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Hulk

Smash! The track record of 21st century film adaptations of Marvel Comics characters continues here with what may be the best of the lot so far. I’ve had mixed feelings toward how the character’s origin has been monkeyed with – … 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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Holes

Dig this! Finally, a prison movie for kids! Director Andrew Davis (The Fugitive) and writer Louis Sachar (adapting his own novel) let us know right off the bat that this won’t be the usual Disney pre-teen fare with a pre-credit … Continue reading

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The Happiness of the Katakuris

Mike like Miike Guest Review by Mike Flores The film is about a dysfunctional Japanese family trying to pull itself together by running a bed and breakfast in the hills, far from anyone. A cross between The Sound Of Music … Continue reading

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Master of the Flying Guillotine DVD

You gotta take your hat off to this new ultimate DVD edition There were a number of martial arts pictures made during the 1970s around one of the strangest weapons of warfare ever created, the Flying Guillotine. Basically a heavy … Continue reading

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Minority Report

The Report Report Guest Review by Mike Flores Mention the name Philip K. Dick and expectations grow. Add Steven Spielberg and if anything, the expectations may get too big. So I wasn’t prepared to be blown away by a fellow … Continue reading

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Lady Frankenstein DVD

Only the monster she made could satisfy her strange desires! One need only view the trailer to see why Lady Frankenstein jumps to the top of monster fans’ “guilty pleasures” lists. Rarely are so many strange and eccentric elements contained in … Continue reading

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Metropolis

Anime vitae Osamu Tezuka was so taken with Fritz Lang’s Metropolis that he had to create his own version. In 1949, Tezuka was one of Japan’s favorite young cartoonists. His New Treasure Island series had been a big hit, and … Continue reading

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Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring

Greatest Show on Middle Earth It’s been 30 years since I read J.R.R. Tolkien’s massive follow-up to The Hobbit, but Peter Jackson’s colossal screen adaptation of the first third of the novel makes it feel like only yesterday. Some details … Continue reading

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Jeepers Creepers

A new Boogeyman in town It may be a bit early to call this one a horror classic, but Jeepers Creepers has a lot of the same spirit of invention and old fashioned scare tactics as Halloween, if you can … Continue reading

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