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The Return of Captain Invincible begins with World War II-era newsreel footage of the eponymous super-powered hero (Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) in outrageous action, which sets the stage perfectly for the clever superhero deconstruction that follows… Before long we see the good Captain catching static during the McCarthy witch-hunt for red sympathizers, after which he vanishes from the public eye to become a drunk nomad in the wilds of Australia. Fast forward to the early 1980’s (and cue the disco take on the Theme From Peter Gunn) and we learn after two musical numbers… one comprised strictly of the word “bullshit”, and the other a jaunty gospel number which comes complete with it’s own band (which is odd since the scene in question takes place in a top-secret government war room) that a powerful hypno-ray has turned up missing, and those same official officials, including the President (Michael Pate) himself (the same cat responsible for those swingin’ songs mentioned
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This is gonna be a stone-cold bitch of a review to write, cats n’ creeps. Ya see, legendary genre filmmaker Larry Cohen’s (The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent, the It’s Alive series) God Told Me To, while bein’ a bone-a-fide classic in my book, contains elements so batshit bizarre that I would like nothin’ better than to flap my jaundiced jaws about every last one of ‘em, but that would do any GTMT virgins in the audience a Kong-sized disservice. All right, read on to see if I can pussyfoot through a potential mine-field of spoilers and still grab your interest enough to make you buy this damn thing! God Told Me To concerns the adventures of Peter (Tony Lo Bianco), a New York City detective who is all hot ‘n’ bothered by a series of brutal shootings, all of which contain a unifying element: the perpetrators simply say that god told them to commit the murder-foolery. As a special
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The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some
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Girls Night In Director Alison Roberto’s horror comedy Girls Night In takes a satirical stab as it takes into consideration The Bechdel Test, which, according to https://bechdeltest.com, “is a simple test [about films] which names the following three criteria: (1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man. ” This blast of a short film, with a clever screenplay by Landon LaRue, finds cautious, diabetic Becca (Jess Adams) and her outgoing friend Delaney (Skylar Benton) spending the evening over a bottle of what the latter insists is carb-free wine, when an intruder with deadly intentions invades the former’s home. As the girls attempt to shelter themselves in Becca’s bathroom and call 911 for help, the absurdity kicks in. Adams and Benton are obviously having a lot of fun in their roles. As with much satirical comedy, the humor is divisive, using elements that would not
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Master Sergeant Sam Harper (David Fralick) is burnt to a fuckin’ crisp by “friendly fire” in Kuwait, after which his remains are shipped back to his hometown of Twin Rivers. Receiving said remains is his sister Sally (Leslie Neale), a woman who admittedly runs cold on her sib (as do most seeing as how he was a bit of an asshole)… though her son Jody (Christopher Ogden) worships his deceased uncle Sam and hopes to follow his footsteps and become a soldier his own damn self. This of course would indicate that Jody actually has a future, which is becoming ever more unlikely as a group of teens have inadvertently resurrected Sam by burning a flag on his grave on the Fourth of July which begins his zombie kill spree… eventually dressed as the historical Uncle Sam! How will our pint-sized hero save the day and come to terms with the fact that his beloved uncle is a rather sizeable
Continue reading →
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Ol’ Divine (played by Divine, because no one else could honestly) is the gold star fucking standard when it comes to bein’ filthy… so much so in fact that she has been given the title of “Filthiest Person Alive”, so you know the shit she gets up to is filthier than filthy indeed. Divine is more than content to live the lifestyle in her homebase, namely a trailer located in the ass-end of god-knows-where; with her mother, Edie (Edith Massey), who really, REALLY digs eggs, her son, Crackers (Danny Mills), and her batshit pal, Cotton (Mary Vivian Pierce) … all just wallowing in the nasty. All can’t remain status quo for our outrageous heroine unfortunately, as before long Divine is challenged for her crown by a pair of out-of-town, proud as all hell sick fucks by the name of Raymond and Connie Marble (David Lochary and Mink Stole respectively) who run through a catalog of dirty deeds in pursuit of
