1974’s Black Christmas is considered a classic, especially due to the fact that so many of it’s tropes have been lifted by films that succeeded it.
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October 2011
‘The Age of Movies: Selected Writings of Pauline Kael’ collects some of the impassioned New Yorker critic’s best writing — essay-length diatribes on specific movies and trends.
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‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ has been re-issued on home video again, this time in a three-Disc 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition. Is it worth it?
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In the 17th installment of our bi-weekly movie-themed comic strip, Chicken takes Egg to dinner in a spoof of a divisive thriller. Which is it?
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That wild beast Warren Cantrell celebrates the best zombie killers in the history of cinema in this new Top 10 list!
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John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ was derided by critics when it came out in 1982 but is now rightly considered somewhat of a horror classic. Here’s why.
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Two of the best movies of the year are out on Blu-ray and DVD this week, and although each explores the human condition, they couldn’t be farther from each other in approach.
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Two very different kinds of wars are profiled in this Blu-ray review of an old classic and a new movie that’s sure to become one.
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If you want a toe-tapping, boot-scooting Saturday night or Sunday afternoon fun–‘Footloose’ 2011 is your movie. Sorry, Kevin Bacon, but it’s the truth.
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Great care has been taken to not fill ‘The Thing’ remake/prequel thingie full of lame, jittery camera angles and a faster-than-necessary pace, which is nice. But is it too generic?
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‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ is a great book for list-obsessed movie fans who want to argue about what’s there and what’s not, as well as discovering new films to watch.
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Roman Polanski and Jean Cocteau are featured in this review of two of Criterion’s new Blu-ray issues of weird, weird films.
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In The Scene-Stealers Podcast #37, Trevan and Eric catch up after two weeks off by talking about “Moneyball,” “50/50,” “Cave of Forgotten Dreams” and “Real Steel.”
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Did you own a replica Michael Jackson Glitter glove? Or were you more the leggings and Lycra type? In honor of this week’s remake release Footloose, we are moonwalking back to the well to visit our favorites for the Top 10 Cheesiest Dance Flicks.
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Real Steel is a glossy, soulless piece of junk that wants you to cheer along, but it doesn’t earn one ounce of real anything.
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