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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – The Addams Family (1991)

Posted on October 27, 2019 by castordurden

With the toothless animated film in the theaters right now, I thought it would only be appropriate to peer back into the live-action Addams Family duology. Firstly impressions from the beginning is how darkly hilarious the film pushes the envelope … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Hallow’s Eve Duds – Vigilante (1983)

Posted on October 26, 2019 by castordurden

In a direct address to the camera, Fred Williamson vehemently rallies against the crimes within the community and how the “books don’t balance”. Without the context of Nick (Williamson) as a gun-range instructor, his words are wildly sensationalistic and inflammatory … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – Vice Squad (1982)

Posted on October 25, 2019 by castordurden

One thing I wouldn’t anticipate from a sordid exploitation guilty pleasure like Vice Squad is a disclaimer that the film was produced with the contributions and cooperation of the Los Angeles law enforcement. Gary Sherman bedraggles and tarnishes the West … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Hallow’s Eve Duds – Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Posted on October 24, 2019 by castordurden

Before Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and after Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper was a WWF wrestler on the precipice of crossover stardom. Honestly, his husky screen presence and luxurious blonde locks in both They Live (spawning Duke Nukem catchphrase “I’ve … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – Scars of Dracula (1970)

Posted on October 23, 2019 by castordurden

A spurious bat on a string flaps into Dracula’s castle and expectorates blood onto the Count’s desiccated ashes. Voila, the baron has risen again but the low budget restrictions are definitely evident this time around. When the irate townspeople cordially … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – Fade to Black (1980)

Posted on October 22, 2019 by castordurden

Movie buffs are often portrayed as cloistered introverts whose only prism through life is a silver screen. I, for one, can occasionally become fixated upon an era or filmography of an auteur to the point of insalubrious mania. Fade to … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Hallow’s Eve Duds – Little Monsters (2019)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by castordurden

On the heels of Zombieland 2: Double Tap, another undead farce could be an insurmountable stretch for viewers to rekindle for. Haven’t we lampooned, spoofed and tar-and-feathered the whole sect of flesh-eaters yet? Could there possibly be another oblique angle … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Hallow’s Eve Duds – Man’s Best Friend (1993)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by castordurden

With Victorian pictures of canines throughout the centuries, Man’s Best Friend is already laughably pretentious. The insistently obtrusive and downright ear-ravaging score from Joel Goldsmith is another misstep. Writer-director of the equally underwhelming Child’s Play 2, John Lafia is utterly … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Posted on October 18, 2019 by castordurden

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 picture was a revolutionary landmark for the silent film era and it was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula which is why the monikers (a giggling Renfield is still intact) and situations have been slightly modified … Continue reading →

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Castor’s Underrated Hallow’s Eve Gems – The Relic (1997)

Posted on October 17, 2019 by castordurden

Peter Hyams is not only a director but he is also his own cinematographer. One of his stipulations with this film is that it not be deluged with artificial lighting. Because of that, the film oozes nyctophobic atmosphere as the … Continue reading →

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