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney+. As a Marvel fan, I’ve been waiting eagerly to see it, but I do have some thoughts. This time around, Doctor Strange, while trying to redeem himself by taking a kid under his wing, sets out to save the multiverse from the Scarlet Witch, aka Wanda, who has been turned evil by the book, The Dark Hold. While she is nasty as hell, killing hundreds of people, she’s out to find a universe where she can be with her sons, the ones she created in “Wanda Vision.” During our trip through multiple universes, we are introduced to several incarnations of Doctor Strange. One of the versions we meet is an undead Strange, and he’s fantastic. This movie has Sam Raimi all over it; you can not miss his style or flavor. Of course, what would a Rami film be without Bruce Campbell? Groovy ol’ Bruce makes a cameo,
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Nature can inspire, even the scary or unsettling of its creatures can be beautiful. The folks of COPPERTIST.WU has taken this to heart with their unique creations inspired by nature for you to wear or display for any occasion and I was lucky enough to get the chance to check out some of these unique products firsthand! I want to thank COPPERTIST.WU for the opportunity to review some of their eye-catching products! As you’ll probably notice right away from the above picture, the Ouroboros bracelet. This brass bracelet depicting a viper eating its own tail comes in either brass or sterling silver. Surprisingly it’s quite comfortable to wear and does not scrape up my skin as I feared it would, glad I was wrong! Keeping with the Ouroboros theme is the Keychain that looks a lot like the bracelet but is smaller so that you can put your special set of keys on it. Next up is the Rattlesnake Tail
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Frenzied filmmaker/musician Richard Elfman’s (The Forbidden Zone) Aliens, Clowns & Geeks concerns the adventures of Eddy Pine (played by Bodhi Elfman… wonder how he got the job), an out of work actor (ain’t they all folks, aint they all… ) that finds himself in possession of the key to the universe which gets shoved up his ass after a religious-level ménage-a-trois blows his brain (and the rest of him as well) across time and space. This makes him the prime target of a group of extra-terrestrial clowns led by Emperor Beezel-Chugg (played by the Austin Powers series’ Verne Troyer no less), and puts him in close contact with all manner of mayhem including some little green men from beyond the stars, a mad scientist (played by French Stewart, who never gets the credit he deserves as an actor… the dude always seems like he’s having the time of his life), and fuckin’ Norm from Cheers, who here plays a priest
Continue reading →
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After some patented ’50s era wise-assin’ and a trek through the desert, Steve March (John Agar) becomes possessed by an evil brain from outer space with bedroom eyes named Gor (voiced by Dale Tate and supplemented by non-stop War of the Worlds noises). At first Steve/Gor is just an animal abusing handsy creep, but before long he sets his sights higher and begins threatening the entire world with his evil machinations, all realized through the glory of that sweet, sweet stock footage. Thankfully a friendly-ass brain creature named Vol (also voiced by Tate) comes to earth and possesses Steve’s fiancé Sally’s (Joyce Meadows) dog, as one naturally would… and he’s determined to put an end to Gor’s bullshit, pronto! You read that deliriously daffy sinister synopsis up top, so you already know that The Brain From Planet Arous has a hell of a yarn to spin, and boy-fucking-howdy does it ever! Add in some groovy creature designs for our creepy
Continue reading →
