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DVD: Verlorene, Der / The Lost One (1951)

DVD: Verlorene, Der / The Lost One (1951)

May 4, 2020 | By

A thinner Peter Lorre is Dr. Karl Rothe, rechristened Dr. Neumeister, administering routine prescriptions and treatments to war refugees in a daily grind that’s neither pressing nor interesting…

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DVD: Deathmaker, The / Totmacher, Der (1995)

DVD: Deathmaker, The / Totmacher, Der (1995)

May 4, 2020 | By

Adapted from the actual psychiatric examination records of Germany’s infamous serial killer of prostitute boys, this is one of the finest dramatizations of a shrink extracting information…

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Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)

Podcast: Jason Pichonsky on Restoring Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + PHOBIA (1980)

April 25, 2020 | By

Alongside a podcast with CanCon film historian Jason Pichonsky are revised reviews of Julian Roffman’s THE BLOODY BROOD (1959) + John Huston’s PHOBIA (1980), both from KINO Lorber / Unobstructed View.

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‘You go in pieces, a**hole!’

‘You go in pieces, a**hole!’

April 3, 2020 | By

Review of Craig Baxley’s combustible cult classic I COME IN PEACE / aka DARK ANGEL (1990) on Blu from Scream Factory.

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BR: Dark Angel / I Come in Peace (1990)

BR: Dark Angel / I Come in Peace (1990)

April 3, 2020 | By

Craig Baxley’s expertise in delivering action was one reason he was hired, but his brilliant knack for extracting production value from the…

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