Different identities are part and parcel of the spy universe. They are also employed by authors who decide to shift gears when breaking with an established series or character. Witch Hunt is a novel written by award-winning Ian Rankin, best ...
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Rest in peace, Mr. Carver, and thank you for the cinematic memories.
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Fred Dekker’s professional film career began when he was tapped by director Steve Miner to write the script for Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 3D. That project became one of the countless Hollywood projects that never got made, but ...
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It can be argued that there is a massive cultural and artistic difference in the image of a bare chested woman to a bare chested man in film, however, when one denies “seeing” the male form as something more than a character in transition from being clothed to not, it can be absolutely considered a dismissal of female and non-hetero male sexuality.
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Holiday-themed horror, especially end-of-the-year holiday-themed horror has been a passion of mine since I snuck my way into renting on VHS Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) many, many years ago. That started this bizarre fascination with tradition-thumping genre pics that ...
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While writer director Marc Price’s science fiction feature Dune Drifter (U.K., 2020) may not have a huge budget, it certainly doesn’t feel like anything is missing on screen. The space opera offering serves up taut suspense, an engaging story, and terrific performances.
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Micro-budget filmmaker Ron Ford. In a career that has spanned over thirty years, and looks to go even a few more decades, Ron Ford should be known in genre-movie circles far and wide. He isn’t, though. Despite being a pioneer ...
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“Each film tells you what it needs if you listen.” — Jennifer Kent Australian cinema resembles its landscape — pockets of beauty surrounding a vast Outback of baron features and hardened personalities — where, still within their infancy, it is ...
Read More »Maniac (1980): Blue Underground’s 4K Release
Blue Underground have released a stellar new 4K disc of William Lustig’s cult classic slasher, Maniac. The movie stars character actor Joe Spinell as Frank Zito, an Italian-American serial killer residing in New York City who murders and scalps young ...
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