Month: September 2013
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Contraband: 70s Italian Crime
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Read more: Contraband: 70s Italian CrimeFor a few Malboros more…
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Insidious: Chapter Two
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Read more: Insidious: Chapter TwoA trite trip through tripe tropes. The parallels to The Conjuring really hold up, another marrowless but riveting medley of the old horror hits. Again we have a well paced mashup of great elements of horror movie classics: there’s Psycho, The Shining, Poltergeist. 100% Recycled classics
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The Violent Professionals: 70s Italian Crime
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Read more: The Violent Professionals: 70s Italian CrimeCar chases will always trump political violence
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V/H/S
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Read more: V/H/SThis is what happens when you mash up Creepshow and The Blair Witch Project.
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Rapture-Palooza
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Read more: Rapture-PaloozaA terrible review of a terrible movie.
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation
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Read more: G.I. Joe: RetaliationAre ninjas still a thing?
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Rabid Dogs: 70s Italian Sleaze Cinema
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Read more: Rabid Dogs: 70s Italian Sleaze CinemaDespite the ultra-low budget and a troubled post production history, this is a nasty little gem and one of Mario Bava’s crowning achievements, not to mention, one of the best poliziotteschi films ever made.
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Jaws IV – The Indefensible
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Read more: Jaws IV – The IndefensibleThe deep blue has killed more curious men than AIDS and Everest combined, which is why it’s the perfect setting for a horror/revenge flick.
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Beast With A Gun – 70s Italian Crime Film
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Read more: Beast With A Gun – 70s Italian Crime FilmBeast With A Gun is one of the films featured on a TV screen in Jackie Brown, so before watching it I wondered why it wasn’t included among the classics of the genre.
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Riddick
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Read more: RiddickNever get into a fight with a character who has read more of the script than you have.