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Movies Till Dawn: More Spookshows for Shut-Ins
“Tigers are Not Afraid” (2017, RLJE Films) For young Estrella (Paola Lara), orphaned in her unnamed Mexican hometown after her mother’s disappearance, death is not only a constant but tangible presence that takes many forms, from gun-toting cartel members to … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: The Maltese Shut-In (Thrillers for Housebound Crime-Stoppers)
“The Lineup” (1958, Mill Creek Entertainmentt) Pitiless mob hitmen Eli Wallach and Robert Keith and their dipsomaniac driver (Richard Jaeckel) prowl San Francisco in search of tourists who have unwittingly smuggled heroin from Hong Kong, with cops Warner Anderson and … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Almost Weirder Than Now
“VFW” (2019, Image Entertainment) A gaggle of soused, AARP-age vets hold the line at the titular watering hole when a druglord and his zombified army lay siege to the joint in an attempt to retrieve stolen stash. Joe Begos‘ ultra-violent … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Spookshows for Shut-Ins
“Come to Daddy” (2019, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) Neurotic LA hipster Elijah Wood travels to Oregon at the behest of his long-absent father (the great Canadian character actor Stephen McHattie), but the visit quickly turns from awkward to terrifying when various … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Secret Rites of the Saturday Morning Strange
“The Peanut Butter Solution” (Severin Kids, 1985) A chance encounter with wo ghosts renders young Michael Mackay completely bald; the same said spirits attempt to rectify the situation with magical glop, comprised largely of peanut butter, which causes him to … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Mondo Macabro, Santa Rosa, Severin, Severin Kids, sherman oaks, Van Nuys, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Hell Comes to the Saturday Morning Strange
“House By the Cemetery” (Blue Underground, 1981) Despite constant admonitions from a young girl that only he can see, towheaded Bob (Giovanni Frezza) and his parents (Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco) not only remain in the Creepy Old New England … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Underground, Mill Creek Entertainment, Mondo Macabro, shout factory, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: Dr. Caligari’s Cabinet of Horrors (Halloween 2019, Part 2)
“Anna and the Apocalypse” (2018, Cinedigm) High schooler Ella Hunt discovers that the only thing worse than unrequited romance or stubborn parents is a zombie outbreak. Director John McPhail‘s mix of living dead horror and teen musical never quite gels … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Cinedigm, IndiePix, Severin Films, shout factory, VInegar Syndrome
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Movies Till Dawn: A Slew of Saturday Morning Strange
“Boom!” (1968, Shout! Select) Wealthy, pill-popping Sissy Goforth (Elizabeth Taylor) is interrupted in her task of writing her memoirs at her sprawling Italian villa by Christopher Flanders (Richard Burton), a struggling poet/artist who may or may not also be the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arrow Video, Severin Films, shout factory, VInegar Syndrome, Warner Archives Collection
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Movies Till Dawn: The Tough Ones, Part II
“The Harder They Come” (1973, Shout! Select) Jimmy Cliff turns outlaw and self-styled folk hero when his dreams of becoming a reggae singer are met with corruption from the Kingston music industry and brutality at the hands of the police. … Continue reading
Movies Till Dawn: Under the Radar 3 (Even More Rarely Seen, Forgotten or Hard to Find)
“High Life” (2018, Lionsgate Home Entertainment) A spaceship heads for a black hole, while on board, its crew of convicted criminals – including Robert Pattinson – are subjected to reproduction experiments by glam mad scientist Juliette Binoche. That’s a linear … Continue reading
