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Retro Review: MEAN MOTHER (1974) and UNCLE TOM'S CABIN (1977)
MEAN MOTHER(US - 1974)Directed by Albert Victor (Al Adamson) and Leon Klimovsky. Written by Charles Johnson and Joy Garrison. Cast: Clifton Brown (Dobie Gray), Dennis Safren, Luciana Paluzzi, Lang...
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Retro Review: IN SEARCH OF DRACULA (1975)
IN SEARCH OF DRACULAÂ (West Germany/France - 1975)Directed by Calvin Floyd. Written by Yvonne Floyd. Cast: Christopher Lee. (PG, 82 mins) Look, we all love the late, great Sir Christopher Lee and miss...
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On Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: DEBT COLLECTORS (2020), ROBERT THE BRUCE (2020) and AGONY...
DEBT COLLECTORS(US - 2020)Jesse V. Johnson appears to have supplanted Isaac Florentine as the director of choice for Scott Adkins, still the best-kept secret in action movies even after critics finally...
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Retro Review: WHITE FIRE (1984)
WHITE FIRE(Turkey/UK/France - 1984; US release 1985)Directed by Jean-Marie Pallardy. Written by Edward John Francis. Cast: Robert Ginty, Fred Williamson, Belinda Mayne, Jess Hahn, Mirella Banti, Diana...
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On VOD: BECKY (2020)
BECKY(US - 2020)Directed by Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott. Written by Ruckus Skye, Lane Skye and Nick Morris. Cast: Lulu Wilson, Kevin James, Joel McHale, Amanda Brugel, Robert Maillet, Ryan...
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On Netflix: THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME (2020)
THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME(US - 2020)Directed by Olivier Megaton. Written by Karl Gajdusek. Cast: Edgar Ramirez, Michael Carmen Pitt, Anna Brewster, Sharlto Copley, Patrick Bergin, Brandon Auret,...
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Retro Review: TEN LITTLE INDIANS (1989)
TEN LITTLE INDIANS(US - 1989)Directed by Alan Birkinshaw. Written by Jackson Hunsicker and Gerry O'Hara. Cast: Donald Pleasence, Brenda Vaccaro, Frank Stallone, Herbert Lom, Paul L. Smith, Moira...
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On Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS (2020) and 1BR (2020)
WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS(US/UK - 2020)Oh, horror hipsters. Will you ever not be the easiest lays in fandom? It was a foregone conclusion that a retro '80s Satanic Panic-themed heavy metal fright flick...
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On Netflix: DA 5 BLOODS (2020)
DA 5 BLOODS(US - 2020)Directed by Spike Lee. Written by Danny Bilson, Paul DeMeo, Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee. Cast: Delroy Lindo, Jonathan Majors, Clarke Peters, Norm Lewis, Isiah Whitlock Jr,...
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On Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: SNIPER: ASSASSIN'S END (2020) and GREED (2020)
SNIPER: ASSASSIN'S END(US - 2020)With the release of the eighth (!) film in the SNIPER franchise (not counting a fake one starring Steven Seagal), I realized I somehow missed the seventh, 2017's...
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On Amazon Prime: 7500 (2020)
7500(Germany/Austria/US/France - 2020)Directed by Patrick Vollrath. Written by Patrick Vollrath and Senad Halibasic. Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Omid Memar, Aylin Tezel, Carlo Kitzlinger, Murathan...
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On Netflix: WASP NETWORK (2020)
WASP NETWORK(France/Spain/Belgium - 2020)Written and directed by Olivier Assayas. Cast: Penelope Cruz, Edgar Ramirez, Gael Garcia Bernal, Ana de Armas, Wagner Moura, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Tony Plana,...
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On Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS (2020) and PORTRAIT OF A LADY...
THE GHOST OF PETER SELLERS(Cyprus/UK - 2020)Peter Sellers (1925-1980) was renowned as a gifted comedic genius, but it was also no secret that he was notoriously difficult on a movie set. His behavior...
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On Blu-ray/DVD/VOD: FORCE OF NATURE (2020) and THE LEGION (2020)
FORCE OF NATURE(US - 2020)There'll no doubt be a knee-jerk, cancel-culture reaction among some to trash FORCE OF NATURE sight unseen just because they object to Mel Gibson being employed. But if you...
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Retro Review: CARAVANS (1978)
CARAVANS(US/Iran - 1978)Directed by James Fargo. Written by Nancy Voyles Crawford, Thomas A. McMahon and Lorraine Williams. Cast: Anthony Quinn, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Sarrazin, Behrooz Vosoughi,...
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On VOD: THE OUTPOST (2020)
THE OUTPOST(US - 2020)Directed by Rod Lurie. Written by Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson. Cast: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Milo Gibson, Jacob Scipio,...
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Retro Review: BODY AND SOUL (1981)
BODY AND SOUL(US - 1981)Directed by George Bowers. Written by Leon Isaac Kennedy. Cast: Leon Isaac Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, Peter Lawford, Michael V. Gazzo, Perry Lang, Kim Hamilton,...
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Retro Review: AMERICAN RICKSHAW (1989)
AMERICAN RICKSHAWaka AMERICAN TIGER(Italy - 1989; US release 1991)Directed by Martin Dolman (Sergio Martino). Written by Sauro Scavolini, Roberto Leoni and Maria Perrone Capano. Cast: Mitch Gaylord,...
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Retro Review: DREAM DEMON (1988)
DREAM DEMON(UK - 1988; US release 1993)Directed by Harley Cokliss. Written by Christopher Wicking, Harley Cokliss and Catherine de Pury. Cast: Kathleen Wilhoite, Jemma Redgrave, Timothy Spall, Jimmy...
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On VOD: RELIC (2020)
RELIC(US/Australia - 2020)Directed by Natalie Erika James. Written by Natalie Erika James and Christian White. Cast: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Catherine Glavicic,...
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