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WILLARD (2003) Blu-ray review
Willard (2003) d. Glen Morgan (USA) (100 min) Trapped in a dead-end job (his father’s former business stolen away by his boss, played with tyrannical glee by R. Lee Ermey) with no friends and no...
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INVASION OF THE BLOOD FARMERS (1972) Blu-ray review
Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972) d. Ed Adlum (USA) (77 min) After a local townsperson staggers into a Jefferson Valley bar gushing blood from every orifice before dropping dead, “renowned...
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Fool's Views (2/15 - 2/28)
Forget Letterboxd - I've got a system of my own....Greetings! The second half of February yielded a wealth of fright flicks for review from the good folks at Severin Films, Arrow Video, and Shout!...
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THE CRAFT (1996) Blu-ray review
The Craft (1996) d. Andrew Fleming (USA) (101 min) When new student Sarah (Robin Tunney) falls in with a trio of “bad girls” (Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Rachel True), they are soon dabbling in the...
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THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957) Blu-ray review
The Deadly Mantis (1957) d. Nathan Juran (USA) (79 min) After our titular prehistoric big bug is released from an iceberg in the Arctic Circle by an earthquake, it begins a southerly wave of...
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LUCIFERINA (2018) Blu-ray review
Luciferina (2018) d. Gonzalo Calzada (Argentina) (111 min) When a 19-year-old novice nun, Natalia (Sofia del Tuffo), reluctantly returns home to say goodbye to her dying father, family tensions...
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SNOWFLAKE (2017) Blu-ray review
Snowflake (2017) d. Adolfo K. Kolmerer / William James (Germany) (121 min) Set in a near-future Berlin, the murders of two different families spark a collision course of revenge, with a supremely...
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JACK THE RIPPER (1958) Blu-ray review
Jack the Ripper (1959) d. Robert S. Baker / Monty Berman (UK) (81 min) While other films had previously been produced based on the notorious Whitechapel slayings of 1888, including Alfred Hitchcock’s...
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THE HOUSE (aka HUSET) 2016 DVD review
The House (aka Huset) (2016) d. Reinert Kiil (Norway) (88 min) Set during WWII, two German soldiers, Nazi officer Kreiner (Mats Reinhardt) and German soldier Fleiss (Frederik von Lüttichau), are...
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KOLOBOS (1999) Blu-ray review
Kolobos (1999) d. Daniel Liatowitsch / David Todd Ocvirk (USA) (87 min) An advertisement seeking individuals to participate in an “groundbreaking experimental film project,” one that involves living in...
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SKINNER (1993) Blu-ray review
Skinner (1993) d. Ivan Nagy (USA) (88 min) “He’ll get under your skin!” So goes the tagline for this twisted little slice of serial killer madness, with an Ed Gein-inspired drifter Dennis Skinner (Ted...
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THE WITCHES (1966) Blu-ray review
The Witches (aka The Devil’s Own) (1966) d. Cyril Frankel (UK) (91 min) Following a traumatic experience involving witch doctors and voodoo while in Africa, fragile but recovering Gwen Mayfield (Joan...
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THE BODY SNATCHER (1945) Blu-ray review
The Body Snatcher (1945) d. Robert Wise (USA) (78 min) Arguably Boris Karloff’s finest onscreen performance, this is another great-looking piece of atmospheric horror from producer Val Lewton....
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MURDER PARTY (2007) DVD review
Murder Party (2007) d. Jeremy Saulnier (USA) (79 min) Chris (Chris Sharp) doesn’t have much going for him in terms of a social life; his Halloween plans consist of a war of wills with his...
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DO IT YOURSELF (2017) DVD review
Do It Yourself (2017) d. Dimitris Tsilifonis (Greece) (98 min) From the land of legendary god, heroes, monsters, and olive oil comes this clever, self-aware crime drama about a third-rate criminal,...
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WARNING SIGN (1985) Blu-ray review
Warning Sign (1985) d. Hal Barwood (USA) (99 min) BioTek Agronomics, a military-grade research facility located on the Utah plains, experiences an “incident,” with several of the employees exposed to a...
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THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974) Blu-ray review
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) d. Roy Ward Baker (UK/Hong Kong) (89 min) Black Belt vs. Black Magic! Hammer Horror! Dragon Thrills! The First Kung Fu Horror Spectacular! After learning of a...
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THE IGUANA WITH THE TONGUE OF FIRE (1971) Blu-ray review
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971) d. Riccardo Freda (Italy) (96 min) Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage launched a wave of “animal-in-the-title” offerings, including this high...
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SCARED STIFF (1987) Blu-ray review
Scared Stiff (1987) d. Richard Friedman (USA) (84 min) Following a nervous breakdown, recovering rock star Kate (Mary Page Keller) and her young son (Joshua Segal) are planning to move into an old...
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YOUR VICE IS A LOCKED ROOM AND ONLY I HAVE THE KEY (1972) Blu-ray review
Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972) d. Sergio Martino (Italy) (97 min) Once-successful author Oliviero (Luigi Pistilli), already crippled by writer’s block (and an excess of...
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