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Deadline

Deadline

You know how sometimes you just want to be alone?  Like after your looney ex-boyfriend accuses you of cheating, tries to drown you in the tub, causes you to...

Jennifer
Vamps (2012)

Vamps (2012)

It’s always weird when a movie full of A-listers (or once A-listers) is given a half-hearted theatrical release and then winds up on DVD. I’m always left scratching my...

Linda
House of Dark Shadows (1970)

House of Dark Shadows (1970)

Anyone who sat down to watch Tim Burton’s recent adaptation of Dark Shadows without having seen the show was probably a bit jarred by its slow pace and meandering...

Jennifer
Night Of Dark Shadows (1971)

Night Of Dark Shadows (1971)

It’s a confusing thing to move to an old family mansion with your new wife, only to discover that you’re the reincarnated version of one of your ancestors. It’s...

Jennifer
Bait 3D

Bait 3D

Now, before you can say, “Wait… what?”, here’s the plot: A tsunami hits an idyllic Australian beach town, flooding a supermarket, and trapping customers, employees, and (yes!) a couple...

Linda
Chained (2012)

Chained (2012)

From the very first scene, we are dropped into a nightmare as a boy and his mother (Julia Ormond) fall victim to Bob, a deranged taxi driver played by...

Jennifer
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

We meet Baby Jane as a ringleted child star, who is a cutesy song-and-dance toast of the vaudeville circuit. She is so popular, she even has creepy life-sized dolls...

Linda
The Barrens (2012)

The Barrens (2012)

There are times in life when taking a family camping trip in the middle of nowhere is simply a bad idea. For example, if you haven’t been feeling well...

Jennifer
Prometheus

Prometheus

I remember hearing some quote a decade or so ago where Robert Plant said that Led Zeppelin should never reunite, because after all that time they’d basically be a...

Linda
Deadly Friend (1986)

Deadly Friend (1986)

In my humble opinion, Deadly Friend is the ultimate late-night movie. Seriously, how can you go wrong with a Wes Craven film starring Matthew Labyorteaux (Albert from Little House!),...

Jennifer
Altered States

Altered States

When I was a kid, I remember seeing Altered States with my brother, probably on TV. We had no idea what it was really about, except it was thrilling...

Linda
Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke no kôfuku)

Happiness of the Katakuris (Katakuri-ke no kôfuku)

Director Miike Takashi is one busy man. Churning out seven movies in 2001 alone, he certainly doesn’t let genre limitations control what films he makes. Known best in these...

Linda