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Movies Till Dawn: Summer Shockers
“The Columnist” (2019, Film Movement) Writer Katja Herbers takes a direct approach to the ceaseless toxic spew issuing from anonymous male posters about her column: she tracks them down and murders them in increasingly gruesome ways. The blackly amusing conceit … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: With/Without a Backwards Glance
“The Wild Life” (1984, Kino Lorber) Wasted days and wasted nights with three boys (Eric Stoltz, Chris Penn, and Ilan-Mitchell Smith) navigating the suburban jungles of Los Angeles. Minor retread of co-director-writer-producer Cameron Crowe and co-director Art Linson‘s “Fast Times … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Film Movement, Fun City Editions, Kino Lorber, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Crime and Punishment, USA
“Positive I.D.” (1987, Kino Lorber) Emotionally pulverized and withdrawn from her family after a sexual assault, Stephanie Rascoe finds a mix of release and revenge in a loophole law that allows her to assume a different identity and pursue her … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Sleigh Bells Ring for the Saturday Morning Strange
“The Lake Michigan Monster” (2018, Arrow Films) A hapless sea captain (Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, who also wrote and directed the film) and his equally inept crew take to the waters of Lake Michigan to destroy the creature that killed … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Academy, Arrow Video, Kino Lorber, MVD Visuals, The Film Detective, Unearthed Classics, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: The World is a Monster (Halloween 2020, Part 6)
“The Dead Center” (2018, Arrow Video) Psychiatrist Shane Carruth and medical examiner Bill Feehely are pulled into the orbit of an apparent suicide victim (Jeremy Childs) who revives in the morgue with no memory of his death and the ability … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Films, Cleopatra Entertainment, MVD Rewind Collection, Severin Films, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: The World is a Monster (Halloween 2020, Part 3)
“The Deeper You Dig” (2019, Arrow Video) The deck is already stacked against loner Kurt (John Adams) – he’s accidentally killed teenager Echo (Zelda Adams), and despite many attempts, can’t seem to dispose of her body – when he discovers … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Film Movement, Kino Lorber, Severin Films, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Thrills and Chills for a Long, Hot Weekend
“Promare” (2019, Shout! Factory/GKids) In the future, a section of humanity will be branded as terrorists for their ability to produce spontaneous and destructive combustion, but a young and brash member of a firefighting rescue team discovers that their intentions … Continue reading
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Tagged AMC, GKids, Kino Lorber, Lionsgate Home Entertainment, MVD Marquee Collection, shout factory, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Even More Spookshows for Shut-Ins
“Zombie For Sale” (2019, Arrow Films) The discovery of a zombie whose bite leaves the victim feeling rejuvenated provides a family of rural eccentrics with what they believe a get-rich-quick scheme. Amusing South Korean horror-comedy eschews the usual veins tapped … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Films, IFC Midnight, Kino Lorber, RLJE Films, VCI Entertaiment, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Somewhere Else
“Bacurau” (2019, Kino Lorber) Faced with extinction on two fronts – starvation, addiction and neglect by the government, and “Most Dangerous Game”-style slaughter by wealthy Western tourists (led by Udo Kier) – the residents of a remote Brazilian village turn … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Academy, Arrow Video, Film Movement, IndiePix, Kino Lorber, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Things Are Scary All Over
“The Hunt” (2020, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment) Conservatives – a mixed bag of middle America types, conspiracy nuts and one tough vet, played by Betty Gilpin – are hunted for sport by an elite cadre of wealthy liberals before turning … Continue reading
