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Small Soldiers (1998) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 08 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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In which Joe Dante, the director of Piranha, The Howling, Gremlins, The Burbs, Matinee, Innerspace, and other cult classics, turns toys into objects of delightful HORROR! It’s as if The Puppetmaster and Toy Story met in a dark alley and had a quickie, giving birth to this cult classic 9 months ...

George A. Romero's The Amusement Park (1973, 2021) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 07 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Forty-six years in the making, The Amusement Park, written and directed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, The Crazies, Martin), finally sees the light of day thanks to the George A. Romero Foundation and producer Suzanne Desrocher-Romero ...

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It - Movie Review

Details: Published: 07 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Satan is real and it just might take The Warrens to get you to accept it . . . especially in a court of law. The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is definitely NOT the best in the ongoing franchise, but it isn’t the worst either. The positives in this horror flick, which concerns itself a demonic possession instead of a haunted house, remain ...

Blackstock Boneyard - Movie Review

Details: Published: 04 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Beware the Griffin farm! The Griffin Brothers, wrongfully executed for crimes they didn’t commit are back! And, boy, are they pissed off. South Carolina will never be the same again once they finish with their murderous rampaging! ...

Trailer Watch - Wrestling star Taya Valkyrie is UNCHAINED

Details: Published: 05 June 2021; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Wrestling star Taya Valkyrie and Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts (Best of the Best, The Expendables) are Unchained this July ...

Doctor Who: Jon Pertwee - The Complete Season Two (1971) - Review

Details: Published: 03 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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The GOLDEN AGE of Doctor Who on blu-ray continues! Let that crimson-lined cape (which covers a black velvet smoking jacket and a ruffled shirt) freak flag fly! Pertwee is back! ...

Trailer Watch - ROADRUNNER: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Details: Published: 03 June 2021; Written by Frank Wilkins

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It’s not where you go. It’s what you leave behind. Chef, writer, adventurer, provocateur: Anthony Bourdain lived his life unabashedly ...

Explorers: Collector's Edition (1985) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 01 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Freedom! Adventure! Flying like Peter Pan across . . . a circuit board?! Damn straight! Forget about Neverland, folks! Back when Explorers was originally made, it was the digital age that we were venturing into and, with an opening flying montage as Ethan Hawke bursts through heavy ...

Digging to Death - Movie Review

Details: Published: 01 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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There’s a body in a box in my backyard. What’s in your backyard? From Honeycomb Films and Uncork’d Entertainment, come explore a closet within a closet! Sound inviting? It shouldn’t because Digging to Death focuses on a fixer-upper that has its fair share of dark and disturbing ...

Open Your Eyes - Movie Review

Details: Published: 01 June 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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“Write something you son of a bitch.” With those words, one writer - alone in his apartment - opens doors to his past that are better left closed, sealed, or perhaps nailed shut. Opening with a bizarre sequence which has the lead character in a series of interesting and head-scratching situations, Open Your ...