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Jonesing for Guns and Explosions? Black Ransom Has Enough to Go Around
Every so often I feel the need to selfishly indulge in a little Hong Kong action involving cops, heavily-armed gunmen, and a metric ton of snazzy explosions. And while Keung Kwok Man’s “Black Ransom”...
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Trailer for Chilean Action Flick Mandrill is Sauve, Sophisticated, and Very Campy
I honestly don’t know the first thing about Chilean cinema, so the trailer for writer/director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza’s 2009 action extravaganza “Mandrill” is my first exposure to what the country has to offer. The...
Read More »Several Snappy Images From Takashi Miike’s Upcoming Zebraman 2
I’m not sure if you’re aware of this juicy factoid or not, but cult Japanese director Takashi Miike’s 2004 superhero epic “Zebraman” is, without a doubt, one of my favorite action flicks of all...
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Sigourney Weaver Discusses Ghostbusters 3, Complete with Potential Spoilers
You gotta love celebrities and their notoriously loose lips. During a press junket for James Cameron’s risky cinematic venture “Avatar,” actress Sigourney Weaver was forced to deal with a number of questions regarding “Ghostbusters...
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Interrupt Black Dynamite’s Kung Fu Over and Over Again This February
Frankly, I expected Scott Sanders’ 2009 blaxploitation homage “Black Dynamite” to fail epically, much like its insanely sleazy indie counterpart “Black Devil Doll.” To my overwrought, unbridled surprise, the film was everything I’d hoped...
Read More »MTV’s Teen Wolf Series Continues to Move Forward. Insert Audible Sigh Here.
I know I shouldn’t pass judgment on a series before production has started, but I think it’s fairly safe to say that MTV’s upcoming “Teen Wolf” series is going to be, well, extremely interesting,...
Read More »The Kids in the Hall Return to Television with Death Comes to Town
When you wake up to find this sort of news nesting pleasantly in your Inbox, the day is already as sweet and tangy as it can possibly get. Much to my surprise, The Kids...
Read More »Harry Brown (2009) Movie Review
Daniel Barber’s stylish 2009 revenge thriller “Harry Brown” is built upon the foundation that it’s morally just for anyone over the age of sixty to exact their own unique brand of vigilante justice upon...
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Need a Little Gore with Your Eggnog? Treevenge Should Do the Trick
Call me crazy if you must, but watching violent, blood-soaked Christmas movies always helps stoke the tepid fires situated beneath the tender feet of my wonky holiday spirit. “Christmas Evil,” “Jack Frost,” “Jack Frost...
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Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports Rises to the Top of My Christmas List
It isn’t everyday that you stumble across a movie that features lots of heavily-armed individuals tracking Santa Claus through scenic snow-covered mountains. Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s upcoming horror/comedy “Rare Exports” boldly asks the question,...
Read More »Four Icky International Posters For Balaguero and Paco’s REC 2
If, like me, you can’t wait for someone to finally release Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza’s zombie outing “REC 2″ in the United States, there’s a very strong possibility you may be interested in...
Read More »Insanely Gory New Clip from Jon Harris’ The Descent: Part 2
As intense and brutally insane as the latest clip from “The Descent: Part 2″ may be, I’m still not completely sold on the idea of a sequel. Neil Marshall’s taut subterranean horror opus is,...
Read More »Spielberg Reportedly Backs Out of Upcoming Harvey Remake
Though it may come as a severe blow to those decidedly strange individuals who simply cannot get enough giant rabbit movies, rumors are circulating that legendary director Steven Spielberg has decided to abandon the...
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Silent Night, Zombie Night Trailer is Tastier Than Tainted Eggnog
Yes, director Sean Cain’s “Silent Night, Zombie Night” is yet another low-budget entry into the neverending onslaught of undead motion pictures, but at least it’s covering the genre from a slightly different angle. Considering...
Read More »Banlieue 13: Ultimatum Leaps Into the States this January
Stateside fans without an all-region DVD player, please take note: Director Patrick Alessandrin’s ambitious follow-up to Pierre Morel’s kinetic action flick “Banlieue 13″ (aka “District B13″) is currently scheduled to invade countless VOD services...
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Are You Ready for Freddy? New Images from Nightmare Remake Appear Online
It’s no secret that I’m a little hesitant to dip myself in unbridled excitement for Samuel Bayer’s upcoming remake of “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” due in part to the wild rumors that the...
Read More »Joel Schumacher’s Blood Creek Gives Us Nazis, Black Magic, and Lots of Blood
Nazi-related horror movies seem to be pretty popular at the moment. If you want Nazis and zombies, you can check out “Dead Snow.” If you’re more interested in a Nazi-centric slasher, “Final Solution” looks...
Read More »A Ton of Icky Stills from the Upcoming Splatterhouse Reboot
Back in the glory days of the Sega Genesis, I was all about “Splatterhouse.” The idea of playing a guy that resembled Jason Voorhees appealed directly to my horror-soaked brain, especially since the main...
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In Memorium (2005) Movie Review
Writer/director Amanda Gusack’s dramatic 2005 supernatural outing “In Memorium” has the unfortunate distinction of being mentioned in the same breathe as Oren Peli’s grossly overhyped indie hit “Paranormal Activity,” a fact which thrills her...
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