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Django/Django Strikes Again DVD

Disc of Spaghetti For most Americans, the Spaghetti Western began and ended with Sergio Leone, especially his films with Clint Eastwood. While those films are deservedly recognized as classics, they’re only a handful among hundreds of European oaters that came … Continue reading

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Gamera vs. Guillon

Space adventure giant saucer turtle By the end of the 1960s, the audience for Japanese monster movies had changed dramatically. Monsters were showing up as villains on TV superhero shows — programs made specifically for children — and these shows … Continue reading

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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1969 Okay Unfrozen superspy leftover Powers makes his second appearance on the screen amid a deafening carnival of hype which leads one to believe that a let-down is inevitable. But our man Mike Myers saves the world again. Though many … Continue reading

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Part 2

Yeah, I Killed My Momma. Then I Killed Everybody Else’s Momma. This 1996 follow-up to one of the most harrowing horror films of the past 20 years is getting a belated (but limited) theatrical release in some cities, though it’s … Continue reading

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Army of Darkness DVD

Disc of Spaghetti Sam Raimi and his pals disappointed a lot of folks with this feature when it was first released. For one thing, the studio wouldn’t let them name this sequel Evil Dead 3 — or even Raimi’s even … Continue reading

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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

One Last Stab? Sequels to John Carpenter’s Halloween resemble cover versions of a classic hit tune churned out as misguided “tributes”. Any amount of stylistic innovation or fresh viewpoints are foredoomed to be taken as sacrilege. And sticking to the … Continue reading

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Blues Brothers 2000

The Real Y2K Bug If you’ve never been to Chicago, but want to know what it’s like, see The Blues Brothers. It’s the only film that has accurately captured the look, sound and smell of the London of the Midwest, … Continue reading

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Operation Condor

High Flying Chan The latest in a series of four (so far) Jackie Chan vehicles to be released in American theaters – and the second from Miramax’s Dimension Films – is also the earliest and purest example of his work, … Continue reading

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Batman and Robin

Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah. It’s really a shame that Evita did not bring about the predicted resurgence of interest in big budget Hollywood musicals. Joel Schumacher should really be directing elaborate song and dance numbers, because … Continue reading

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Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World

The T Rex that ate San Diego The first film bearing the title The Lost World was made in 1925, and it represented the cutting edge in cinematic special effects for that year. 1997’s The Lost World, both a quasi-remake … Continue reading

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