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The Haunting

Boo! The first half of Jan DeBont’s remake of Robert Wise’ The Haunting, based on Shirley Jackson’s novel, does a pretty righteous job of honoring its source. The characters are lively and colorful, with some cute and pertinent new twists. … Continue reading

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Parasite DVD

Monsters unleeched They say that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade. Demi Moore is an actress who has seen her share of lemons throughout her career. After all, this is the actress who saw the scripts for … Continue reading

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The Dividing Hour VHS

Actually more like an hour and a half This independent feature is a little bit Reservoir Dogs, a little bit Carnival of Souls, and a little bit o’ soul thrown in. Four bickering slackers get together to rob a bank, … Continue reading

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Black Mask

Jet Black When Jackie Chan finally became a star in America, there was a rush to retool and release his back catalogue, with mixed results. Now that his role in Lethal Weapon 4 has raised awareness of Jet Li, we … Continue reading

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The Mummy

Ancient Tomb, Shallow Grave A strange twist of fate, but I like it. For years, Universal has been considering a remake of the classic Boris Karloff gothic horror romance, but couldn’t figure out what to do with it. Who’d ever … Continue reading

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Faces of Gore VHS

Japan’s bloodiest home videos Before Todd Tjersland released The Necro Files, one of the most fucked up horror flicks I’ve ever seen, the twisted auteur launched his video career with this shockumentary, which has spawned several sequels. Freely acknowledging its … Continue reading

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Devil Ant

The First Lady Meets the Last Filmmaker David “the Rock” Nelson is back with another full-length feature. Wait! Don’t be too alarmed – it’s not a 4-hour suckathon like Vampire Woman, just a normal 109 minutes.

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Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Bulletspotting I hardly know where to start in singing the praises of this blood-soaked but hilarious British crime comedy. A promising first feature from writer/director Guy Ritchie, it’s a non-stop joy from start to finish.

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Creaturealm: Demons Wake

Tales of affordable madness The once popular horror anthology subgenre lives on – if not in the theaters, then in the world of low budget, independent, straight-to tape productions, where young filmmakers can practice their licks on their way to … Continue reading

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Bride of Chucky

He’s Up Again I never really liked the old Child’s Play movies, those campy but offbeat little slasher flicks from the ’80s featuring an evil possessed doll on a killing spree. They always seemed like sorry rip-offs of Devil Doll … Continue reading

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