Movie Reviews by Dennis Dermody
Dennis Dermody
June 29, 2020
Cult
In Hollywood, “tuck” is not what you do to your children at night. Sometimes it’s a porn star’s name, but usually it’s something that you do to your body. To stay off the ravages of time, actors and actresses whittle…
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Dennis Dermody
June 22, 2020
Cult
It distresses me to hear all the arguments concerning straight actors playing gay roles. Those who think only gay actors should be offered gay roles are also limiting gay actors at what they are allowed to play. I thought it…
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Dennis Dermody
June 15, 2020
Blu-Rays
A treasure trove of Blu-ray restorations of some offbeat greats- from the twisty Italian thrillers director Umberto Lenzi made with the wonderful Carroll Baker; Vanessa Redgrave’s passionate performance as the fiercely iconoclastic dancer Isadora Duncan; restored shorts by comedy legends…
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Dennis Dermody
June 8, 2020
Streaming
Now, I wonder what series Jesus would stream if he was stuck inside during this rotten pandemic? You can imagine how much he would want to participate in some kind of a gathering. It certainly must be disheartening for him…
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Dennis Dermody
June 1, 2020
Cult
As each state slowly outlines plans for opening up businesses and re-booting the economy I am reminded of the scene in The Wizard Of Oz where Glinda the good witch sings for the Munchkins to, “come out, come out, wherever…
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Dennis Dermody
May 26, 2020
Streaming
While surfing Amazon Prime the other night I came on an Italian thriller I have been hunting for that never surfaced on home video in America. It was The Killer Reserved Nine Seats, a 1974 film directed by Giuseppe Bennati…
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Dennis Dermody
May 19, 2020
Personal
One of the most startling things I heard during this endless pandemic was the statement, “I’m even sick of porn!” I can sympathize- to a point. I’m not about to give a thesis on porn or weigh the social and…
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Dennis Dermody
May 12, 2020
Blu-Rays
I am so overjoyed that I soon will own a Blu-ray box set of the films of one of my favorite Exploitation auteurs- Al Adamson. Not to mention new Blu-ray restorations of other favorites like the fantastic “giallo” The Strange…
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Dennis Dermody
May 8, 2020
Cult
When Roger Corman‘s biker movie The Wild Angels was unleashed in theaters 1966 it made a killing at the box office, made a star out of Peter Fonda and spawned scores of similar exploitation movies. But I remember at the time…
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Dennis Dermody
May 4, 2020
Movies
Despite the outrageous premise, writer/director & star Tyler Cornack’s film plays it (sort of) straight, which makes for an unforgettable, jaw-dropping, 99 minutes of celluloid madness. Cornack plays the lead- sad sack Chip Gutchell, an office IT drone in a…
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