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Exorcist III DVD

Hell’s legion on disc George C. Scott turns in an excellent performance in The Exorcist III  as police Lt. Kinderman, a man who – despite the domestic comforts of his home life – feels the world outside being torn apart … Continue reading

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Dracula DVD

DVDrac Universal got into the DVD arena last fall in a big way by restoring and releasing deluxe presentations of their classic monster movies, and this one is the best of the lot so far. This is also the best … Continue reading

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Bicentennial Man

Man or Ro-man? Well, it was probably a mighty struggle, but Robin Williams (What Dreams May Come) put aside the ham for once and let the story breathe. Which is excellent, as movie adaptations of the works of Isaac Asimov … Continue reading

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The Green Mile

P is for Prison Guest Review by Mike Flores A supernatural story being discussed as a shoo-in for Best Picture? Believe it, friends, and what a way to end this century. Not that I didn’t step into the theater without … Continue reading

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Peter Pan DVD

Girls will be boys Unfortunately, as with most of children’s literature at this point, many people today believe Peter Pan to be a creation of the Walt Disney Company. This video release of the original 1924 film, from an original … Continue reading

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Maniac / Narcotic DVD

Esper classic double feature This pair of exploitation roadshow features from producer/director Dwain Esper happily makes their DVD debut in a definitive deluxe double feature from Kino on Video. Esper was one of the notorious “40 Thieves”, a group of … Continue reading

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Fight Club

Bleeder’s Digest Guest Review by Mike Flores When the movie Fight Club begins, you see human arteries and hear the pounding music of the Dust Brothers and your heart starts to pound and it will pretty much be pounding for … Continue reading

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The Minus Man

Minus a plus Guest Review by Mike Flores It has been some time since we’ve had a really good serial killer movie. The success of the Scream series revived the slasher genre, but serial killer films aren’t roller coaster rides. From … Continue reading

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Mystery Men

All In Color for $5.25 (matinees) The Flaming Carrot is cartoonist Bob Burden’s most original and inspired creation, but that big carrot mask must’ve scared off facetime-loving Hollywood, so his second greatest creation gets the movie treatment instead.

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Iron Giant

 Adam Link to robots past A major surprise in a summer already crowded with fun flicks is this under-hyped animated wonder. Disney has struck gold in recent years by swiping from classic Japanese anime, so it was inevitable that Warners … Continue reading

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