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After descending through a thick fog in Antarctica and landing a damaged helicopter in a crater where the temperature is 91 degrees, one of the characters in The Land Unknown (1957) asks, “Can you tell where we got hit?” Since the movie was recorded on a Saturday night, Svengoolie interrupts to answer, “Yeah, in the
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When the Video Warehouse in Chanute, Kansas, was one of the locations I managed in the 1990s, I distinctly remember two movies we could not keep on the shelf. These were not blockbuster titles by any means, so it was always odd for me at the time when someone asked about Embrace of the Vampire
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Great idea; poor execution. What could go wrong with a film about teenagers making prank phone calls and accidentally telling an actual murderer, “I saw what you did, and I know who you are?” Unfortunately, in the screenplay for the movie, I Saw What You Did (1965), enough goes wrong that I didn’t really like
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Night of the Creeps (1986) starts strong. In glorious black and white, an alien (“that experiment”) escapes its spaceship and crashes on Earth near “Sorority Row,” circa 1959. At a nearby make-out spot, Johnny (Ken Heron) and Pam (Alice Cadogan) witness the crash and investigate. Meanwhile, the radio reports that a criminally insane man has
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There’s not much I feel like I can write about Chopping Mall (1986.) My instinct is to say it’s just good, dumb fun. But you know what? It’s not really dumb at all. For a movie about robot security guards at a mall that are called “Protectors,” and that a character says look like the
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If I’m not careful, it would be all too easy to cross to the dark side with my comments about Jaws of Satan (1981.) Let’s be clear up front: despite all its flaws, I really did enjoy it. It’s one of those movies where the flaws are what make it interesting and set it apart
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For years, I’ve tried to watch The Omega Man (1971) and haven’t been able to get through it. I thought it was slow… I kept dozing… I was distracted… For whatever reason each time, I was unable to finish it. I’m not a quitter, though, and the umpteenth time is a charm because I not
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Mike Hodges has directed only 10 feature films in a career that began for him in 1971 with Get Carter. This includes being uncredited for his scenes in Damien: Omen II (1978) that remain in the movie after he was fired over “creative differences.” Stanley Kubrick admired him, and Terrence Malick wrote to him to
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When I think of Michael Curtiz, I automatically associate him with Casablanca (1942.) I forget the number of classic horror films he directed, starting with this one, The Mad Genius (1931.) With nearly 179 credits (according to IMDb) in his 50+-year career, it’s not surprising that he made movies of all genres. I forget this,
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At some point during my years, I developed an unexplained aversion to watching The Honeymoon Killers (1970.) Who knows, then, what finally triggered me to watch it. Whoever or whatever pulled that trigger, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Considering that it originated by unconventional means and was made during a somewhat
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