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Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast (Blu-ray box set)

Gruesome Seventeensome The release of this 17-disc retrospective box set, especially arriving the month following the pioneering filmmaker’s death, brings on insistent waves of nostalgia. It may seem odd to apply the word “nostalgia” to material that includes scenes of … Continue reading

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This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse DVD

Coffin Joe returns! Coffin Joe appears yet again from his own private twilight zone to present another tale of sadism, immorality, and twisted philosophy! After struggling for quite some time with censor boards and religious groups, a brave theater owner finally decided to show … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

The subversive nature of Harry Potter Guest Review by Mike Flores It’s hard to believe that the most controversial films being made today are the Harry Potter films. Christians call them recruitment stories for Satanists, intellectuals call them mindless fantasies, … Continue reading

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One Missed Call

Death by voicemail Steven Soderbergh is the creator of odd personal films like Kafka and Schizopolis, but has since “graduated” to the larger budgets of more commercial Hollywood projects like Erin Brockovich and Ocean’s 11. David Lynch directed the sprawling, complicated … Continue reading

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The Screaming Skull DVD

Drive-In Discs, Vol. 1 (Part 2) Continued from previous post… The second feature, The Screaming Skull, is a ’50s horror update of Gaslight. It has it’s suspenseful moments, but also quite a few silly ones, but moves along quickly enough … Continue reading

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Freddy vs. Jason

Knows its chops Fans of neither the Friday the 13th nor Nightmare on Elm Street series will not be converted by this long-awaited crossover, but it delivers the bloody “goods” for the Fangorian faithful. Effectively forgotten by his home town … Continue reading

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Mummy’s Kiss DVD

The Showgirls of mummy movies EI Independent Cinema has released their third Donald F. Glut feature under their Seduction Cinema banner. Glut was a legend among monster fans long before making his first feature (Dinosaur Valley Girls), having made his … Continue reading

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The Matrix Reloaded

Whoa It takes my old computer about five minutes to restart, so it’s no surprise that it took the Wachowski brothers a few years to reload the Matrix. They’ve spent their time well, producing a sequel that feels more like … Continue reading

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Monsters Crash the Pajama Party Spook Show Spectacular DVD

Ghosts-a-poppin’ at the midnight chasm of spasms! Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, and witness something that few eyes have seen before: a true DVD masterpiece! On this slim disc you will find not only a collection of the craziest … Continue reading

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The Others

Who else is in the house? No, it’s not a belated sequel to the 1972 Canadian horror hit The Other, but it explores similar edge-of-your-seat supernatural territory. Spanish director/writer/composer Alejandro Amenábar spent a few years developing this Cruise-Wagner Production. His … Continue reading

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