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Beneath the Planet of the Apes on DVD

Talk about underground films…. Not every hit film demands a sequel. Sure, there’s been talk over the years about The Graduate 2, Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind, and Prettier Woman, but so far the filmmakers of many big hits … Continue reading

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Godzilla (1954)

Bikini spawns monster  Guest Review by Mike Flores Let me begin by saying if you saw the 1956 American version of Godzilla with Raymond Burr, you have not seen Godzilla. Not by a long shot. Reflecting the U.S. superiority of … Continue reading

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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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Kronos DVD

Giant robot gyros from space This prime example of 1950s science fiction has been much overshadowed in intervening decades by more expensive productions like Forbidden Planet. This is unfortunate, as in some ways Kronos (1957) was ahead of its time, and … Continue reading

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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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The Butcher Boy

Pigs is Pigs Director Neil Jordan has delivered his best film so far, a wildly entertaining tale of a boy gone bad. Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens) is a remarkably untroubled youngster growing up in a troubled Irish home in the … Continue reading

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Independence Day

Fireworks from Space Nearly every country in the world seems to have some kind of independence day holiday, and they all celebrate the same way – by blowing up stuff real good! It’s some kind of shared tension/release effect that … Continue reading

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Broken Arrow

Die Hard … in Utah?! Modern action movies have been compared to roller coaster rides, which is true in more ways than one. When you board a roller coaster, you pretty much know what to expect: you’ll be going up … Continue reading

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