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Movies with Brains

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments 1950s, Brainiac, brains, cult, drugs, English, fiend, Frenk Hennenlotter, George Romero, gore, John Agar, K. Gordon Murray, return of the living dead

Let’s face it. Of all the strange movie subgenres out there, “brain” movies are among the goofiest. They fall into

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The Best Bad Movie

January 13, 2019January 18, 2019 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments camp, cult, drag, Mark Robson, Patty Duke, Russ Meyer, Sharon Tate, Susan Hayward, Valley of the Dolls

This 1967 20th Century Fox production will always reign supreme.

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The ‘Mondo’ Kings

November 14, 2018November 15, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments animal cruelty, cult, debasement, Mondo, Mondo Cane, More, movie, reality, Riz Ortolani

A thesis on the original “mondo” films, which unfortunately gave birth to today’s reality television.

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Grand Guignol, Spook Shows and Chambers of Horror

October 27, 2018October 27, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments chamber of horrors, cult, grand guignol, horror, live spook shows, theater

A history of Grand Guignol, chambers of horror and live “spook shows.”

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Some Halloween Movie Viewing Suggestions

October 3, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments cult, Dario Argento, Goblin, Halloween, horror, Joe Dante, John Sayles, piranha, Romero, zombie

Horror movie viewing suggestions for the Halloween season.

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Nancy Allen: An Appreciation

September 22, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Brian De Palma, Carrie, cult, Nancy Allen, Robocop

A fond look back at the career of the offbeat actress and her notable performances.

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Saturday Retro Cult Review: ‘The Night Evelyn Came out of the Grave’

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments 1970s, comedy, cult, Erika Blanc, Eurotrash, giallo, horror, Italian, Sinister Cinema

Don’t you hate when that happens?

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Great Performances: Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman

June 24, 2018June 24, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments 19802, Bret Easton Ellis, Christian Bale, cult, johnny depp, killer, Mary Harron, New York, stockbroker

Bale’s fearless performance helped to propel the 2000 film into permanent cult status.

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The Horror Hag Genre — Part Two

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Bette Davis, cult, Horror Hags, Joan Crawford, Ruth Gordon, Shelley Winters, Tallulah Bankhead

Part two of the history of the unfortunately-named genre.

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The ‘Horror Hag’ Genre — Part One

April 27, 2018April 28, 2018 Kurt Gardner 0 Comments Baby Jane, Bette Davis, camp, cult, horror, Horror Hags, Joan Crawford, Olivia De Havilland

This un-PC moniker was given to actresses of a certain age who were too old to play leading roles and were forced to work in more sordid genres.

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