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A Cure for Wellness Blu-ray Review (originally published 2017)
Director Gore Verbinski doesn’t have a great batting average when it comes to ‘good’ movies, but, with the exception of his hyper-bland...

Gabe Powers
Nov 18, 2019


Shape of Water Blu-ray Review (originally published 2017)
The Shape of Water lovability is intrinsically tied to the trademarks and repeated motifs already established throughout del Toro’s career.

Gabe Powers
Nov 18, 2019


Crimson Peak Blu-ray Review (Universal BD, originally published 2015)
In the lead-up to the theatrical release of Crimson Peak, co-writer/director Guillermo del Toro repeatedly stated that his latest film...

Gabe Powers
Nov 15, 2019


The Long Hair of Death Blu-ray Review (originally published 2014)
Director Antonio Margheriti (often credited as Anthony M. Dawson) spent most of his career at the mercy of subpar scripts and minuscule...

Gabe Powers
Nov 14, 2019


Beauty and the Beast (2017) Blu-ray Review (originally published 2017)
I tend to assume that I understand the appeal of nostalgia and even find myself a victim of the stuff on occasion, yet I cannot fathom the..

Gabe Powers
Nov 14, 2019


Phantom of the Opera (1925) Blu-ray Review (originally published 2015)
The thought of centering a pre-sound era movie around something as sound-dependent as opera music may seem counterintuitive to the...

Gabe Powers
Nov 13, 2019


Bliss Blu-ray Review
It’s a little known fact that every indie and arthouse director worth their salt is actually required to make at least one subversive movie

Gabe Powers
Nov 13, 2019


Phantom of the Opera (1989) Blu-ray Review (originally published 2015)
Of the maybe one dozen feature-length versions of Gaston Leroux's Phantom of the Opera (French: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, originally published

Gabe Powers
Nov 12, 2019


Episode 8: Gothic Romance, feat. Kristine Fisher
IN A CASTLE, UPON A HILL, BESTREWN(strewn) WITH COBWEBS...JOIN US ON A JOURNEY INTO SELF-DISCOVERY…

Gabe Powers
Nov 12, 2019


Toys Are Not for Children Blu-ray Review
Despite being spoken about in some top tier exploitation discourse, Stanley H. Brasloff’s Toys Are Not for Children (stylized on its poster

Gabe Powers
Nov 7, 2019
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