Monthly Archives: November 1999

End of Days

Schwarzenegger vs. Satan The apocalypse has been the general theme running through genre films in 1999, so why shouldn’t larger than life Arnold Schwarzenegger get in on the action? And what better foe should he take on in his first … Continue reading

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Phantom of the Opera DVD

Argento conducts the cellar dweller Like Moses, a babe is left in a basket to float down a river — but instead of being found by the wife of Pharaoh in the bullrushes to be raised a prince of Egypt, … Continue reading

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Peter Pan DVD

Girls will be boys Unfortunately, as with most of children’s literature at this point, many people today believe Peter Pan to be a creation of the Walt Disney Company. This video release of the original 1924 film, from an original … Continue reading

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Ice from the Sun VHS

Fresh Blood from the Heartland A 1998 horror fantasy, shot in Missouri by writer/director/editor Eric Stanze. Allison (Ramona Midgett) commits suicide, but instead of escaping whatever her problems are (apparently the inability to eat her breakfast), she finds herself standing … Continue reading

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Maniac / Narcotic DVD

Esper classic double feature This pair of exploitation roadshow features from producer/director Dwain Esper happily makes their DVD debut in a definitive deluxe double feature from Kino on Video. Esper was one of the notorious “40 Thieves”, a group of … Continue reading

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The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

Don’t shoot me! Good thing they tacked on that subtitle, or else I would’ve been looking for the bicycle through the whole picture. Here’s the ex-husband-and-wife team of Luc Besson and Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) with their latest epic, … Continue reading

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Dogma

Look Ma, no doG! It’s long been a tenet of the SubGenius faith that we think Jesus is a swell guy – it’s his fan club we’ve got a problem with. They’ve been misquoting and sinning in His name for … Continue reading

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