound aren't soon forgotten - especially when we have a rich vs poor showdown on the deck of this fishing boat ...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 22 November 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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There’s a key scene about halfway through A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in which cynical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), utters under his breath, "he's about the nicest person I've ever met.” Of course, Lloyd is talking about Fred Rogers, the host of ...

Midway (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 08 November 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Hollywood needs more war films. Despite the pig-headed durability of the world’s war machine providing an unending supply of source material, the genre has largely become abandoned with only the occasional passion project popping up from time to time around Veteran’s Day. For decades, the underserved ...

Watch a Party Weekend Turn Deadly in Trailer for DEAD SOUND

Details: Published: 17 February 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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If you miss the ferry to your destination, do yourself a favor and just wait for the next one. Don't hire a fly-by-night water taxi from someone you don't know. ...

10/31 Part 2 (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 16 February 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Well, well, well, what do we have here? Scream Team Releasing drops a surprise release this month proving that it is never too late or too early to celebrate the Halloween season. 10/31 Part 2, with Malvolia, The Queen of Screams (Jennifer Nangle) once again hosting the beginning and ending bookend pieces in this ...