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On Blu-ray/DVD: THE CURRENT WAR (2019) and ESCAPE FROM PRETORIA (2020)
THE CURRENT WAR(UK/US/Russia - 2019)An ambitious but inert chronicle of the 1880s "War of the Currents" between Thomas Edison (Team DC: direct current) and George Westinghouse (Team AC: alternating...
View ArticleRetro Review: YETI: THE GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY (1977)
YETI: THE GIANT OF THE 20TH CENTURY(Italy - 1977)Directed by Frank Kramer (Gianfranco Parolini). Written by Marcello Coscia, Gianfranco Parolini and Mario Di Nardo. Cast: Phoenix Grant (Antonella...
View ArticleOn VOD: TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG (2020)
TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG(Australia/France/UK/China - 2020)Directed by Justin Kurzel. Written by Shaun Grant. Cast: George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Charlie Hunnam, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult,...
View ArticleOn HBO: BAD EDUCATION (2020)
BAD EDUCATIONĀ (US - 2020)Directed by Cory Finley. Written by Mike Makowsky. Cast: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, Geraldine Viswanathan, Alex Wolff, Rafael Casal, Stephen Spinella, Welker...
View ArticleOn Netflix: EXTRACTION (2020)
EXTRACTION(US - 2020)Directed by Sam Hargrave. Written by Joe Russo. Cast: Chris Hemsworth, David Harbour, Rudraksh Jaiswal, Randeep Hooda, Golshifteh Farahani, Pankaj Tripathi, Priyanshu Painyuli,...
View ArticleRetro Review: SHATTER (1974)
SHATTERaka CALL HIM MR. SHATTER(UK/Hong KongĀ - 1974; US release 1975)Directed by Michael Carreras. Written by Don Houghton. Cast: Stuart Whitman, Peter Cushing, Ti Lung, Anton Diffring, Lily Li, Yemi...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: THE ASSISTANT (2020) and GUNS AKIMBO (2020)
THE ASSISTANT(US - 2020)A quietly harrowing, unsettling day-in-a-workplace drama that's rooted in the Harvey Weinstein scandal, but takes an abstract, minimalist, and at times ambiguous approach....
View ArticleRetro Review: THE WIND (1987)
THE WIND(US - 1987)Directed by Nico Mastorakis. Written by Nico Mastorakis and Fred C. Perry. Cast: Meg Foster, Wings Hauser, David McCallum, Robert Morley, Steve Railsback, John Michaels, Tracy Young,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: THE JESUS ROLLS (2020) and ARKANSAS (2020)
THE JESUS ROLLS(US/France - 2020)The Coen Bros. have made it clear that there's never going to be a sequel to their beloved 1998 cult classic THE BIG LEBOWSKI, but they did give John Turturro their...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE BANKER (1989)
THE BANKER(US - 1989)Directed by William Webb. Written by Dana Augustine. Cast: Robert Forster, Duncan Regehr, Shanna Reed, Jeff Conaway, Leif Garrett, Richard Roundtree, Juan Garcia, Michael Fairman,...
View ArticleRetro Review: EYE SEE YOU (2002)
EYE SEE YOU(US/Germany - 2002)Directed by Jim Gillespie. Written by Ron L. Brinkerhoff. Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Tom Berenger, Charles S. Dutton, Kris Kristofferson, Polly Walker, Robert Patrick,...
View ArticleOn VOD: CAPONE (2020)
CAPONE(US/Canada - 2020)Written and directed by Josh Trank. Cast: Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Gino Cafarelli, Al Sapienza, Kathrine Narducci,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: VIVARIUM (2020) and THE TRAITOR (2020)
VIVARIUM(Ireland/Belgium/Denmark - 2020)There's about enough material for a 20-minute short film in this tiresome sci-fi/horror suburban nightmare, but once it establishes what's going on, it just has...
View ArticleRetro Review: SATAN'S SADISTS (1969) and HELL'S BLOODY DEVILS (1970)
SATAN'S SADISTS(US - 1969)Directed by Al Adamson. Written by Dennis Wayne (Greydon Clark). Cast: Russ Tamblyn, Scott Brady, Kent Taylor, John "Bud" Cardos, Robert Dix, Gary Kent, Greydon Clark, Regina...
View ArticleRetro Review: DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN (1971) and BLOOD OF DRACULA'S CASTLE...
DRACULA VS. FRANKENSTEIN(US - 1971)Directed by Al Adamson. Written by William Pugsley and Samuel M. Sherman. Cast: J. Carrol Naish, Lon Chaney, Anthony Eisley, Regina Carrol, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Davis,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: THE POSTCARD KILLINGS (2020) and LAST MOMENT OF CLARITY...
THE POSTCARD KILLINGS(UK/US/Germany - 2020)Based on the 2010 novel The Postcard Killers, a collaboration between America's James PattersonĀ® and Sweden's Liza Marklund, THE POSTCARD KILLINGS manages to...
View ArticleOn VOD: SURVIVE THE NIGHT (2020)
SURVIVE THE NIGHT(US - 2020)Directed by Matt Eskandari. Written by Doug Wolfe. Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Shea Buckner, Tyler Jon Olson, Lydia Hull, Riley Wolfe Rach, Jessica Abrams, Sara...
View ArticleRetro Review: DEATH DIMENSION (1978)
DEATH DIMENSIONaka FREEZE BOMBaka THE KILL FACTOR(US/Italy - 1978)Directed by Al Adamson. Written by Harry Hope. Cast: Jim Kelly, George Lazenby, Harold "Odd Job" Sakata, Terry Moore, Bob Minor, Patch...
View ArticleRetro Review: FIST OF FEAR, TOUCH OF DEATH (1980)
FIST OF FEAR, TOUCH OF DEATH(US - 1980)Directed by Matthew Mallinson. Written by Ron Harvey. Cast: Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar, Aaron Banks, Bill Louie, Teruyuki Higa,...
View ArticleOn Amazon Prime: THE VAST OF NIGHT (2020)
THE VAST OF NIGHT(US - 2020)Directed by Andrew Patterson. Written by James Montague and Craig W. Sanger. Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Bruce Davis, Gail Cronauer, Cheyenne Barton, Mark Banik,...
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