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Carnival of Souls (1962)

Part of The Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. The one-and-done director. A filmmaker who gave the world a little taste with a single film and the...

Dutchman (1966)

To amuse myself, sometimes I’ll change the lyrics to popular and catchy songs while never really learning the correct words. The changes ...

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Seriously, how easy is it to register as a hunter-warrior? Do you have to take a correspondence course? Attend a special meeting and sing...

Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

“Do a dissolve.” That seems to be the extent of the Miramax mission statement when it comes to “fixing” a movie. It’s also a suggestion t...

A Goofy Movie (1995)

As cartoons have transitioned from being merely a distraction tool used by parents to a filmmaker’s opportunity to craft universal storie...

Tootsie (1982)

I met my wife in early November of 2006. November 5th, to be exact. We exchanged pleasantries and had a nice conversation over a pizza di...

Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)

For a little while there, I was shocked. How can anyone hate this movie? Why does it currently sit at a near-disastrous 5.5 rating on I...

The Rescuers Down Under (1990)

The concept of a “slight” film can be traced all the way back to the silent era. While D.W. Griffith’s racist and problematic worldviews ...

Hancock (2008)

Being a movie star carries an immense amount of responsibility. How are you going to spend all that money? Where will you park your 20 ca...

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

When a sequel picks up right where the previous film left off, there’s immediate recognition. Often, we’ve had to wait a year or more for...

Alice in Wonderland: Part Two (1985)

I’m not trying to be a scold, but for the generation of kids who grew up with binge TV, you have no idea the kind of pain and anguish you...

Alice in Wonderland: Part One (1985)

Int. An MGM Studios Soundstage – Day As various gofers and PA’s rush about, producer and “Master of Disaster” Irwin Allen approaches dire...

Hellraiser (1987)

It was the quote that launched a thousand billboards. A blood-spattered leg bone ripped from a helpless victim, still covered in skin an...

Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Prior to working in a restaurant, I was always puzzled by the level of aggression that could spring forth from something as simple as an ...

Ladyhawke (1985)

Just as Barbie gave young girls a horribly sexist image to aspire to, nerds in pop culture (particularly in the 80’s) were rarely depicte...

Dreamscape (1984)

My sister can remember dreams. I myself cannot. It makes me jealous when she describes, in excruciating detail, nonsensical scenarios inv...

Night Tide (1961)

Part of the Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. There’s a mood that can only be found in one place. A beach town. Particularly off-season, when the...

The Manitou (1978)

Call it morbid fascination, but I’ve always been intrigued by directors who were cut down in their prime. The promise of more films by an...

Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

Part of the Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. The “auteur theory,” introduced by Walter Julius Bloem and James Agee, respectively, refined by And...

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

It was nearly 2pm on a cool Monday afternoon in January, 2020. I prepared my daughter’s standard movie contraband supply (small bag of ca...

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