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The Price of Protection Is Never Paid Once

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Fame-Adjacent and Painfully Funny About It

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A Daughter’s Tribute Becomes a Meditation on Legacy

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Exploitation First, Story a Distant Second

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In America, Seeing Isn’t the Same As Understanding

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Holding on Through the Unknown

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Family Dysfunction Remains the Beating Heart

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When a City Tried to Warn the World

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How “The 4:30 Movie” Can Save Kevin Smith

How “The 4:30 Movie” Can Save Kevin Smith Kevin Smith flipped independent cinema on its head in 1994 when he released the foul-mouthed, sex-crazed, slacker...

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May 25, 2024May 25, 2024
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5 Reasons to Collect Physical Media in 2024

So, the end of 2023 kickstarted a frenzy with physical media collectors when retail chain Best Buy announced that they would be halting sales of...

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January 15, 2024January 14, 2024
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5 Underrated Christmas Movies to Watch This Season

So, I don’t know about you but every holiday season I try to watch as many Christmas and Holiday movies as possible. There is nothing...

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December 21, 2023December 21, 2023
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A Debt Owed, a Debt Paid

MOVIE REVIEW The Covenant  -      Genre: Action, Thriller, War Year Released: 2023 Runtime: 2h 3m Director(s): Guy Ritchie Writer(s): Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Marn Davies...

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October 3, 2023October 4, 2023
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The Best “Not a Zombie Movie” Ever Made

MOVIE REVIEW One Cut of the Dead  -      Genre: Horror, Comedy Year Released: 2017 Runtime: 1h 36m Director(s): Shin'ichirô Ueda Writer(s): Shin'ichirô Ueda, Ryoichi Wada...

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September 26, 2023September 26, 2023
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More Than a Remake: a French Zombie Bloodbath

MOVIE REVIEW Final Cut (Coupez!)  -      Genre: Horror, Comedy Year Released: 2022, 2023 Kino Lorber Blu-ray Runtime: 1h 52m Director(s): Michel Hazanavicius Writer(s): Michel Hazanavicius,...

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September 26, 2023September 26, 2023
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Beautiful Darkness: a Noir Classic From Orson Welles

MOVIE REVIEW Touch of Evil  -      Genre: Crime, Suspense, Noir Year Released: 1958, 2023 Eureka Entertainment 4K UHD Runtime: 1h 51m Director(s): Orson Welles Writer(s):...

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September 21, 2023September 21, 2023
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An Epic Tale of Lords and Gypsies

MOVIE REVIEW The Spanish Dancer   -      Genre: Silent Films, Drama, Romance Year Released: 1923, 2023 Blu-ray from Milestone Film & Video  Runtime: 1h 46m...

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September 13, 2023September 13, 2023
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Just When He Thought He Was Out

MOVIE REVIEW Carlito's Way   -      Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Year Released: 1993, 2023 Arrow Video 4K & Blu-ray Runtime: 2h 24m Director(s): Brian De Palma...

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September 12, 2023September 12, 2023
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Comedy and Kung Fu: a Golden Harvest Classic

MOVIE REVIEW The Prodigal Son -      Genre: Kung-Fu, Martial Arts Year Released: 1981, 2023 Arrow Video Blu-ray Runtime: 1h 40m Director(s): Sammo Kam-Bo-Hung Writer(s): Sammo...

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September 9, 2023September 9, 2023
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