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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...

Blind Fury (1989)

Wanna see the finest acting I’ve ever witnessed on set? Watch the pilot for Revenge, ABC’s The Count of Monte Cristo-inspired series whic...

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)

New York, and for those with a tight budget, Toronto, has always been the prime location for movies requiring a grey, gloomy setting. Chi...

The Killer Inside Me (1976)

Note: Please excuse the quality of the stills. The DVD of this film is OOP and I had to pull the pics off the YouTube link a kindly user ...

The Killer Shrews (1959)

Part of the Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. Fearsome mutants with nasty big pointy teeth! An island overrun with giant, hundred-pound vermin hu...

Nowhere (1997)

You know what I miss? The end credits roll call. In Gregg Araki’s final film of his “Teenage Apocalypse Trilogy,” Nowhere (1997), the dyn...

C.H.U.D. (1984)

When you’re referenced by The Simpsons, you’ve made it. When I think of New York, there’s a million other things that come to mind beside...

The Exterminator (1980)

“Show, don’t tell.” Thanks to modern technology, theatrical productions can utilize state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to create a...

Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

Part of the Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. I’d like to suggest a more accurate title. Mesa of Knowing Glances. Here’s another. Mesa of Stupid ...

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)

My daughter is afraid of bugs. Period. She can admire them from afar, but let a fly loose in the house, she’s either freaking out or armi...

Spotlight (2015)

(I'm using this cast image because the poster fails to acknowledge Brian D'Arcy James) Have you ever felt that pang of superiority when s...

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)

It was July 4, 1994. The sun had set and my friend Danny joined our family on the long walk to the neighborhood pool. We were heading ove...

Glen or Glenda (1953)

Part of the Weird Cinema DVD Box Set. My dad once told me that Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) scared the hell out of him as a kid. That s...

The House on Sorority Row (1982)

Slasher movies, like Rodney Dangerfield, don’t get no respect. There are certain hierarchies of slasher movies, not just in terms of arti...

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