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The Eagle (2011)
Sword and sandal movies have not been popular since the 1950s despite the anomaly that was Gladiator .  However, everyone loves a good myste...
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February 13, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Centurion (2010)
Time for a bit of a history legend despite the fact that Centurion , like most movies set during the Roman Empire, plays fast and loose with...
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February 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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Black Adam (2022)
As the DC Cinematic Universe circled the drain Warner Bros. desperately tried to get audiences to come back.  As they did it became more and...
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February 12, 2026 at 4:11 AM
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Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters (1970)
I don't think it's easy for an audience not familiar with exactly what a big deal masked wrestler El Santo was to understand why he could be...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Dark Match (2024)
I am not a professional wrestling fan.  Nor am I fan of wrestling in any form.  I understand it's silly entertainment for many, and it's not...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)
What sets the Millennium Era of Godzilla films apart from the preceding ones is that there was no set story.  Godzilla 2000: Millennium had...
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February 4, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Tarantula (1955)
Most people know about the 1955 creature feature Tarantula from the line in "Science Fiction/Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture S...
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January 30, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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The Spider (1958)
Along with such directors as William Castle and Roger Corman there was Bert I. Gordon.  Castle loved his gimmicks, Corman loved making money...
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January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Weapons (2025)
There are too many films that become a major sensation that I watch in hope that I get the thrill I used to get when it felt like every majo...
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January 29, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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Spiral (1998)
Most people are aware of Ring 2 , the rather disappointing sequel to 1998's Ringu .  It was a bit of a mess, going off in numerous direction...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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“Ralph E. White”. Original art by me.
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 AM
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“The House We Used to Live In”. Original art by me.
January 22, 2026 at 4:51 AM
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Ring 2 (1999)
Ring 2 is the official sequel to Ringu , the 1998 adaptation of Kôji Suzuki's novel of the same name.  It wasn't the first, with the origina...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:34 AM
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El vampiro negro (1953)
M is one of the most influential movies ever made.  Released in Germany in 1931 as the Nazis were slowly gaining more and more control, it i...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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The Wicker Man (1973)
Unfortunately, when one mentions The Wicker Man , many think of the viral clip of Nicholas Cage yelling about bees in the remake rather than...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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The City of the Dead (1960)
The City of the Dead , also known by its more lurid U.S. title Horror Hotel , was the first production for the British Studio Vulcan Picture...
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January 15, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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1408 (2007)
Not all movies hit the same for all people.  1408 , for instance, was a much-talked-about film when it came out in 2007, right in the middle...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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The Exterminating Angel (1962)
Luis Buñuel is a director pretty much everyone has some familiarity with.  For students of surreal cinema (and fans of Pixies) there is Un c...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
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In a Violent Nature (2024)
In a Violent Nature is inspired by the classic slasher films but comes at the genre from a literally different angle.  The only movie I can ...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
If any attempt to bring a comic book franchise to the big screen was cursed it has to be The Fantastic Four .  Jack Kirby's tale of a Reed R...
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January 7, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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A Simple Plan (1998)
There are rare times when a movie is better than the book.  So rare that I am going to be one of the minority on this as there are quite a f...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:41 AM
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Intruder (1989)
Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell get a lot of the credit, but, besides Raimi's brothers Ivan and Ted, there was another person responsible for b...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
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Two of Sadness and One of Return
Two of Sadness and One of Return I When we first met Beneath a turbulent sky With silver rays breaking through And caressing a restless sea The nightwatchmen slept Dreaming of brighter days That would...
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Nobody 2 (2025)
Nobody was one of the more surprising movies I've seen.  It does owe a lot to John Wick , something I noticed once I had a chance to go thr...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Creepshow was a resounding success for George A. Romero and Stephen King, so much so that a second movie was made in 1987.  It wasn't as go...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM