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Fool's Views (5/1 – 5/10)
"G'day, mate! I'll have the Double Impossible Whopper... What do you mean no substitutions? Let me talk to your manager..."Hey there, kids! Hope everyone is staying safe, staying healthy, and staying...
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SWORD OF GOD (aka THE MUTE) (2018) Movie Review
Sword of God (aka The Mute) (2018) d. Bartosz Konopka (Poland) (100 min) In the early Middle Ages, a contingent of knights embarks on a dangerous journey to spread Christianity and baptize the pagan...
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID (2017) Blu-ray Review
Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017) d. Issa López (Mexico) (83 min) Set against the backdrop of Mexico’s drug wars, this dark fairy tale follows Estrella (Paola Lara), whose school is closed due to a...
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THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961) Blu-ray Review
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) d. Terence Fisher (UK) (93 min) Set in 18th Century Spain, this (very) loose reworking of Guy Endore’s 1933 novel The Werewolf of Paris sees a ragged beggar (Richard...
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Fool's Views (5/11 – 5/22)
I'm not sure if this "shower optional" thing is really working out...Greetz, my fellow fiends! Whilst wending our way through May, in addition to a quartet of excellent review assignments, interests...
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DREAMLAND (2019) Movie Review
Dreamland (2019) d. Bruce McDonald (Canada-Luxembourg-Belgium) (92 min) In an unnamed European city, a hired assassin named Johnny (Stephen McHattie) foils a child-trafficking scheme, an assignment...
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Fool's Views (5/23 – 5/31)
"Your motivation skills are very persuasive, Fraulein..."Howdy, folks! Apologies for the delay. I’ll be honest, I was having a hard time finding motivation casting my mind toward cinematic criticism in...
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Fool's Views (6/1 – 6/15)
"Seriously... you really want me to put on a mask? I feel fine..."Out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac A little voice inside my head said, ‘Don’t look back.’ You can never look...
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Fool's Views (6/16 – 6/30)
"Carrie Bradshaw, I need you!!!"Howdy, troops! Rolled into the halfway point of 2020 with a slightly lighter cinematic payload, due in large part to my having committed to a six-month Health Coach...
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KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1963) Blu-ray Review
Kiss of the Vampire (1963) d. Don Sharp (UK) (88 min) When their automobile runs out of fuel on the way to their honeymoon, newlyweds Marianne (Jennifer Daniel) and Gerald Harcourt (Edward de Souza)...
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ATTACK OF THE SUPER MONSTERS (1982) DVD review
Attack of the Super Monsters (1982) d. Toru Sotyama / Tom Wyner (Japan/USA) (83 min)In the year 2000, we are informed via sonorous narration, a troop of dinosaurs living underground in a secret cave...
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Fool's Views (7/1 – 7/30) (Part 1 of 2)
"Ouch, you're on my hair...."Howdy, folks! July was a wild ride, for sure. With Chicago’s public library reopening, health coaching classes in full swing, the garden yielding organic bounty on the...
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TETSUO: THE IRON MAN (1989) Blu-ray Review
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) d. Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) (69 min) After a character credited as “The Metal Fetishist” (Shinya Tsukamoto) shoves a length of pipe into his thigh, the excruciating pain...
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Fool's Views (7/1 – 7/30) (Part 2 of 2)
"Sally, how many times do I have to tell you there's nothing under the bed?"Howdy, everyone! Sorry for the delay in posting the remainder of July’s Views – August just stepped in, stepped up, and went...
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THE BURNING COURT (1962) DVD Review
The Burning Court (1962) d. Julien Duvivier (France/Italy) (110 min) A collective of family members gather at an ailing relative’s secluded country estate to discuss matters of finance, only to have...
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BLOODLUST! (1961) DVD review
Bloodlust! (1961) d. Ralph Brooke (USA) (68 min) A foursome of young outdoor enthusiasts (strapping Robert Reed, blonde June Kenney, bespectacled Gene Persson, brunette Joan Lora) are ferried about on...
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Fool's Views (8/1 – 8/16)
There's 2020 in a nutshell for ya....Howdy, folks! As the summer sun starts falling beneath the horizon earlier and earlier with each passing day, it’s hard to believe that we’re only eight months into...
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THE MONSTER AND THE GIRL (1941) Blu-ray Review
The Monster and the Girl (1941) d. Stuart Heisler (USA) (65 min) After her brother Scot (Phillip Terry) is framed for murder, small-town girl Susan Webster (Ellen Drew) pleads with the court to show...
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CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN (1943) Blu-ray Review
Captive Wild Woman (1943) d. Edward Dmytryk (USA) (61 min) When Cheela, a female gorilla exhibiting nearly human-like emotions, is captured and brought to the circus by famed hunter and animal trainer...
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JUNGLE WOMAN (1944) Blu-ray Review
Jungle Woman (1944) d. Reginald LeBorg (USA) (61 min) Paula Dupree (Acquanetta) is back… and killed in the first scene when she attacks Dr. Fletcher (J. Carroll Naish), who is then brought to trial for...
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