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Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996) - Blu-ray Review

The world didn’t need a Darkman trilogy.  We got one, thanks to the Direct-To-Video  route, but both films in the series take our beloved and mostly insane Peyton Westlake down a kinder and gentler path in the narrative department, twisting the first film’s ending to  ...

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The Philadelphia Story: The Criterion Collection (1940) - Blu-ray Review

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There aren’t many films as flawless in tone, performance, and spirit as The Philadelphia Story.  From beginning to end, director George Cukor’s film is perfectly balanced with charm and wit and, of course ...

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Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995) - Blu-ray Review

“I think we’ve all learned a valuable safety tip here!” Darkman II: The Return of Durant shouldn’t exist.  I mean, how Durant survives a viscous bridge-meets-helicopter fiery crash with only a few scratches on his head seems beyond...

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The Devil's Rain (1975) - Blu-ray Review

Satanic Scooby Snacks for everyone!!!  Yea!!!! With a tiny church at its center, The Devil’s Rain gets some seriously good notes when it comes to its use of imagery and its overall quick pace.  It is also seriously ...

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See Hanks and Streep in the First Trailer for Spielberg’s THE POST

Next up for Spielberg is The Post, a film that couldn’t be any more timely as it takes on the current hot button topic of the precarious relationship between the government and a free press ...

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Topper (1937) - Blu-ray Review

“You know something, George?  I think we’re dead.”  Some films, no matter when they were made, remain connected with whatever audience comes its way.  Topper, a supernatural comedy directed by Norman Z. McLeod ...

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Check Out the New Trailer for DOWNSIZING

Downsizing imagines what might happen if, as a solution to over-population, Norwegian scientists discover how to shrink humans to five inches tall and propose a 200-year global transition from ...

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Stranger Things 2 (2017) - Review

Here’s a hot take, Stranger Things, is without a doubt, the most brilliant original Netflix series that currently exists. With a slew of numerous other magnificently scripted, brilliantly acted, and thematically astounding television shows, the period piece drama involving  ...

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The Lift (1983) - Blu-ray Review

Filmed in less than 30 days, The Lift answers the question that has long plagued mankind.  If a blind man falls down an elevator shaft and no one sees him, does he make a sound when he lands?  Why yes, yes he does.  With a kickass spirit and a merciless kill ratio ...

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Land of the Dead: Collector's Edition (2005) - Blu-ray Review

The Living Dead saga was alive and well back in 2005.  Keep in mind that this was long before the rise of Donald Trump and his own peculiar brand of brain dead followers.  Yet, thanks to a scathing political commentary, the horror film was already keenly aware of where we ...

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