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Dr. AC's 2016 Horror Wrap-Up Extravaganza!
Howdy troops, After much deliberation (clearly, since we're already a week into the New Year), here is my assessment of the year that was. All of the films listed below were encountered for the first...
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Civilian 2016 Wrap-Up and Year-End Stats!
Aaaaaaaaand we're back! Having addressed the horror genre in the previous entry (hey, this is HORROR 101 after all), it’s now time to give the civilian flicks a moment in the sun. As always, all titles...
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HUNTING GROUNDS (aka VALLEY OF THE SASQUATCH) (2015) movie review
Hunting Grounds (aka Valley of the Sasquatch) (2015) d. John Portanova (USA) If you go down to the woods todayYou’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods todayYou’d better go in...
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Fool's Views (1/1 - 2/28)
My name is Inigo Drago. You killed my brother. Prepare to die.Howdy, folks. Wow, what the hell happened, AC? So, here’s the story: In late December, I started rehearsals for a new play (an adaptation...
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POLTERGEIST II: THE OTHER SIDE (1986) Blu-ray review
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) d. Gibson, Brian (USA) “They’re baaa-aaaack.” The highly unoriginal tagline packs a fraction of the chills of Poltergeist’s “They’re heeeee-ere,” which is about...
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DREAMSCAPE (1984) Blu-ray review
Dreamscape (1984) d. Ruben, Joseph (USA) Dennis Quaid stars as a psychic who primarily uses his brainwave powers for picking winners at the race track until former mentor Max von Sydow tracks him down...
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Fool's Views (3/1 - 3/21)
Hey there! As mentioned in the previous post, 2017 got off to a pretty rocky start, but once my stage obligations were concluded, I found myself with a bit more spare time and inspiration to enjoy the...
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Fool's Views (3/22 - 3/31)
You're going to need a bigger pigpen....Back again so soon...? Here's the second half of March's Views, which featured a little double feature from Peter O'Toole. In looking back over the star's...
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BIFFFF 2017 Wrap-up!
Well, BIFFF 2017 has come and gone, and a glorious experience it was. This marked my third visit to Brussels for the fest, as well as my first time serving on the jury of an international film...
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Fool's Views (4/1 – 4/30)
Howdy, folks, Wow, what a weird month April was! Saw over 50 films, but most of those were within the space of 11 days, the 9 days that comprised BIFFF 2017 and the in-flight movies to and from...
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WILLARD (1971) Blu-ray Review
Willard (1971) d. Mann, Daniel (USA) Bruce Davison stars as the title character, a shy and awkward young man slaving away in the factory office under the thumb of his bullying ogre of a boss (Ernest...
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Fool's Views (5/1 - 5/31)
The rush to find good seats for Turkey Day gets more challenging every year!Greetings, my friends! Well, life returned to semi-normal, following the whirlwind world tour that was April. In fact, the...
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CATHY'S CURSE (1977) Blu-ray Review
Cathy’s Curse (1977) d. Eddy Matalon (France/Canada) Shot in Canada during the tax shelter years (and released the same year as David Cronenberg’s Rabid), this bizarre French-produced Omen/Exorcist...
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Fool's Views (6/1 – 6/30)
And we’re halfway through the year! Considering that we’re just about on pace with last year’s totals, it’s shaping up to be another less-than-average year for the Doc, numbers-wise – a tally that was...
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Fool's Views (7/1 – 8/31)
Yep, it’s another 2-months-for-1, which not coincidentally at all cover the rehearsal and performance dates of Oak Park Festival Theatre’s boisterous and crowd-pleasing production of Thomas Heywood’s...
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SCARE-A-THON 2017 - FINAL GIRLS FIGHT BACK!!!
Hello, friends and fellow fiends! It’s that time of year again, when shadows grow deeper, sweet tooths grow longer, and helpless pumpkins quake in fear....It’s time for SCARE-A-THON 2017.As faithful...
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Fool's Views (9/1 – 9/30)
Greetings, autumnal ones! Considering how crazed I’ve felt over the past month, it’s bewildering that September allowed for as many flicks as it did. I chalk it up to the pressure of having rented most...
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LYCAN (2017) DVD review
Lycan (2017) d. Land, Bev (USA) (1st viewing) 98 min Six high schoolers in Talbot County, GA, assigned to “rediscover a moment in history” for a class project, head off into the woods in search of a...
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RED RIDING HOOD (2011) movie review
Red Riding Hood (2011) d. Hardwicke, Catherine (USA) (1st viewing) 100 min Yes, it’s a spin on the classic fairy tale... as told by the director of Twilight. Trust me, those words also struck dread...
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31 (2016) movie review
31 (2016) d. Zombie, Rob (USA) (1st viewing) Kicking the Seat podcast mogul Ian Simmons approached me with the notion of checking out the latest from Mr. Dragula Himself as a means of a) kicking off...
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