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The Whispering Man - Movie Review

Details: Published: 08 June 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Frightful fun! As atmospheres change in a house, a camera is set up to record it all in The Whispering Man, a new horror movie from Wild Eye Releasing. Borrowing a bit from The McPherson Tape when it comes to pacing, The Whispering Man works way better than expected thanks ...

They Came From Beyond Space (1967) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 05 June 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Danger, high voltage! They Came From Beyond Space, a low-key alien flick from the 1960s has arrived on blu-ray thanks to Kino Lorber with a brand-new 4K master. Don’t get too excited by that cover art, though. It looks awesome, but has nothing to do with the film itself. ...

Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection (1960 - 2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 04 June 2020; Written by Loron Hays

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Want punishment or pleasure? I guess that depends on your take on Al Adamson's filmography because Severin Films has gone and done it again, making blu-ray history with the quickie king of kernel-sized trash filmmaking thanks to their MASSIVE release of Al Adamson: The Masterpiece Collection, the most comprehensive Blu-ray Box set ever dedicated to the works ...

Hell Riders (1984) - Blu-ray Review

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

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A silk-suited jogging Adam West (Batman) in a bizarro biker flick? Where the hell do I sign up to see this example of gonzo-like gear-head shenanigans?! Turns out the new Vinegar Syndrome Archive line - complete with a hand numbered slipcase that opens from the ...

The High Note - Movie Review

Details: Published: 05 June 2020; Written by Frank Wilkins

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With stories of female empowerment all the rage in Hollywood these days, it was only a matter of time before the movement took on an industry forever entrenched in the practice of not taking women seriously: the music business. But that’s exactly what the The High Note, starring Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and ...

Brahms: The Boy II (2020) - Blu-ray Review

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

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It's the sequel no one wanted. Go in knowing this. The opening few minutes of Brahms: The Boy II are this film’s best. Shocking and thrilling, an unsuspected home invasion rocks the idyllic world of Liza (Katie Holmes, Dawson’s Creek) and her son Jude (Christopher Convery, The Girl in the Spider’s Web). It’s a ...

Bloodtide (1982) - Blu-ray Review

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

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Beware, thar be sea creatures here! Thanks to producer Nico Mastorakis (Island of Death, The Zero Boys, The Wind), Richard Jefferies, the screenwriter behind Scarecrows, The Vagrant, and Cold Creek Manor, steps behind the camera for the first time and takes viewers on yet another ...

Escape from L.A.: Collector's Edition (1996) - Blu-ray Review

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

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Because you never know when you are going to need stick matches! While the earthquake that opens John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A. and separates the county from the rest of California might be the stuff of fiction, it is NO stretch of the truth to admit that this post-apocalyptic sequel was ...

Dolly Dearest (1991) - Blu-ray Review

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

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Put down that burrito, my friend, Satan is back on earth! That’s right, Dolly Dearest has returned to finish the job it started back when it was originally released in 1991! ...

The Departure - Movie Review

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

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Stinkin’ Lucas just cheers everybody up and makes the whole office better! Lucas this! Lucas that! Uh-oh. Just who is this guy? With those words, Nate (Grant Wright Gunderson) finds himself concerned about his girlfriend’s loyalty given his new circumstances. What follows in ...