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My Favorite Movies of 2023
As many of you likely noticed may have noticed, 2023 was a strange year for movies. A lot of it had to do with two major strikes. Likewise, surefire hits featuring superheroes, spies and whip-slinging...
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Movie Review: ‘Monster Inside’
One of the best indicators that Halloween is upon us every year is the various haunted attractions which swing their doors open inviting anyone brave enough in. There is no doubt anyone reading this...
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Movie Review: ‘Elevator Game’
I have stated time and again that Shudder is a true gem of a streaming services. Beyond the classics of horror it also provides a venue for new small-budget scary flicks to find an audience. This has...
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Movie Review: ‘The Flash’
Director: Andy Muschietti Cast: Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Kiersey Clemons, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck Plot: Barry Allen has developed his powers to the point that he can move through...
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Retro Review: ‘Scissors’
In the early 1990’s, Sharon Stone became a superstar thanks to the then trend of Hollywood to delve into dark sexually charged thrillers which did big business among hip, urbane adult moviegoers....
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Retro Review: ‘Death Spa’
The 1980’s saw an explosion in people looking to don bright colored spandex and start working out. Of course in an era when filmmakers were putting slashers into every conceivable place one of the...
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Charles Gemora Going Ape in Hollywood
Stowing away on a ship from his native Philippines, Charles Gemora ended up in Hollywood without any direction or a penny to his name. But it was at the dawn of cinema and opportunity was there for...
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Spotlight On: Jim Jarmusch
The career path of a filmmaker tends to be one strikes it big with an indie hit and moves on to studio work. But for many the creative freedom independent cinema offers appeals to the unique...
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Movie Review: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’
Director: David F. Sandberg Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Rachel Zegler, Ross Butler, Ian Chen, Meagan Good, Faithe Herman, Grace Fulton, D.J. Cotrona, Jovan Armand,...
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Retro Review: ‘Solomon King’
One constant threat to the art of cinema that has been recognized is that of films being lost. Thankfully preservationists both at the studios and in nonprofit organizations have been hard at work...
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Cary Grant Screwball Comedies
One of the greatest leading men in Hollywood history. Cary Grant was charming, classically handsome, endlessly charismatic, and able to turn in a stunning dramatic performance. He also had no qualms...
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Movie Review: ‘Skinamarink’
There is a primal fear we all had as children of being abandoned by our parental figures. While their may be the fantasies of initially living it up, the absence of loving caretakers would inevitably...
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Spotlight On: Pam Grier
The daughter of an Air Force soldier and a nurse, Pam Grier did not just shatter the proverbial glass ceiling she took a hammer to it and pounded it into sand. Initially moving from her home in...
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Retro Review: ‘Smokey and the Bandit’
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to see horror movie host/film critic Joe Bob Briggs present his famed lecture “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood”. Naturally, he discussed a number of the...
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Abbott & Costello Meet the Monster Movies
Throughout the 1940’s Universal Studios had two main box office draws. First, was their Universal Monsters film series featuring the likes of Dracula, Frankenstein’s creation, the Mummy etc. Even...
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Retro Review: ‘Blind Fury’
Inspired by the Japanese film/TV character Zatoichi, actor turned producer Tim Matheson sought to create his own visually handicapped, sword-wielding hero. His vision was realized in 1990 when he and...
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Noirvember Review: ‘A Cry in the Night’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, dark alleys,...
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Movie Review: ‘She Said’
Director: Maria Schrader Cast: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton Plot: New York Times journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor begin an...
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Noirvember Review: ‘Try and Get Me!’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, dark alleys,...
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Noirvember Review: ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, dark alleys,...
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