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In Theaters: HARDCORE HENRY (2016)
HARDCORE HENRY(Russia/US/China - 2016)Written and directed by Ilya Naishuller. Cast: Sharlto Copley, Danila Kozlovsky, Haley Bennett, Tim Roth, Andrei Dementiev, Sveta Ustinova, Darya Charusha, Ilya...
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Retro Review: THE FOURTH WAR (1990)
THE FOURTH WAR(US - 1990)An independently-made pickup for a post-Menahem Golan Cannon, John Frankenheimer's THE FOURTH WAR was a timely winding-down-of-the-Cold War thriller that failed to find an...
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Retro Review: PIGS (1973)
PIGS(US - 1973) Re-released on the drive-in circuit incessantly throughout the 1970s and well into the 1980s under at least a dozen different titles and numerous re-edits, 1973's PIGS was the sole...
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On DVD/Blu-ray: THE LADY IN THE CAR WITH GLASSES AND A GUN (2015); STANDOFF...
THE LADY IN THE CAR WITH GLASSES AND A GUN(France/Belgium - 2015)Mystery novelist and screenwriter Sebastien Japrisot (1931-2003) was considered "the French Graham Greene" and is still held in high...
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In Theaters: MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (2016)
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL(US - 2016)Written and directed by Jeff Nichols. Cast: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard, Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Paul Sparks,...
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In Theaters: CRIMINAL (2016)
CRIMINAL(US - 2016)Directed by Ariel Vroman. Written by Douglas Cook and David Weisberg. Cast: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Alice Eve, Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds, Michael Pitt, Jordi...
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Retro Review: CONQUEST (1983)
CONQUEST(Italy/Spain/Mexico - 1983; US release 1984)Every few years, I feel compelled to revisit Lucio Fulci's bizarre contribution to the 1980s sword & sorcery craze, thinking "I'll figure it out...
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Retro Review: VENOM (1982)
VENOM(UK - 1982)"Half the big-name cast appears to be drunk; the other half looks as though it wishes it were" - Leonard Maltin on VENOM.One of the most stupidly entertaining guilty pleasure horror...
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Retro Review: HEARTS AND ARMOUR (1983)
HEARTS AND ARMOUR(Italy - 1983; US release 1985)Written and directed by Giacomo Battiato. Cast: Zeudi Araya, Barbara De Rossi, Rick Edwards, Leigh McCloskey, Ronn Moss, Maurizio Nichetti, Tanya...
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Retro Review: CRY OF A PROSTITUTE (1974)
CRY OF A PROSTITUTE(Italy - 1974; US release 1976)Directed by Andrea Bianchi. Written by Piero Regnoli. Cast: Henry Silva, Barbara Bouchet, Fausto Tozzi, Vittorio Sanipoli, Mario Landi, Patrizia Gori,...
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In Theaters/On VOD: PRECIOUS CARGO (2016)
PRECIOUS CARGO(US/UK - 2016)Directed by Max Adams. Written by Max Adams and Paul Seetachit. Cast: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Bruce Willis, Claire Forlani, Daniel Bernhardt, Jenna Kelly, Nick Loeb, Lydia...
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Retro Review: STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM (1977)
STRANGE SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOMaka BLAZING MAGNUMaka SHADOWS IN AN EMPTY ROOM(Italy/Canada - 1977)Directed by Martin Herbert (Alberto De Martino). Written by Vincent Mann (Vincenzo Mannino) and Frank...
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Retro Review: EDGE OF SANITY (1989)
EDGE OF SANITY(UK/Hungary - 1989)Directed by Gerard Kikoine. Written by J.P. Felix and Ron Raley. Cast: Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber, Sarah Maur-Thorp, David Lodge, Ben Cole, Ray Jewers, Jill...
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Retro Review: THE HOLCROFT COVENANT (1985)
THE HOLCROFT COVENANT(UK - 1985)Directed by John Frankenheimer. Written by George Axelrod, Edward Anhalt and John Hopkins. Cast: Michael Caine, Anthony Andrews, Victoria Tennant, Lilli Palmer, Mario...
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On DVD/Blu-ray: JANE GOT A GUN (2016); BACKTRACK (2016); and #HORROR (2015)
JANE GOT A GUN(US - 2016)An infamously troubled production that changed directors and cinematographers and went through multiple rewrites and several cast switch-ups before filming began and then spent...
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In Theaters: GREEN ROOM (2016)
GREEN ROOM(US - 2016)Written and directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Cast: Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, Callum Turner, Macon Blair, Eric Edelstein, Mark Webber, Kai...
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On Netflix: SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS (2016)
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS(US/Canada/UK - 2016)Written and directed by Ricky Gervais. Cast: Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana, Vera Farmiga, Kelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, America Ferrera, Raul Castillo, Benjamin...
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Retro Review: RUNAWAY TRAIN (1985)
RUNAWAY TRAIN(US - 1985)Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Written by Djordje Milicevic, Paul Zindel and Edward Bunker. Cast: Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay, Kenneth McMillan, Kyle T....
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On DVD/Blu-ray: SNIPER: SPECIAL OPS (2016); REMEMBER (2015); and EMILIE (2016)
SNIPER: SPECIAL OPS(US - 2016)Despite the title, this isn't a sixth installment of the long-running Tom Berenger action franchise. Instead, it's another "Steven Seagal" movie where the 64-year-old star...
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Retro Review: THE ZERO BOYS (1986)
THE ZERO BOYS(US - 1986)Directed by Nico Mastorakis. Written by Nico Mastorakis and Fred C. Perry. Cast: Daniel Hirsch, Kelli Maroney, Nicole Rio, Tom Shell, Jared Moses, Crystal Carson, Joe Phelan...
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