Boy, it's been a while since I watched a David Fincher movie, especially so soon after its release. His early run of thrillers had me locked in like your basic filmbro, but Zodiac was the last one that really enticed and impressed me. None of the ones I've seen since then reinforced the director's brand in a way I've felt obligated to follow. In fact, these days, big-deal filmmakers like him and Chris Nolan make me happy I didn't pursue…
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Blood Rage 1987
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After a disappointing recent revisit to another 1980s cult flick glowed up by Arrow, I was doubting my ability to recognize great z-grade insanity. Then I popped in John Grissmer's Turkey Day terror for a pre-holiday frolic, and I felt a lot better about myself. Even if this rewatch left me wondering how I didn't spot Ted Raimi's cameo last time, it was so damned entertaining, I suspect future viewings may earn it a higher star…
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Blood Feast 1963
In a year that has mercilessly claimed icon after icon, yesterday's passing of Herschell Gordon Lewis hit me the hardest. I'll let other people tell you about Blood Feast's undeniable historical importance. I can only try to describe its influence on me, and some of the thoughts that ran through my skull as I revisited it in tribute last night.
Somewhere within this admirably artless production lies the key to my obsession with shoestring gore, where the limbs are clearly…
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Beyond the Seventh Door 1987
Made for pennies in Toronto by native Croatian Bozidar D. Benedikt, this '80s SOV obscurity concerns ex-con Boris (Lazar Rockwood), whose former flame Wendy (Bonnie Beck) now works and lives in some sort of castle. Wendy helps Boris enter its basement to steal a rumored treasure, unaware that Lord Breston has a modest network of booby trapped rooms down there to stop any would-be robbers. The bulk of the movie therefore plays like a Z-grade precursor to Cube, as the…
