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The Night of the Hunter: Criterion Collection (1955)

A minister-turned-serial killer in one of the most beautiful films ever made by Hollywood?  Sure.  Why not?  When the results of exaggerated set designs and a directing style reminiscent of early silent cinema are as good as they are in The Night of the Hunter, no one is going to complain  ...

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Sasquatch Among the Wildmen - Movie Review

Sasquatch Among The Wildmen is a true story.  Get that through your thick head first, dear readers.   That’s right, filmmaker Darcy Weir dares to begin his documentary about Sasquatch with a disclaimer that - surprising none - states that, yes, this film is all about TRUE encounters ...

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Lake Michigan Monster (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Shot in black-and-white on a shoestring budget of nickels and dimes, Lake Michigan Monster is - at once - alarmingly successful in its goal of sending-up the whole monster hunting motif in horror films as a wronged sea captain living in a lighthouse mounts a hilarious hunt involving a  ...

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Back to the Future: The Ultimate Trilogy - 4K Blu-ray Review

The product of two A-list protégés (at the time) floundering in their careers; a script deemed too dirty by Disney, and not dirty enough by other studios (this was era of sex comedies). Back to the Future, despite being one of the tightest screenplays ever written (then and now) just could not ...

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Marital Problems - Movie Review

That well-worn independent vibe is flowing all throughout director Dia Taylor’s Marital Problems.  From the opening seconds when a fist knocks upon a “Do Not Knock” sticker, viewers know that, without a doubt, they are in for an endlessly charming ride through hangovers and heartaches.  Truthfully, the film ...

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A Bennett Song Holiday - Movie Review

The Bennett-Song family returns for even more Holiday cheer!   Written by Nancy Oeswein and directed by Harry Wallen, A Bennett Song Holiday is the terrific little charmer that the upcoming holidays need this year as it continues the story of this diverse

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Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020) - Blu-ray Review

From dry deserts to tropical islands, Tremors shows no signs of stopping anytime soon, but - if this is the end of the road for the franchise - it goes out on a hell of a high note thanks to Tremors: Shrieker Island ...

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They Reach - Movie Review

Small town?  Check.  Three best friends?  Check.  Monsters lurking about with fall in the air?  Check and check.  If you are addicted to the old school vibe of 1980s horror/comedies and Netflix’s Stranger Things, then Uncork’d Entertainment has your latest fix with the arrival of They Reach, an ...

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The Last Starfighter: Arrow Video 4K Restoration (1984) - Blu-ray Review

Greetings, Starfighter!  Arrow Video invited you to watch this 1984 science fiction classic in a way never before thought possible.  With a newly restored 4k scan of the original negative and the 4.1 sound mix originally created for the 70mm release, The Last Starfighter returns to your living   ...

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Noise in the Middle - Movie Review

When a horror film works, its audience is absolutely haunted by its content.  That’s what happens throughout Noise in the Middle, a horror film which will leave you spellbound by its cinematography and its wicked sense of atmosphere, both filling each frame with chills as an  ...

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