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Castor’s Underrated Gems – Life Stinks (1991)
Life Stinks is a member of an elite group. It’s one of Mel Brooks’ final directorial efforts since his quasi-retirement into the sunset of Broadway adaptations. Although it won’t be stratified alongside such milestones as The Producers, Young Frankenstein or … Continue reading
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Tagged life stinks, mel brooks
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The Reviewinator: Jurassic World – Fallen Kingdom (2018)
25 years is nothing to sneeze at for any franchise, particularly ones with the same monsters-on-an-island premise in every entry. Nevertheless, Jurassic World revitalized the franchise with strong, likable characters who make a welcome return in this fifth entry in … Continue reading
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Hereditary
This year’s Hereditary has been hailed as the scariest movie in recent years, but I don’t feel that it does this film justice. It is terrifying on a psychological level, but the traditional jump scares and scare tactics are minimal. Instead, we … Continue reading
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Tagged Ari Aster, creepy child, death, grief, PTSD, supernatural
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The Reviewinator: Solo – A Star Wars Story (2018)
Star Wars movies are anything but solo. With the timelines jumping around like a porg on a hot plate, only the most devoted fans will be able to stay on target while the rest of us try to hold this … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Deadpool 2 (2018)
Deadpool 2? What the sh**?! Oh right. Deadpool 1 was a financially orgasmic experience for Fox and Marvel. Maybe because it hit all the right G’s in all the right spots. So of course they were gonna pull a number 2 out of their … Continue reading
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Elvis Presley: The Searcher
HBO’s new documentary Elvis Presley: The Searcher peels back the mythological layers of the rock icon/god to examine him as a man who was hard working, open minded, quite likeable, and who loved music. I love Elvis Presley, especially his Sun Sessions … Continue reading
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Tagged Elvis; HBO; documentary; rock and roll; biography
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The Reviewinator: Ash vs. Evil Dead (Season 3)
The final season. And the end of Evil Dead as we know it. The blow would be less severe if the cancellation hadn’t happened a mere 9 days before the Season 3 finale, prompting worries that the show would end … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: The Walking Dead (Season 8)
War. That’s what was promised at the end of Season 7. Although it took its sweet time to get there (no thanks to the narrative side-tracker that is the mid-season finale), it was enough to get people interested in what … Continue reading
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Pyewacket
Pyewacket is a great little Canadian indie horror gem about a teenage girl whose father has recently died and as a consequence of arguing with her overprotective mother, decides to summon a demon with even more disastrous consequences. Canadian Nicole Muñoz … Continue reading
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Tagged demon, Laurie Holden, mother-daughter, Nicole Muñoz, occult, supernatural
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Annihilation
Alex Garland (Ex Machina) makes a fantastic return as director/writer with Annihilation, which is based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel. It’s about five female scientists who enter a seemingly alien, jungle-like quarantine zone searching for the lost expedition. Only one of its … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Garland, alien, Natalie Portman, sci fi
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