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Author Archives: Brian Thomas
Perfect Blue
Otomo’s blue period Guest Review by Mike Flores I have just seen one of the finest adult animated films ever made. It is also one of the best films of 1999. Perfect Blue is the name of the film, which opens around … Continue reading
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Tagged adaptation, animation, anime, explosions, horror, injury to eye, Japan, Katsuhiro Otomo, Movie, murder, mystery, Review, Satoshi Kon, stab
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The Avengers
How Now Brown Cow? Well, not so good, if you’re a dedicated fan of the Avengers TV series. Watching it on television 30 years ago, we all had the benefit of discovering a show that’s main virtue was charm, wrapped … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged adaptation, explosions, killer robot bees, killer teddy bears, kung fu, mad scientist, Movie, mutant clone, Patrick Macnee, Ralph Fiennes, Review, robot, Sean Connery, superhero, supervillain, swordplay, Uma Thurman
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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
Posted in Movie, Review
Tagged arson, blood, Chicago, Chuck Parello, explosions, gore, gun fu, heads roll, horror, Movie, psycho killer, Review, sequel, true crime
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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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Tagged action, blood, gore, halloween, horror, jamie lee curtis, Janet Leigh, monster, Movie, murder, psycho killer, Review, sequel, slasher, Steve Miner
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The Mask of Zorro
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Anthony Hopkins as Zorro? They’re not kidding, and the versatile star of such films as Silence of the Lambs and Howard’s End acquits himself surprisingly well as the Robin Hood of Old California. Wearing a thick layer of bronzer to … Continue reading
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Tagged action, adaptation, Anthony Hopkins, Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, explosions, heads roll, kung fu, L.Q. Jones, Martin Campbell, Movie, Review, superhero, swordplay, vehicle chase, whip
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Armageddon
The End of the World… again Well, the pattern repeats itself. In the same year we have a serious flick with a high concept plot – in this case Deep Impact – followed by a much goofier version of the … Continue reading
Angel of Death
The Sound of Horror If I was asked to give some kind of advice to young filmmakers – I haven’t been, but if I was – I’d start with this: The audience may forgive poor acting, direction, out of focus … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Review, VHS
Tagged backyard, Dave Lawler, DTV, hallucinations, Movie, psychic phenomena, psycho killer, Review, VHS, witchcraft
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Mulan
Disney’s Animated Transvestite A few short years ago, Disney ripped off Japanese animation god Osamu Tezuka’s character Leo (Kimba) the White Lion for their biggest hit ever, The Lion King. For their new animated feature, they mine Tezuka territory again, … Continue reading
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Tagged action, animation, China, comedy, Disney, dragon, Eddie Murphy, explosions, fantasy, ghosts, kung fu, magic, Miguel Ferrer, Ming-Na Wen, Movie, musical, Review, swordplay
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Her Name is Cat
Hisssss! You might think from the title of this Hong Kong action item that you’d found a new episode in the Jade Leung Black Cat series, but such is not the case.
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Tagged action, assassin, blood, Clarence Ford, explosions, gun fu, Hong Kong, kung fu, Michael Wong, Movie, murder, psycho killer, Review, superhero, supervillain, Wong Jing
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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 →