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The Frighteners

Posted on July 19, 1996 by Brian Thomas

Ghost Ghostbusters Those that feared that kiwi auteur Peter Jackson would turn “respectable” after Heavenly Creatures can rest easy – his latest offering is as solidly psychotronic as anything he’s ever done.

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From Dusk Till Dawn

Posted on January 18, 1996 by Brian Thomas

Another Kind of Pulp Fiction For the movies, the single most important individual of the ’90s is Quentin Tarantino. A few years ago, nobody had heard of him. But the success of the two features Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction have … Continue reading →

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Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Posted on January 12, 1996 by Brian Thomas

Max Headroom Comes Home In 1975, the Stephen King short story “Lawnmower Man” was published. An exercise in surrealism, it concerned an enormously fat groundsman for hire, who would trim lawns by stripping naked, getting down on all fours, and … Continue reading →

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Vampire Woman VHS

Posted on January 10, 1996 by Brian Thomas

David “the Rock” Nelson’s “magnum oops-us” is a 4-hour Suck-athon This is perhaps the toughest review I’ve ever had to write. How to describe the latest – and by far the longest – work of one of the most psychotronic … Continue reading →

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GoldenEye

Posted on November 14, 1995 by Brian Thomas

Bond is back – 007 strikes Gold again In the 1960s, James Bond movies represented the height of hipness and sophistication in pop entertainment. Sean Connery’s portrayal of Ian Fleming’s super secret agent appealed to just about everybody. Men wanted … Continue reading →

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Judge Dredd

Posted on June 30, 1995 by Brian Thomas

Not the People’s Court This movie is based on a British comic-book that started before a lot of you were born, so I’m sick of hearing about how it’s so “derivative”. The concepts, look and character have influenced Road Warrior, Bladerunner, … Continue reading →

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Interview with the Vampire

Posted on November 11, 1994 by Brian Thomas

Cruise, Pitt turn heads – bite them off Guest Review by Jay Bliznick Vampires never scare me. Well, I should never say never; there are a few exceptions: Max Schreck from the original Nosferatu with his rat-like neck, bald head, and … Continue reading →

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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Posted on November 4, 1994 by Brian Thomas

What Went Wrong? Guest Review by Mike Flores Way back in 1931, Universal movie moguls gathered together to decide who would play the monster in the film Frankenstein. By deciding to choose a relative unknown, they passed up publicity that such … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Creatures

Posted on October 14, 1994 by Brian Thomas

Bad Girls Guest review by Scott Petersen It’s not very often that a film put chills up and down my spine. That visceral feeling was all over Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, from Jack Nicholson’s chilling and psychotic performance to the … Continue reading →

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Mummy A.D. 1993 VHS

Posted on January 10, 1993 by Brian Thomas

Rocky Nelson Video Shorts Volume 3 David “the Rock” Nelson knows what he likes: monster movies! And he likes his own monster movies more than any other. Heck, even the many characters he plays himself are fans of his movies. … Continue reading →

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