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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 ...
Read more: Combat Shock: Limited Signed Edition (1984) - Blu-ray Review
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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 ...
Read more: Candyman: Collector's Edition (1992) - Blu-ray Review
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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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“I was born in a house with the television always on…” David Byrne, the lead singer of Talking Heads, has directed only one feature film . . . so far. And his movie, True Stories, begins on the open road. It is a dirt road that divides two agriculture areas. A girl is on the ...
Read more: True Stories: Criterion Collection (1986) - Blu-ray Review
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They walk! They talk! They bite the head off of E.T. They even shoot tiny spikes from their pelts! The Critters movies, last scene on VHS and crummy DVD releases, returns and they, with brand new 2K scans from the original film elements, look better than ever before! ...
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Ever heard of the absolute suck-fest known as The Phantom Menace? Yeah, well this similarly titled movie is much, much better. The Phantom Empire, which features two nubile young cave "bunnies" wrestling with each other as its climax, is not unlike reading ...
Read more: The Phantom Empire: 30th Anniversary Edition (1988) - Blu-ray Review
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Finally, the real truth about the walking dead can be told (and sold) to the masses. Boils and Ghouls, I bring you the blood-curdling classic known as Zombie! The eye violence! The zombie wrestling with the shark! The suspense! The WTF moments! The rotting zombies! And ...
Read more: Lucio Fulci's Zombie: 3-Disc Limited Edition (1979) - Blu-ray Review
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Forget about the search for water. This time out in the cinematic wastelands , the general public simply wants topless women in skintight leather shorts! And, financed by producer Roger Corman, Wheels of Fire aims to please ...
Read more: Wheels of Fire: Roger Corman’s Post Nuke Collection (1985) - Blu-ray Review
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Thank God for Black and Decker! Start laughing now because, with those words, one member of Force: Five, a "team" of martial arts experts (a term I use loosely here . . . even though this film is comprised of sports stars) assembled to rescue a senator’s daughter from a ...
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Get your Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster glasses ready! The drinking is about to commence with the release of this heralded (and still quite funny) six-episode television series on blu-ray! As a manual, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, which has come in handy many ...
Read more: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Special Edition (1981) - Blu-ray Review
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Nasty girls in bunny suits! Who needs ‘em? Certainly not Tom (Bruce Watson). Deciding early on that bosoms should always be well-covered, this strange dude goes on a one-man rampage in a seedy part of Los Angeles and delivers one savage attack after another ...
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Classic Who. The Beeb. Blu-ray. Newly remastered. Need I say anymore? Because the new decade needed a new Doctor. The changing of the guard – Tom Baker will always be MY Doctor – was inevitable, I suppose, for a long-running program ...
Read more: Doctor Who: Peter Davison – Complete Season One (1982) - Blu-ray Review
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How does the song go? "Let the bodies hit the . . . BBQ grill?" Because, yep, that's what happens in this seriously demented flick. Are the steaks done already?! Ready. Fire. Aim. This Nail Gun Massacre has been reloaded ...
Read more: Nail Gun Massacre: Limited Edition (1986) - Blu-ray
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“Miss Nicholson . . . at 12:10am the hand became alive. . .” If ever those words are uttered around me when staring at a dismembered arm, you bet my ass is headed for the door . . . even if it is the icy breath of the North Pole ...
Read more: The Thing from Another World (1951) - Blu-ray Review
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If it wasn’t for the over-the-top acting of Charles Fleisher (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and Priscilla Barnes (Three’s Company), then The Backlot Murders, a satire of the horror genre, would be a total waste of your time. But there’s a trick to ...
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