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The Return of Captain Invincible begins with World War II-era newsreel footage of the eponymous super-powered hero (Academy Award winner Alan Arkin) in outrageous action, which sets the stage perfectly for the clever superhero deconstruction that follows… Before long we see the good Captain catching static during the McCarthy witch-hunt for red sympathizers, after which he vanishes from the public eye to become a drunk nomad in the wilds of Australia. Fast forward to the early 1980’s (and cue the disco take on the Theme From Peter Gunn) and we learn after two musical numbers… one comprised strictly of the word “bullshit”, and the other a jaunty gospel number which comes complete with it’s own band (which is odd since the scene in question takes place in a top-secret government war room) that a powerful hypno-ray has turned up missing, and those same official officials, including the President (Michael Pate) himself (the same cat responsible for those swingin’ songs mentioned
Continue reading →
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This is gonna be a stone-cold bitch of a review to write, cats n’ creeps. Ya see, legendary genre filmmaker Larry Cohen’s (The Stuff, Q: The Winged Serpent, the It’s Alive series) God Told Me To, while bein’ a bone-a-fide classic in my book, contains elements so batshit bizarre that I would like nothin’ better than to flap my jaundiced jaws about every last one of ‘em, but that would do any GTMT virgins in the audience a Kong-sized disservice. All right, read on to see if I can pussyfoot through a potential mine-field of spoilers and still grab your interest enough to make you buy this damn thing! God Told Me To concerns the adventures of Peter (Tony Lo Bianco), a New York City detective who is all hot ‘n’ bothered by a series of brutal shootings, all of which contain a unifying element: the perpetrators simply say that god told them to commit the murder-foolery. As a special
Continue reading →
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The Atomic Age (1945-1965) saw a big surge in horror films as the public enjoyed having their fears played with on the big screen or on the little screens that were now appearing in their homes. The influx of horror films saturating the market birthed the ever-loving B-movies, the kitschy nature and look of these films are what make them immortal which is why I love the hell out of them! But there’s only one issue, I want to be comfortable while watching them and I like a good blanket to snuggle in while watching a good horror. You may think that the perfect horror-watching blanket doesn’t exist… but you’re wrong! Let me introduce you to Retro-a-go-go! an online store specializing in Retro Kitsch! I want to make a big shoutout to Retro-a-go-go! for helping make this review possible! The title image of this review is featuring the Monster Movie Ads Throw Blanket which features ads and posters for some
Continue reading →
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Girls Night In Director Alison Roberto’s horror comedy Girls Night In takes a satirical stab as it takes into consideration The Bechdel Test, which, according to https://bechdeltest.com, “is a simple test [about films] which names the following three criteria: (1) it has to have at least two women in it, who (2) who talk to each other, about (3) something besides a man. ” This blast of a short film, with a clever screenplay by Landon LaRue, finds cautious, diabetic Becca (Jess Adams) and her outgoing friend Delaney (Skylar Benton) spending the evening over a bottle of what the latter insists is carb-free wine, when an intruder with deadly intentions invades the former’s home. As the girls attempt to shelter themselves in Becca’s bathroom and call 911 for help, the absurdity kicks in. Adams and Benton are obviously having a lot of fun in their roles. As with much satirical comedy, the humor is divisive, using elements that would not
Continue reading →
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Master Sergeant Sam Harper (David Fralick) is burnt to a fuckin’ crisp by “friendly fire” in Kuwait, after which his remains are shipped back to his hometown of Twin Rivers. Receiving said remains is his sister Sally (Leslie Neale), a woman who admittedly runs cold on her sib (as do most seeing as how he was a bit of an asshole)… though her son Jody (Christopher Ogden) worships his deceased uncle Sam and hopes to follow his footsteps and become a soldier his own damn self. This of course would indicate that Jody actually has a future, which is becoming ever more unlikely as a group of teens have inadvertently resurrected Sam by burning a flag on his grave on the Fourth of July which begins his zombie kill spree… eventually dressed as the historical Uncle Sam! How will our pint-sized hero save the day and come to terms with the fact that his beloved uncle is a rather sizeable
Continue reading →
