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They Bite!
This week I'm doing something way overdue, a post on my love of the Critters franchise. When I was a kid, I definitely favoured Critters over Gremlins. The latter was fine enough, but even as a kid I...
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It Came From The Archives 28.1!
Way back in 2014, I did a series of posts (click here for the backstory) about the old Blockbuster rental sleeves I liberated from my old store when they started getting rid of all their old stock to...
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It Came From The Archives 28.2!
Today I continue posting the old Blockbuster rental inserts I recently found in my parent's basement. Moving on from the supernatural, it's time to look in on their Drive-In Horror offerings. Join me,...
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It Came From The Archives 28.3!
Welcome back to this ongoing trip back in time to the early nineties when Blockbuster reigned supreme. You know, looking through all these old titles it surprises me how many I haven't seen. I mean, I...
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It Came From The Archives 28.4!
So I mentioned before, when it came to movies (excluding docs and the kids section which was its own separate ring of hell in the corner by the beanbag chairs) Blockbuster only saw the world in three...
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It Came From The Archives 28.5!
One of Blockbuster's most nefarious edicts was its internally mandated views on censorship. In Canada at least, Big Blue did not deal in unrated versions of movies. We got “Rated” titles which were cut...
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It Came From The Archives 28.6!
During the early eighties, just before Arnie and Sly became superstars, my favourite action star was Chuck Norris. When we got First Choice, it was flooded with his movies, so I cut my teeth very early...
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Jumbo Lives!
I didn't believe it when a friend of mine recently told me he saw a Jumbo Video while passing through Belleville, Ontario last month. I had to see for myself so on my way to Fantasia, I pulled off the...
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Horror Express Montreal!
One of the highlights of this year's trip to Fantasia was partaking in the sophomore voyage of The Horror Express. Created by author and cinephile Kier-La Janisse, this wonderful venture began last...
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R.I.P. Rutger Hauer 1944-2019
I was saddened to hear about the passing of inimitable actor Rutger Hauer last week in the Netherlands. He was 75. Although he was best known for his portrayal of vigilante replicant Roy Batty in...
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The Adventures of Harley & Dick.
With the passing of the great Rutger Hauer, I fished out a VHS I’d actually been meaning to revisit for sometime – Tony Maylam’s Split Second from 1992.In futuristic (2008!) London, Det. Harley Stone...
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Shorts Fantasia 2019.
At Fantasia this year, I sadly didn't see any movies that knocked my socks off (my fault, I missed the ones that peeps were buzzing about after the fact) so I figured I'd rundown some short films you...
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Sleaze in the 6ix
This week's VHS is my recently acquired copy of 1983's American Nightmare. Eric (Lawrence Day) travels into the city's underbelly to find his missing sister.Hey, you know you've been doing this a long...
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Direct To Video.
I'll just leave this right here...I've got one word for Dustin Ferguson's new project, Direct to Video... SOLD!
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If You Go Out In The Sun Today...
This week's VHS is Harry Falk's 1989 TV movie High Desert Kill.Three men on a hunting trip in the desert encounter an unseen force that preys upon their weaknesses.This one's a bit of a strange beast,...
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The Deadliest Film Ever Made.
This Friday, I’m forgoing the usual VHS to do a rare post about a new release. I went to a screening of David Amito& Michael Laicini’s film Antrum this week and just had to throw down some thoughts...
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Full Moon Fever 2019
In preparation for an upcoming article for Delirium Magazine and also that I'm working the booth at Fan Expo, I brushed up on nineties Full Moon movies this week. By brushing up, I mean I somehow...
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