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The Reviewinator: Rogue One – A Star Wars Story (2016)
8 movies in, not including Episode VIII (or is it 10 movies in, if you include the Ewok movies?), and we get the first non-episodic Star Wars movie, taking place between Episodes III & IV. While some may think of it as Episode 3.5, it’s more … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Ash vs. Evil Dead (Season 2)
After a very groovy first season, we’re back with Ash and his ‘Ghostbeaters’ for Season 2. Evil Dead fans got what they wanted last year, with Ash back to his chainsaw-wielding habits, slicing up hilariously over-the-top new deadites spun from … Continue reading
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Bad Movie – Bad Review: Arthur’s Quest
The Facts Format: DVD (Distributor: Prism Leasure) Running Time: 92 minutes Year of release: 1999 Director: Neil Mandt Production Studio: Crystal Sky Communications Much like the old saying about bringing knives to gun fights, when preparing to sit down to … Continue reading
Castor’s Underrated Gems: Raising Cain (1992)
This review is based on the newly assembled director’s cut of Brian DePalma’s black sheep Raising Cain. In full disclosure, I haven’t completely seen the studio-tampered theatrical cut so my only opinion is predicated on this version. In symmetry with … Continue reading
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Bad Movie – Bad Review: Thunder Squad
The Facts Format: DVD Running Time: 90 minutes Year of release: 1985 Director: Umberto Lenzi Production Studio: Euramerica International Film “Call it bravery…Call it courage…Call it guts…Whatever you call it, they’ve got it!” Well, I call it casual racism and … Continue reading
Bad Movie – Bad Review: With Friends Like These…
The Facts Format: DVD (originally released Direct-To-Video) Running Time: 81 minutes Year of release: 1991 (redistributed: 2001) Director: Chris Malazdrewicz, Thomas Parkinson Production Studio: Whalen Castravelli Productions I suppose I should preface this review with the acknowledgement that if someone … Continue reading
The Reviewinator: Star Trek Beyond (2016)
50 years. It’s not easy making it this far. Star Trek really has tried to cover a lot of territory in all that time. After 5 TV shows consisting of 28 seasons (725 episodes), and (now) 13 movies, the fact … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
I first saw Star Trek 12 on The Simpsons back in 1992. This one is, obviously, quite different. After 2009’s Star Trek successfully revived a franchise that was so very much past its prime, everyone assumed the 2nd movie (technically the … Continue reading
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The Reviewinator: Star Trek (2009)
There seems to be no end to this final frontier. Take this movie: Is it a reboot? A prequel? But there’s an alternate timeline? But Old Spock is in it, so is it a reboot hidden inside a prequel-sequel? (As if … Continue reading
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Into the Inferno
Werner Herzog’s latest 2016 documentary Into the Inferno is a fiery delight. It comes nearly in tandem with his also excellent Lo and Behold! Reveries of a Connected World, which is about the wonders and horrors of Internet culture in our growing technological … Continue reading
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