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Ol’ Divine (played by Divine, because no one else could honestly) is the gold star fucking standard when it comes to bein’ filthy… so much so in fact that she has been given the title of “Filthiest Person Alive”, so you know the shit she gets up to is filthier than filthy indeed. Divine is more than content to live the lifestyle in her homebase, namely a trailer located in the ass-end of god-knows-where; with her mother, Edie (Edith Massey), who really, REALLY digs eggs, her son, Crackers (Danny Mills), and her batshit pal, Cotton (Mary Vivian Pierce) … all just wallowing in the nasty. All can’t remain status quo for our outrageous heroine unfortunately, as before long Divine is challenged for her crown by a pair of out-of-town, proud as all hell sick fucks by the name of Raymond and Connie Marble (David Lochary and Mink Stole respectively) who run through a catalog of dirty deeds in pursuit of
Continue reading →
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney+. As a Marvel fan, I’ve been waiting eagerly to see it, but I do have some thoughts. This time around, Doctor Strange, while trying to redeem himself by taking a kid under his wing, sets out to save the multiverse from the Scarlet Witch, aka Wanda, who has been turned evil by the book, The Dark Hold. While she is nasty as hell, killing hundreds of people, she’s out to find a universe where she can be with her sons, the ones she created in “Wanda Vision.” During our trip through multiple universes, we are introduced to several incarnations of Doctor Strange. One of the versions we meet is an undead Strange, and he’s fantastic. This movie has Sam Raimi all over it; you can not miss his style or flavor. Of course, what would a Rami film be without Bruce Campbell? Groovy ol’ Bruce makes a cameo,
Continue reading →
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Nature can inspire, even the scary or unsettling of its creatures can be beautiful. The folks of COPPERTIST.WU has taken this to heart with their unique creations inspired by nature for you to wear or display for any occasion and I was lucky enough to get the chance to check out some of these unique products firsthand! I want to thank COPPERTIST.WU for the opportunity to review some of their eye-catching products! As you’ll probably notice right away from the above picture, the Ouroboros bracelet. This brass bracelet depicting a viper eating its own tail comes in either brass or sterling silver. Surprisingly it’s quite comfortable to wear and does not scrape up my skin as I feared it would, glad I was wrong! Keeping with the Ouroboros theme is the Keychain that looks a lot like the bracelet but is smaller so that you can put your special set of keys on it. Next up is the Rattlesnake Tail
Continue reading →
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Frenzied filmmaker/musician Richard Elfman’s (The Forbidden Zone) Aliens, Clowns & Geeks concerns the adventures of Eddy Pine (played by Bodhi Elfman… wonder how he got the job), an out of work actor (ain’t they all folks, aint they all… ) that finds himself in possession of the key to the universe which gets shoved up his ass after a religious-level ménage-a-trois blows his brain (and the rest of him as well) across time and space. This makes him the prime target of a group of extra-terrestrial clowns led by Emperor Beezel-Chugg (played by the Austin Powers series’ Verne Troyer no less), and puts him in close contact with all manner of mayhem including some little green men from beyond the stars, a mad scientist (played by French Stewart, who never gets the credit he deserves as an actor… the dude always seems like he’s having the time of his life), and fuckin’ Norm from Cheers, who here plays a priest
Continue reading →
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After some patented ’50s era wise-assin’ and a trek through the desert, Steve March (John Agar) becomes possessed by an evil brain from outer space with bedroom eyes named Gor (voiced by Dale Tate and supplemented by non-stop War of the Worlds noises). At first Steve/Gor is just an animal abusing handsy creep, but before long he sets his sights higher and begins threatening the entire world with his evil machinations, all realized through the glory of that sweet, sweet stock footage. Thankfully a friendly-ass brain creature named Vol (also voiced by Tate) comes to earth and possesses Steve’s fiancé Sally’s (Joyce Meadows) dog, as one naturally would… and he’s determined to put an end to Gor’s bullshit, pronto! You read that deliriously daffy sinister synopsis up top, so you already know that The Brain From Planet Arous has a hell of a yarn to spin, and boy-fucking-howdy does it ever! Add in some groovy creature designs for our creepy
Continue reading →
