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Nutcracker: An American Nightmare VHS

Dance of the sugar plum psychosis The Nutcracker story has always been one of the more disturbing Christmas tales for me. The image of the madly staring figure in military dress is bad enough, but even worse is the focus … Continue reading

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Dracula’s Daughter / Son of Dracula DVD

Vampire offspring Universal double feature For the 2001 crop of Universal Monsters classics on DVD, they appear to be getting down to the “B-squad” titles. Thus, they’ve generously decided to give our wallets a slight break and combine this wave … Continue reading

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes DVD

The monkeys strike back In the previous entry, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, the series was established as a vicious circle. Seemingly, the apes’ travel back in time was destined to make the future planet ruled by them … Continue reading

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The Others

Who else is in the house? No, it’s not a belated sequel to the 1972 Canadian horror hit The Other, but it explores similar edge-of-your-seat supernatural territory. Spanish director/writer/composer Alejandro Amenábar spent a few years developing this Cruise-Wagner Production. His … Continue reading

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Behind the Planet of the Apes DVD

Next to the Tool Shed of the Apes To celebrate the 30th anniversary of , Fox and the American Movie Classics channel produced this feature length documentary, which covers the entire series of films – plus whatever Apes spin-offs followed … Continue reading

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Jurassic Park 3

Return to JP From the start, the Jurassic Park series has built in an underlying theme, purposefully exploring the comparison between big summer movies and amusement park thrill rides. While this attitude does well by those of us that enjoy … Continue reading

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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

The sequel to Next to Last Fantasy This isn’t the first all-CGI animated film. No, those are old digital hat and common as pixels in a bitmap these days. Plus, a lot of “live-action” films now contain a great deal … Continue reading

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A.I.

The Anti-Intellectual This film will always be remembered as the project left unfinished by Stanley Kubrick, then picked up and finished by Steven Spielberg. The first question this brings up is: how much of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence)is Kubrick and how … Continue reading

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The Fast and the Furious

Two men. One dream. Strapped into monster machines fired out of God’s slingshot. Gone in 60 Seconds? Suck Diesel fumes. Driven? Yo mama’s callin’. With The Fast and the Furious, Rob Cohen (Dragonheart, The Monster Squad) has blasted far ahead … Continue reading

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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Mikey loves Lara! Guest Review by Mike Flores The tremendous opening weekend for Lara Croft Tomb Raider not only represents a triumph for actress Angelina Jolie, but also has great significance for women now working in Hollywood. From the 1920s to … Continue reading

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