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Weekend Roundtable: Worst Horror Sequels

Josh Zyber — Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:00:13 +0000

The sequel to the 2017 horror smash It arrives this weekend, and we can hope for the best that it will live up to the original. Sadly, many horror sequels don’t. In fact, a lot of them are just plain awful. Like some of these, for example… Brian Hoss Sifting through piles of terrible and...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 25th, 2019 – She’s Got Electric Boots, a Mohair Suit…

Josh Zyber — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:00:45 +0000

This week brings a truly monstrous assortment of new Blu-ray and Ultra HD discs. From tiny dancers to giant lizards, and even an all-puppet musical sex comedy if that’s what you’re into, there should be a little something for just about anybody in here. Be honest, I had you at the puppet sex musical, didn’t...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 23rd, 2018 – Alone Again

Josh Zyber — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:00:44 +0000

It used to be that the release of a new Star Wars movie to either theaters or home video was a major event. Has Disney’s plan to churn out new Star Wars content non-stop in perpetuity already triggered franchise fatigue among fans? New Releases (Blu-ray) Solo: A Star Wars Story – As was extensively publicized,...

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Weekend Roundtable: In the Shadow of One Iconic Role

Josh Zyber — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 20:00:41 +0000

Just about any actor would be thrilled to catch a break as great as Mark Hamill did when he landed the part of Luke Skywalker. One of the downsides of fame, however, is that some actors never achieve nearly as much success in anything else they do. Our Roundtable this week is about actors who...

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Weekend Roundtable: Best Horror Movie Sequels

Josh Zyber — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:00:30 +0000

Multi-movie horror franchises are big business in Hollywood, and the ‘Saw’ series serves up its eighth entry this weekend just in time for Halloween. Honestly, though, how many of these sequels are actually worthy follow-ups to their originals? We’ll look at a few in our new Roundtable. M. Enois Duarte Rather than immediately jump on...

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‘The Exorcist’ 2.01 Recap: “What Good Is a God That Never Shows Up?”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 16:00:41 +0000

That Fox’s TV spinoff of ‘The Exorcist’ turned out to be pretty good was a major surprise last year. That the show got renewed for a second season despite poor ratings was an even bigger surprise. Can the series continue to bring the scares? In order to get the renewal, the show has undergone some...

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R.I.P. William Peter Blatty

Josh Zyber — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 13:00:50 +0000

It appears that 2017 has no intention of going easy on us in the celebrity death department. One of the year’s earliest victims is author and filmmaker William Peter Blatty, creator of ‘The Exorcist‘, who passed away late last week. Although best known as a horror writer, Blatty actually got his start in comedy, first...

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Weekend Roundtable: Movies That Actually Scared You

Josh Zyber — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 19:00:50 +0000

We were perhaps a little too negative about horror movies in last week’s Roundtable topic. Let’s head into the final weekend before Halloween by calling out some horror flicks that actually did their job and scared us. Mike Attebery ‘The Ring‘ scared the ever-loving shit out of me! I don’t ever want to see it...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 23rd, 2016 – The Nerve of Some People

Josh Zyber — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:00:20 +0000

This is such a slow week for the Blu-ray format that I wouldn’t be surprised if most people haven’t even heard of many (or any) of the new releases. A few catalog titles might be worth a look, fortunately. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘Nerve‘ – ‘Catfish’ directors Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost first segued into fiction...

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‘The Exorcist’ Pilot Recap: “It’s Okay to Have Doubt”

Josh Zyber — Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:00:50 +0000

As far as new Fox TV shows spun off from dormant movie franchises go, ‘The Exorcist’ has a lot more going for it than the very dopey ‘Lethal Weapon‘. So why is the network dumping it right from the start in a lousy Friday night time slot where it’s almost doomed to fail? Even as...

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Poll: Which Fall 2016 New TV Shows Will You Check Out?

Josh Zyber — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:00:30 +0000

Now that September is here, the fall TV season is about to ramp up in earnest. Over the next few months, dozens of brand new, never-before-seen television series will vie for your attention. Which upcoming shows have caught your interest? How many of them will you give a try? I’ve done my best to compile...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Horror Movie Franchises

Josh Zyber — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 19:00:09 +0000

Happy Halloween! This time of year, horror fans often indulge in marathon viewings of their favorite scary movies. For our holiday Roundtable, we thought it would be fun to list off our favorite horror movie franchises. To be clear, we’re defining “franchise” as any movie series with at least two entries. A horror movie without...

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