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Depraved Review: A Postmodern Prometheus

Deirdre Crimmins — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:00:01 +0000

Depraved is director Larry Fessenden’s take on the Frankenstein story, with his own modern twist. The update makes it gloriously timely without losing any of the underlying tragedy of the original tale. After a terrible attack one night, Alex (Owen Campbell) looks like he has been left for dead. Rather than this being the end...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of August 18th, 2019 – Show Some Hustle

Josh Zyber — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 12:00:19 +0000

Trapped right between the hustle and bustle of last week’s Marvel onslaught and next week’s giant monster smackdown are a handful of movies that you may have forgotten were released earlier this year. In some cases, that could be for the best. New Releases (Blu-ray) The Hustle – Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway star in...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 9th, 2019 – Chapter and Vers

Josh Zyber — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:00:57 +0000

Marvel’s first female-led superhero blockbuster comes home to Blu-ray and Ultra HD this week, just in time to temper everyone’s disappointment over how the second one turned out. That “second one” being Dark Phoenix, which may not be part of the MCU but is still a Marvel production, and hasn’t been received very well so...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Sci-Fi Horror Movies

Josh Zyber — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:00:02 +0000

Countless movies have attempted to blend the science fiction and horror genres, but not many have done it as well as the original Predator. (Witness, for example, most of its sequels and spinoffs.) With that franchise returning to theaters, let’s call out some other movies that pulled off the trick successfully. One note: The Alien...

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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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TIFF Journal: ‘Mary Shelley’

Philip Brown — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 18:00:01 +0000

The life of author Mary Shelley is more than worthy of cinematic exploration for a variety of reasons, but unfortunately this glossy new bio-pic from director Haifaa Al-Mansour reduces her life and work down to the world’s most opulent book report on ‘Frankenstein’. It’s still a rather well made and acted affair, just something that...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 10th, 2017 – Mum’s the Word

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:00:57 +0000

Is there such a thing as a week with too many new Blu-ray releases? I think we may have one on our hands. The release slate is clogged with 4k upgrades and other reissues of old titles. Also, Tom Cruise fights a sexy mummy. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Mummy‘ – After disavowing ‘The Wolf Man’...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 11th, 2016 – You Look Marvelous

Josh Zyber — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:00:33 +0000

Strap yourselves in, folks. I told you September looked like a good month for Blu-rays. From major new blockbusters to awesome cult movies, this week could be a wallet-buster. New Releases ‘Captain America: Civil War‘ – Superhero movie fans may not have cared for the Batman/Superman brawl this year, but they sure ate up the...

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‘Victor Frankenstein’ Review: It’s Not Particularly Alive

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 02:00:29 +0000

‘Victor Frankenstein’ is a movie that tries to reinvent the old Mary Shelley tale, but the filmmakers don’t seem certain of how or why they want to do that. The flick announces that we know this story, then never gives viewers a reason why it’s being told again. The changes are primarily cosmetic, the narrative...

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The Trailer Park: Treats or Tricks?

M. Enois Duarte — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 19:00:52 +0000

Tis the season for blood-curdling screams, buckets of gory guts and a thick air of spine-chilling creepiness. Well, we’re not technical there yet, but with summer quickly coming to a close, it’s time to start preparing for the spookiest time of the year with trailers for the latest horror movies. ‘Victor Frankenstein’ I’m a bit...

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‘Penny Dreadful’ Pilot Recap: “With Me, You Will Behold Terrible Wonders”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 14 May 2014 19:00:58 +0000

The title of Showtime’s new horror fantasy series ‘Penny Dreadful’ practically begs for a snarky pun at its expense, doesn’t it? Fortunately, I’m relieved to report that the show isn’t dreadful at all. It’s actually pretty fun. For those unaware of its etymology, the phrase “penny dreadful” refers to the genre of lurid serialized pulp...

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Now Playing: It, Frankly Stinks

Philip Brown — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 14:00:45 +0000

It’s been quite a while since the monster from Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ shuffled across screens in a Hollywood horror yarn. A decent reboot for the character might actually be worth offering a fistful of cash over to the studio machine to experience. Sadly, ‘I, Frankenstein’ is not that movie. Instead, ‘Underworld’ idea man Kevin Grevioux...

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