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Film Review: Mitchell (1975)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A tough, slobby, honest cop tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a corrupt businessman who murdered a burglar, even if it costs him his life. This obscure film became infamous after Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) riffed on it. REVIEW: This particular descent into badness holds not only the distinction of being on one …

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Film Review: Warriors of the Lost World (1984)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: A nomad mercenary on a high-tech motorcycle helps bring about the downfall of the evil Orwellian government, the Omega. REVIEW: Italian filmmakers in the ‘70s and ‘80s became infamous for cranking out films that were rip-offs of other more popular flicks. This is actually fairly well known. As soon as a genre became popular, they were …

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Film Review: Winner Tapes All: The Henderson Brothers Story (2016)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: The story of Michael and Richard Henderson, two stepbrothers from West Virginia who saw an opportunity in the burgeoning VHS market in the 1980s and made their own backyard horror movies, “The Curse of Stabberman” and “Cannibal Swim Club.” REVIEW: One of the things I find sad is the loss of the mom and pop video …

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Film Review: She (1984)

Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic world, She aids two brothers’ quest to rescue their kidnapped sister. Along the way, they battle weird creatures before standing against the odds to defeat the evil Norks. REVIEW: The movie She takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where mankind seems to have regressed to a quasi-medieval existence. While some modern apparel and …

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