The first time I saw The Mist, I was floored…period. Not by the special effects. Not by the explanations near the end; clearly they were no more than…
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NEVER LET ME GO
People forced to live lives in shadowy fog. Their curiosity gnawing at them but their indoctrination still catching hold: don’t ask too many questions. We will tell you…
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THE PREMONITION
Note—-Not to be confused with the 2007 movie The Premonition starring Sandra Bullock or a 1972 movie of the same title written and directed by Alan Rudolph The…
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SLEEPY HOLLOW
I can’t say enough good things about Sleepy Hollow. And I only hope I can express how much I loved it…when I first saw it 25 years ago,…
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Kill Baby Kill
Some people have trouble resisting any movie they are told was ever banned. Even if they know the reason in advance and they doubt it’s justified. …
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The Devil’s Bath
Anja Plaschg—Austrian musician, a superb portrayal as Agnes Imagine yourself face to face with the devil as he smirks at you. He tells you; take a good look…
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THE THING (1982)
Many people know how this movie was overshadowed by the incredibly popular E.T. when it first came out. It was a box-office bomb for Universal Pictures. But gradually its reputation…
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FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED
Frankenstein Must be Destroyed was the next-to-last appearance of Peter Cushing as Baron Frankenstein. This movie does have its faults. Probably the most serious; you have virtually no…
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HORRROR OF DRACULA
Horror of Dracula was an eye-opener when it was first released (in 1957). In his great book of short reviewsThe Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, Michael Weldon calls it…
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK
The fury of a mother believing her son was stolen from her…later, left to die. Her endless search for justice—or maybe endless vengeance… going way past an-eye-for-an-eye. A young…
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WHITE ZOMBIE
There are some movies that bring out a wide range of opinions. Lots of people really like them. Lots really hate them. Plenty of people are scattered…
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28 DAYS LATER
It would be easy for zombie- movie fans to take this film lightly. To call it a combined rip-off of the Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Dead/Day…
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DEAD SILENCE
Dead Silence sets its aim high, especially for a recent movie. The filmmakers clearly wanted to tell an original story, not something re-hashed from bits and pieces of other…
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DUST DEVIL
Dust Devil comes from a long tradition of stories with basic plot elements in common. They share these things: Modern, well-educated people find themselves up against something straight…
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
In the uncertain days of 1968 a new, low-budget independently-made zombie movie was released. Reviewers (the few who bothered) mostly wrote it off as violent junk. It was soon…
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