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Film Review: Ichi the Killer (2001)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Filmmaker Takashi Miike takes inspiration from Hideo Yamamoto’s manga, Koroshiya 1, to tell this bloody and bleak tale about the Japanese yakuza. Blond-coiffed Kakihara’s “mentor in crime” disappears, and Kakihara vows to find out who’s responsible. He’s also on the lookout for Ichi, a sadistic killer who may be able to inflict the level of pain …

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Arrow Video US – March 2018 Release Schedule

New from Arrow Video US and Arrow Academy US   DONNIE DARKO [Blu-ray+ DVD] (3/6) THE CAT O’ NINE TAILS – LIMITED EDITION [Blu-ray + DVD] (3/6) THE CRAZIES [Blu-ray] (3/13) SEASON OF THE WITCH [Blu-ray] (3/13) THERE’S ALWAYS VANILLA [Blu-ray] (3/13) KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE [Blu-ray] (3/27) ROBERT ALTMAN’S IMAGES [Blu-ray] (3/20) SACHA GUITRY: FOUR FILMS 1936-1938 LIMITED EDITION [Blu-ray + DVD] (3/27) ERIK THE CONQUEROR (Original Motion …

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FANTASM presents #2: Linnea Quigley NOW ON PRE-SALE

FANTASM presents – FANTASM Media‘s specialty line of licensed film and pop culture magazines – is excited to dedicate its second issue entirely to the First Lady of Indie Fright and the Queen Bee of the B’s…Lady Linnea Quigley! From her early days in cheeky flicks like Charles Band’s Fairy Tales to her memorable appearances in movies like Silent Night, Deadly Night to her iconic …

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Film Review: The Dorm That Dripped Blood (Pranks) (1982)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: On the eve of Christmas vacation, a college dormitory stands condemned… the dark halls now vacant, and unsafe. Student Joanne Murray and her close friends volunteer to help close down the building, unaware a psychopathic lunatic is hiding in the shadows. As the students disappear one by one, Joanne discovers the horrifying reality that if she …

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Film Review: The Dinner Party (2009)

Rate this Film SYNOPSIS: Conflicting fates collide in this dark psychological thriller from Canberra, Australia, when an unstable woman (Lara Cox) plots an evening to remember where the invited guests of her soiree are not guaranteed to leave the table alive. Tensions mount as the true nature of the gathering becomes frighteningly clear to those at the table, and what …

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Film Review: Hangman (2015)

SYNOPSIS: The Millers return home after a vacation and discover that their home was robbed. After the mess is cleaned up, they have no idea that their nightmare has just begun. REVIEW: Sometimes one little twist is enough to make a mediocre experience feel like something far more important. I remember the first time I’ve watched Maniac (the remake, 2012). …

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Film Review: Conquest Of Space (1955)

SYNOPSIS: “A team of American astronauts leave their space station on the first mission to Mars, but the captain’s religious beliefs may get in the way.” (thanks to IMDB for that elaborate synopsis) REVIEW: Hungarian-born filmmaker George Pal became an American citizen after emigrating from Europe. For seven consecutive years his short animations were nominated for Academy Awards and he …

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Film Review: ATM (short film) (2015)

SYNOPSIS: Short Film by Gigglyboy called “The ATM”. REVIEW: I gots some more short films for you, folks! Today we have THE ATM, an animated short from gigglyboy.com. GigglyBoy appears to be a website where a collective of computer animators create short clips of surrealism and entertainment. This film features music by a hip-hop artist called Tunsi.

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Film Review: FilmGore (1983)

SYNOPSIS: A bloody collection of film clips from many of the most violent films ever made. Driller killers, Plasmatic Perverts and Sadistic Slashers are just a few of the disturbed individuals starring in this morbid collage. REVIEW: In what feels like a throwback to the video store days, when we judged the VHS tapes almost solely on their covers (and …

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Film Review: Shark Lake (2015)

SYNOPSIS: When a shark is accidentally released into a the lake at the quiet town of Lake Tahoe, it’s up to an overzealous cop who ignores the law, her love interest and aging exotic animal dealer to stop the shark before the body counts rises further. (source: me) REVIEW: Shark Lake is a poorly written, directed, CGI-ed and acted attempt …

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