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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
Part 3 opened with an Edgar Allen Poe quote, part 4 one ups that by opening with a Bible quote. Which is a hilariously solemn start to...
Oct 8, 20245 min read


A Nightmare on Elm Street parts 2 (1985) & 3 (1987)
As part of my Shocktober Marrowthon I am watching all the (pre-reboot) A Nightmare on Elm Street movies. I saw Freddy's Dead and then New...
Oct 5, 20244 min read


Catch the Heat (1987)
Catch the Heat is a 1987 star vehicle for Tiana Alexandra. Alexandra's family fled Vietnam for America in 1966. As a young woman, she met...
Oct 2, 20244 min read


The Protector 2 (2013)
Tony Jaa burst onto the international scene with Ong-Bak (2003, released in North America in 2005). His hard-hitting Muay Thai felt new...
Sep 29, 20242 min read


L.A. Wars (1994)
If The Hidden was like a Grand Theft Auto rampage in movie form, L.A. Wars is the movie version of rushing through a bunch of low-level...
Sep 27, 20243 min read


Hexed (1993)
After watching Maniac Cop 2 and The Hidden, I noticed another Claudia Christian movie, Hexed. I decided to check it out when I saw that...
Sep 25, 20243 min read


The Hidden (1987)
A body-hopping alien parasite leads cops on a deadly chase around Los Angeles in this action/sci-fi/horror hybrid. The thin script gets a...
Sep 23, 20247 min read


Comic Book Villains (2002)
I have been meaning to watch this 2002 movie since seeing it on video store shelves 20 years ago. It has so many potentially appealing...
Sep 20, 20244 min read


The Heroic Trio (1993)
the following is a repost of my first review on Letterboxd nearly ten years ago: This movie used to play all the time on cable in the...
Sep 19, 20242 min read
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