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On DVD/Blu-ray: THE BAD BATCH (2017) and IT STAINS THE SANDS RED (2017)
THE BAD BATCH(US - 2017)In the first ten minutes of THE BAD BATCH, heroine Arlen (Suki Waterhouse) is banished to a vaguely post-apocalyptic desert wasteland in Texas, abducted by marauding cannibals...
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On Netflix: GERALD'S GAME (2017)
GERALD'S GAME(US - 2017)Directed by Mike Flanagan. Written by Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard. Cast: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Henry Thomas, Chiara Aurelia, Kate Siegel, Carel Struycken. (Unrated,...
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Retro Review: THE DEVIL'S HONEY (1986)
THE DEVIL'S HONEYaka DANGEROUS OBSESSION(Italy/Spain - 1986; US release 1991)Directed by Lucio Fulci. Written by Ludovica Marineo, Vincenzo Salviani, Jesus Balcazar and Lucio Fulci. Cast: Brett Halsey,...
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In Theaters: BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
BLADE RUNNER 2049(US - 2017)Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green. Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Ana de Armas, Sylvia...
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On DVD/Blu-ray: THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES (2014); ARMED RESPONSE (2017); and...
THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES(US - 2014)For a long time, THE POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES was shaping up to be the DAY THE CLOWN CRIED of found-footage. Filmed in 2007 and screened at that year's Tribeca Film Festival,...
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In Theaters/On VOD: BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 (2017)
BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99(US - 2017)Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler. Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson, Udo Kier, Marc Blucas, Mustafa Shakir, Thomas Guiry, Dion Mucciacito, Geno...
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In Theaters: THE SNOWMAN (2017)
THE SNOWMAN(US/UK/Sweden - 2017)Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Written by Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini and Soren Sviestrup. Cast: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, J.K....
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October Roundup: Various new Netflix, Blu-ray and Theatrical Releases
WHEELMAN(US - 2017)A mostly routine but diverting Netflix Original film that's a fine showcase for the growing cult of veteran tough guy character actor Frank Grillo. Grillo also produced and his...
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Retro Review: THE SALAMANDER (1981)
THE SALAMANDER(UK - 1981; US release 1983)Directed by Peter Zinner. Written by Robert Katz and Rod Serling. Cast: Franco Nero, Anthony Quinn, Eli Wallach, Martin Balsam, Claudia Cardinale, Sybil...
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Retro Review: THE AMBASSADOR (1985)
THE AMBASSADOR(US - 1985)Directed by J. Lee Thompson. Written by Max Jack. Cast: Robert Mitchum, Ellen Burstyn, Rock Hudson, Fabio Testi, Donald Pleasence, Heli Goldenberg, Michal Bat-Adam, Ori Levy,...
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Retro Review: SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986)
SLAUGHTER HIGH(UK - 1986)Written and directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten. Cast: Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaccone, Donna Yaeger, Gary Martin, Billy Hartman,...
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On Blu-ray/DVD: VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY (2017); THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM (2017);...
VENGEANCE: A LOVE STORY(US - 2017)Though the title and the poster would indicate this is another by-the-numbers, Redbox-ready Nicolas Cage VOD actioner--and it gets off to a dubious start with...
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In Theaters: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017)
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS(US - 2017)Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Written by Michael Green. Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie...
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On Blu-ray/DVD: AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING (2017) and SAVAGE DOG (2017)
AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING(US - 2017)On the shelf so long that the prefix "the long-delayed" should just be tacked on to the title, the long-delayed AMITYVILLE: THE AWAKENING was shot was back in 2014...
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Retro Review: INTO THE NIGHT (1985)
INTO THE NIGHT(US - 1985)Directed by John Landis. Written by Ron Kosnow. Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Pfeiffer, Richard Farnsworth, Irene Papas, Kathryn Harrold, David Bowie, Paul Mazursky, Vera...
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In Theaters: ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. (2017)
ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ.(US/Canada/China/UAE - 2017)Written and directed by Dan Gilroy. Cast: Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Lynda Gravatt, Amanda Warren, Hugo Armstrong, Sam Gilroy, Tony...
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On Blu-ray/DVD: JUNGLE (2017) and THE SHOW (2017)
JUNGLE(Australia/US/UK - 2017)This fact-based chronicle of future tech entrepreneur and ecological activist Yossi Ghinsberg's harrowing three weeks spent lost in the uncharted jungles of Bolivia in...
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On Blu-ray/DVD: ACTS OF VENGEANCE (2017); REMEMORY (2017); and RED CHRISTMAS...
ACTS OF VENGEANCE(US - 2017)Arriving very soon after BLACK BUTTERFLY, SECURITY, and GUN SHY, ACTS OF VENGEANCE is Antonio Banderas' fourth straight-to-VOD vehicle in the last five months. Looking...
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Retro Review: NIGHT TRAIN MURDERS (1975)
NIGHT TRAIN MURDERSaka LAST STOP ON THE NIGHT TRAINaka THE NEW HOUSE ON THE LEFTaka LAST HOUSE PART IIaka XMAS MASSACRE(Italy - 1975; US release 1976)Directed by Aldo Lado. Written by Renato Izzo and...
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In Theaters: THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI (2017)
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI(UK/US - 2017)Written and directed by Martin McDonagh. Cast: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, John Hawkes, Abbie Cornish, Lucas...
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