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Terminator Retrospective Part 2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day The Sarah Connor who was a hapless waitress is gone. Instead she has been replaced by a sensationally muscular, lean, chain-smoking Connor who is doing pull-ups in her sanitarium cell. Hamilton’s transition from the 1984 picture … Continue reading
Terminator Retrospective Part 1
Being as I’m a huge fan of the Terminator franchise, I’ve decided to post a retrospective on the series as a whole before the release of Terminator: Genisys on Wednesday, July 1st, 2015.
Review: True Detective (Season 2, Episode 2)
In preparation for this week’s episode of True Detective, I decided to solidify my opinion on this perennial season by revisiting last week’s offering. I have to be aboveboard and say that my opinion has diminished. The barroom scene of … Continue reading
Scream Factory Presents – Invaders from Mars (1986)
When Tobe Hooper signed an exclusive three-picture contract with the shlockmeister Cannon Films company, I’m certain they didn’t envision one of his flagships being a poker-faced, intentionally homespun remake of Invaders from Mars. In his infinite carte blanche, Hooper conjures … Continue reading
Review: True Detective (Season 2, Episode 1)
I’ve gone on record as saying that season 1 of True Detective, HBO’s nascent anthology series, is an antidote for fledgling careers. It was built around the McConaissance and Woody Harrelson’s fame was waning. With the two-hander season though, it … Continue reading
Scream Factory Presents – Body Bags (1993)
This was meant to be Showtime Network’s equivalent of the Tales from the Crypts serials. The EG Comics influence is melded with John Carpenter’s Spartan gallows humor immediately with the rockabilly keyboard score. Carpenter is the emcee of three ghastly … Continue reading
Scream Factory Presents – The Horror Show (1989)
Consistently, Shout Factory and their subsidiary, Scream Factory, have exhumed misbegotten gems from the horror catacombs and redesigned them for genre geeks. Their DVD/Blu-ray’s are chockful of retrospective interviews, special features, commentaries and beautifully macabre, Mondo-esque box artwork. They’ve been … Continue reading
Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Mad Max: Fury Road
Yes, Mad Max: Fury Road is as good as everyone says it is. Perhaps even better! No, you don’t need to watch the original trilogy beforehand, but it wouldn’t hurt, especially The Road Warrior (my favourite), and perhaps the original Mad Max to make … Continue reading
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Tagged action, car chases, explosions, feminism, flamethrower guitars
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Runstedler’s DVD Pick of the Month: Mommy (2014)
Xavier Dolan’s (Laurence Anyways) fifth film Mommy is a brilliant French-Canadian film from one of the scene’s most promising new talents. It’s about a single mother whose violent and emotionally unstable son returns to live with her, and the life … Continue reading
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Tagged Franco-Canadien, mother-son, relationships, visual
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Review: Ready Player One
Ernest Cline must’ve spent his childhood prostrate in front of an Atari game console or a cathode ray tube. He definitely has an insider knowledge of 80’s geek culture. In his 2011 best-seller Ready Player One, he lobs references to … Continue reading
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