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- Created: 30 November 2018
- Published: 30 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
When Italians do American-styled action flicks, they usually hit the stereotypes AND the action a hell of a lot harder than we do. Thought First Blood was a tough watch, especially when the entire town gets blown the hell up? Think again. Because Blastfighter, directed ...
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- Created: 29 November 2018
- Published: 29 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
Chicago is a very beautiful city. From the inspiring architecture to the sports teams, a thriving cultural history – whether being celebrated in seasonal bursts or by the rousing cuisine – absolutely thrives within its city limits. Even the boarded-up ghetto areas offer a beauty ...
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- Created: 27 November 2018
- Published: 27 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
The past is never dead. Paraphrased from William Faulkner, this line is directly stated in the absolutely gut-wrenching brutality that is Combat Shock. Written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo, this intense film follows one Vietnam veteran as he, a one time prisoner of ...
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- Created: 25 November 2018
- Published: 25 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
Director Dante Tomaselli is a master at painting striking pictures with which we can lose our minds to. His films are often dressed in heavy themes of Catholicism and, due to his own nightmares as a child, are damn impactful with striking visuals and downright spooky ...
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- Created: 25 November 2018
- Published: 25 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
Spread your beautiful wings and fly away! Or, at the very least, make a run for it at the zoo while the orderlies aren’t looking. Brothers and sisters of the Cinematic Cult, The Fifth Floor has arrived on blu-ray courtesy of...
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- Created: 24 November 2018
- Published: 24 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
Lunatic on campus! It’s for a confessional, kiddos. I think Scream is overrated. Blasphemous, I know, but there it is: the ugly truth I keep hidden from public eye. Having said that, let me also say that if it wasn’t for Scream then ...
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- Created: 23 November 2018
- Published: 23 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
This mysterious place is, of course, the home of Lucas (Caleb McLaughlin), Will (Noah Schnapp), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) or, as we like to call them: Scooby and the Gang. But which one is Scooby? And what members are the ...
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- Created: 23 November 2018
- Published: 23 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
Michael J. Fox. Kiefer Sutherland. Phoebe Cates. Donald Fagen. That’s right, Donald Fagen of Steely Dan fame. Alongside Dianne Wiest and Jason Robards, they are all assembled under the roof of one movie: Director James Bridges’ Bright Lights, ...
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- Created: 22 November 2018
- Published: 22 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
The mirrored image of the two children putting lipstick on immediately creates a stellar atmosphere of distrust. Coupled with Howard Shore’s eerie soundtrack and, yes, this thriller gets off on the right foot. ...
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- Created: 22 November 2018
- Published: 22 November 2018
- Written by Loron Hays
You can tell EXACTLY what kind of bonkers film this is going to be by the wacky opening credits as a blonde, eager to strip for writer/director Edward D. Wood, Jr’s 16mm camera, takes her lipstick and starts coloring her nipples with it. Her ass follows. Soon her hairy ...
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