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Franchise Friday - Scream of the Blind Dead
What the hell did I just watch? Those were my first words upon the conclusion of yet another new entry in the Blind Dead films: Scream of...
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Mar 8, 2024
Movie Review - Dune Part Two
“Begun, the Clone Wars have.” In some ways, the vibe Yoda gives off when he’s acknowledged this end to peace and the start of widespread,...
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Mar 4, 2024
Opinion - The Impending Death of Physical Media
Image courtesy of Watch Mojo Much has been made lately about the endangered nature of physical media when it comes to movies. [Although...
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Mar 3, 2024
Franchise Friday - Curse of the Blind Dead
Honestly, I never thought I’d see the day…but here we are. Apparently we’re seeing a resurgence in the Blind Dead franchise…but can it...
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Mar 1, 2024
Movie Review - Llamageddon
A friend of mine recently asked me, “So…when are we gonna talk about Llamageddon?” Sigh. Damn you Kelli. Fine. Now. Apparently we’re...
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Feb 1, 2024
Movie Review - Napoleon
In preparation to watch Ridley Scott’s new film, Napoleon, I chose to watch the director’s cut of Kingdom of Heaven. This was perhaps the...
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Dec 18, 2023
Movie Review - Godzilla Minus One
I’m starting to notice a pattern here. See if you can spot it. 1998 - Tri-Star pictures releases Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich's...
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Dec 13, 2023
Movie Review - Thanksgiving
Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving got me to thinking about slashers from both the 80s and 90s and their differences. In the 80s, what’s generally...
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Nov 21, 2023
Marvel Monday - Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
It was 1999. Star Wars Episode I had opened to…well, I’ll be generous and say mixed reviews. At the time, I’d been a huge fan of the...
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Jun 5, 2023
Franchise Friday - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 5: The Dream Child
Who knew Freddy could be so topical? Now, I have to admit, part of the reason why there was a long break in-between our looks at Part 4...
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Jun 2, 2023
Because I Hate Myself - Zombie Tidal Wave
Well, haven’t used this headline in a while…but it couldn’t be more appropriate. You see, a ‘friend’ of the site recommended Zombie Tidal...
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May 29, 2023
Movie Review - Thor: Love and Thunder
I hate to add on to the heap, but I have to confess, Thor: Love and Thunder is exactly what’s wrong with the most recent phase of Marvel...
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Nov 14, 2022
Franchise Friday - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master
In the retrospective documentary ‘Never Sleep Again’, which looks back at the entire Elm Street series, it was dubbed the MTV entry into...
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Nov 11, 2022
Movie Review - Wonder Woman 1984
Even though this review is a little late…2 years to be exact…I can’t help but find it appropriate that Wonder Woman 1984 is my follow-up...
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Nov 7, 2022
Franchise Friday - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3: Dream Warriors
As a word of warning, this is gonna be one of those openings where I share too much. There’s always that one movie, isn’t there? You know...
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Nov 5, 2022
Movie Review - Black Adam
It looks like we’re back on old familiar ground when it comes to Black Adam: critics are less than thrilled while audiences seem to be...
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Oct 31, 2022
Movie Review - Halloween Ends
Legacy. While it’s an easy concept to grasp in real life, it’s a difficult concept to portray in popular culture and it’s nigh impossible...
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Oct 24, 2022
Franchise Friday - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
Dreamlike. Wandering from scene to scene, sometimes with little to no connective tissue. In arthouse films, these can describe the works...
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Oct 21, 2022
Werewolf Wednesday - Werewolf By Night
At the time of this writing, word came across that the production on Marvel Studios’ Blade had been halted. The director had quit and...
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Oct 19, 2022
Movie Review - Hellraiser (2022)
As I read the credit, I had to ask myself “What movie needs a Gender and Sexuality Consultant?” Hellraiser. Hellraiser totally needed...
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Oct 17, 2022
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