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Parts Unknown - Movie Review

Details: Published: 07 July 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Hell yes! The 1980s’ VHS vibe, complete with a fabulous post-punk synthwave score and a fetish for gross-out gore, is alive and well thanks to the horror and hilarity of Parts Unknown! ...

Bryan Cranston and a Gorilla are Best Buds in First Trailer for THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN

Details: Published: 08 July 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Netflix follows its short teaser that debuted earlier this month with the full trailer for the reboot of Benji, the popular Joe Camp written and directed film of the '70s that launched Benji-mania into American consciousness and carved a place for scruffy little puppies into the hearts of ...

Orca: The Killer Whale! (1977) Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 06 July 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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In the wake of composer Ennio Morricone’s passing, there are few things as beautiful and as moving as his score set to the playful opening of prolific movie mogul Dino De Laurentiis’ Orca: The Killer Whale! Sure, this is a JAWS rip-off, but watching those beautiful beasts hurl themselves out ...

Browse - Movie Review

Details: Published: 06 July 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Paranoia. It’s a killer. Mix that with a buzzing city atmosphere and smoking hot jazz licks and you have a recipe for an intense thriller, which is EXACTLY what Browse is: a Neo-noirish film that sprinkles sex, sultry tunes, and suspicion as if it were salt on a bucket of popcorn ...

Watch Seth Rogen in the First Trailer for Comedy AN AMERICAN PICKLE

Details: Published: 06 July 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Netflix follows its short teaser that debuted earlier this month with the full trailer for the reboot of Benji, the popular Joe Camp written and directed film of the '70s that launched Benji-mania into American consciousness and carved a place for scruffy little puppies into the hearts of ...

Laurel & Hardy - The Definitive Restorations: 4 Disc Special Edition Collector’s Set (1927 - 1937) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 July 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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The Dynamic Duo of silent AND sound comedy return! This release has been a long time coming, but finally - thanks to Jeff Joseph in conjunction with the UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Library of Congress - Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy have arrived on ...

The Astrologer (1975) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 02 July 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Calling all fans of 1970s cinema! Severin Films has got your ticket to ride with what has to be one of the strangest science fiction offerings, The Astrologer. Slow-moving and centered around a covert government agency which monitors astrological signs to see if a person is good or bad, this film will leave ...

Baby Frankenstein - Movie Review

Details: Published: 30 June 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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He’s cute! He’s cuddly! He’s a Baby Frankenstein! I’m going to confess something and come clean right from the start of this review. I freaking love this movie. To me, it is comedic solid gold and ANYONE who came of age in the 1980s is going to love it, too. Baby Frankenstein works in a ...

The Hunt (2020) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 13 March 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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What if they made a movie and nobody came? That was the fear when the horror satire The Hunt was scheduled for release last fall before being delayed by a series of unfortunate events. First, it was the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings. Then a tweet about the film from our ...

Mr. No Legs (1978) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 29 June 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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You haven't seen anything until you witness a double amputee karate kick someone's ass straight into a pool. In slow motion, nonetheless. That's the exploitative territory we're headed into in tonight's viewing of Mr. No Legs. Get the beer ready! ...