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The Troubles, The Commitments, and The Criterion Collection
The 80s and 90s seemed, from an outward looking perspective, to be dominated by the ongoing conflict between the IRA (Irish Republican Army, used here as a catch-all for the differ…
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That’s No Dog: A Re-Examination of The Thing 2011 And The Future Remake
John Carpenter's The Thing was not a critical or commercial success when it was originally released in 1982. It was only after repeated showings on pay cable channels and VHS that …
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Vivarium And The Suburban Nightmare
(Your new home comes with some spoilers) Lorcan Finnegan's Vivarium isn't going to please everyone. Audiences, by and large, like movies that ask questions. Would we still be talki…
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Pitch Black Awakens From Cryo Sleep On Arrow Video
(It's a twenty-year-old movie so forgive us for not warning you of the spoilers ahead) The Fast and the Furious franchise has made more than $5 billion dollars at the worldwide box…
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Attack of the Unknown Invades VOD In August
(There's spoiler falling from the sky) Mahal Empire Productions, the production company behind Bus Party to Hell and Art of the Dead, is at it again. This time the threat isn't fro…
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Why Don’t You Just Die! A Russian Tale Of Revenge And Betrayal
(There’s spoilers in these walls) It’s a story as old as the hills: Boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl convinces boy to murder her father who she accuses of raping h…
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Laurel and Hardy: The Definitive Restoration Review
If you’re anything like me your knowledge of Laurel and Hardy is rudimentary at best (Hardy is the stout guy and Laurel always plays with his hair, right?). You may have seen Babes…
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Aniara, Science Fiction Five Million Years In The Making
(WATCH OUT. THERE’S SPOILERS FLOATING OUT THERE) Some people have made the argument that we’re in, or have gone through depending on who you ask, a new golden age of television. Ot…
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On The Water Front with The National Film Registry Part I
On the Waterfront is arguably one of the greatest movies ever committed to film. It won eight of the twelve Oscars it was nominated for at the 1955 Academy Awards. The movie and it…
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Superman Flies High On The National Film Registry
SUPERMAN
Decades before CGI filled extravaganzas, before connected universes, and billion dollar box office returns Richard Donner made us believe a man could fly. Superman flew o…