dvd review – THE ROCK: THE EVOLUTION OF DWAYNE “THE ROCK” JOHNSON
My appreciation for professional wrestling has waxed and waned over the years. There have been times when I sat in front of the television watching as many matches as I could find (and there was a time...
View ArticleThe BEST OF BAMF – dvd review – SPECIAL
George Romero’s 1977 film Martin remains one of the greatest vampire movies of all time. A brooding deconstruction of the genre and mythology of vampires, Martin raised the burning question of whether...
View Articledvd review – THE MAN ON THE TRAIN
Some people get ridiculously bent out of shapes when American versions of foreign films get made. Sure, it seems silly that some people won’t watch a movie because it has subtitles. I’ve always laughed...
View Articledvd review – FILMS OF FURY: THE KUNG FU MOVIE MOVIE
The daughter of a good friend recently discovered Jackie Chan, and has since fallen in love with the master of comedic kung fu and his death-defying stunt work. She’s watched most of Jackie’s movies,...
View ArticleBlaxploitation Archive – GANJA & HESS
As of this moment, I’ve seen Ganja & Hess—or some facsimile of Ganja & Hess —at least six times. To be honest, it’s difficult to place an exact number on how many times I’ve seen the movie,...
View Articledvd review – PRINCESS OF MARS
From the Asylum, those prolific purveyors of such schlocky cinematic ineptitude as Transmorphers, Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Snakes on a Train and many, many more...
View Articledvd review – BREAKOUT KINGS: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Let me get this straight…the premise of this series is that there is a special task force of the U.S. Marshalls that uses a team of convicts—each with their own special skills—to catch escaped...
View Articledvd review – SING YOUR SONG
There was a time when Harry Belafonte was one of the biggest, most revered, and important entertainers in America, and the world. There was no realm of entertainment he had not conquered, and from...
View ArticleSpaghetti Western Archive – DEATH RIDES A HORSE
This grim tale of vengeance starts when young Bill Mecita witnesses the brutal murder of his family by a group of marauding bandits. An unseen stranger saves Bill from from the family’s burning house,...
View Articledvd review – THE REVENANT
The seemingly unlikely mix of monster movies and comedy that seeks to bring laughs to the horror genre is not as uncommon or new as most people think. Go back and watch all of those early classic...
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