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Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Brian Thomas

Remake/Re-animate When I went to see Tom Savini’s 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead, I tried to do so without a chip on my shoulder, and I came away without being disappointed by what is a reasonably entertaining … Continue reading →

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Dawn of the Dead DVD

Posted on March 9, 2004 by Brian Thomas

Zombies in HD The back package copy on Anchor Bay’s new edition of Dawn of the Dead describes the new commentrak recorded for it “startling”, but what’s truly startling is their new High Definition transfer of the film itself. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Herschell Gordon Lewis – The Godfather of Gore!

Posted on June 15, 2002 by Brian Thomas

PFS’s Mike Flores interviews a horror legend A Chicagoan who changed the way film portrays violence is Herschell Gordon Lewis.  Yes, the Godfather of Gore is back!  His films — 2000 Maniacs, She-Devils on Wheels, The Wizard of Gore and … Continue reading →

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Battle Royale

Posted on September 23, 2001 by Brian Thomas

40 kids go in – only one comes out Ever watch a “reality” TV show like Survivor (or Big Brother or The Real World) and wonder what it would be like if, instead of getting voted off the island, contestants … Continue reading →

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Awakening of the Beast DVD

Posted on April 3, 2001 by Brian Thomas

Banned for more than 30 years! Despite extreme difficulties with the Brazilian censor boards (both nationally and in local municipalities), José Mojica Marins managed to get his horror films into theaters. Once there, they became a sensation across the country, … Continue reading →

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The Astro-Zombies

Posted on December 26, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Man or Astro-man? Solar-powered horrors shock the nation! Ted V. Mikels has been enshrined as a trash movie king by generations of admirers, mainly on the strength of his horror comedy The Corpse Grinders and this unrelentingly weird opus. Mikels … Continue reading →

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Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Posted on December 22, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Reading subtitles Director Ang Lee returns to China for the first time since 1994′s Eat Drink Man Woman, but this time he’s surprised everyone. Though this film has the same concern for traditions and the delicate interplay of subtle emotions … Continue reading →

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The Beyond on DVD

Posted on October 10, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Injury to Eibon This 1981 Lucio Fulci gorefest followed his success with Zombie, and can be seen as a companion feature to his City of the Living Dead (aka Gates of Hell), and perhaps even Dario Argento’s incomplete Three Mothers … Continue reading →

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Barn of the Blood Llama

Posted on August 22, 2000 by Brian Thomas

No Fernando, no Lorenzo, but plenty of other llamas Well, if I’ve said it once, I’ve said it fifty times: they make the weirdest movies in Texas. From Larry Buchanan (Mars Needs Women, The Naked Witch) to Tobe Hooper (The … Continue reading →

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Bless the Child

Posted on August 11, 2000 by Brian Thomas

Touched by a psycho Chuck Russell has paid his psychotronic dues, so I’m tempted to give the guy some slack here. He produced Hell Night, directed the fine remake of The Blob and the respectable sequel Nightmare on Elm Street … Continue reading →

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