If you know any other rabid lovers of cult and crackpot cinema, this is a good month to make their bad dreams come true with a gaggle of bizarre Blu-ray treats. From sordid, pre-Code shockers, to box sets concerning…
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As a troubled child, Luke created an imaginary friend- Daniel- to befriend and protect him from the emotional trauma of his battling parents. He was forced to lock Daniel away in a dollhouse when their antics took a more…
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For years now I’ve made my own Christmas cards. I never buy store-bought cards, although I am not averse to receiving them. But it’s so much fun plotting my next holiday greeting that will horrify relatives and amuse my…
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A lot about the holidays has to do with food. From turkey, to stuffing, to mashed potatoes, to cranberries, yams, to pumpkin-filled pies. And a wheelbarrow full of antacids. But there’s something fun when movies convey the pleasurable joys…
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Now I am all for the idea that animals can be therapy for damaged souls. I’ve seen moving news segments on how dogs truly help soldiers suffering PTSD. But lately the term “emotional support animal” has devolved because of…
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Where do I begin with this month’s amazing selection of deranged Blu-ray treats? Running the gamut from digitally restored 50s sci-fi and horror movies; beloved Bette Davis movies; a Roman Polanski horror comedy; a heartwarming Preston Sturges romp; a…
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When you shatter your ankle like I did this summer and find yourself with your bandaged leg up on the couch for months while the bones heal, friends are always suggesting all these series to watch on Netflix and…
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Models are many things. They’re young, beautiful, thin, glamorous, mysterious. Some say they are capable of secret powers. Like X-ray vision. Or the ability to fly. But actresses, in many cases, they’re not. Director Rouben Mamoulian, filming the famous close-up…
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Dolemite Is My Name, which premiered Friday on Netflix is a glorious, funny and funky tribute to trail-blazing comedian Rudy Ray Moore. Eddie Murphy give one of his best performances as the frustrated comic, who created a persona “Dolemite”…
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Mixing comedy with horror is a tricky venture but when it works like Re-Animator, Shaun Of The Dead, or Peter Jackson’s fabulous gory/funny Dead Alive you crave to see more. Here are 10 more that really deliver- they’re witty without forgetting…
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