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Streaming Review: Fantastic Planet (1973)

A Sublime Trip to a Fine New World. We review René Laloux's animated classic Fantastic Planet, 1973 (La planète sauvage)   

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Merch on sale Monday!

The store will go live tomorrow.  There may be a discount at that time, otherwise wait till Wednesday when there will be a storewide discount. 

BUY NOW: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dark-corners?ref_id=26415 If there is not a sale on the item you want, wait till Wednesday where there will be a store-wide sale.

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Streaming Review: Blonde (2022)

Watched by all, seen by none. We review Andrew Dominik's divisive fictionalized chronicle of the life of Marilyn Monroe, Blonde (2022) available on Netflix  

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Bad Movie Review: Valley of the Dragons

They go a million years back in time ... and land a million miles out in space! We review Jules Verne Inspired adventure Valley of the Dragons (1961) - spoiler, there are no dragons,  

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Streaming Review: The House that Dripped Blood

Vampires! Voodoo! Vixens! Victims! We review Amicus horror anthology The House That Dripped Blood (1971).  

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Bad Movie Review: Night of the Kickfighters

They've got their own way of taking out terrorists. Hit them hard. Hit them fast. Hit them after dark. We review 80s kick fight action film 'Night of the Kickfighters' (1988)  

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Buy Robin's books 2022-09-18 19:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Streaming Review: Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville

Suddenly the word is Alphaville... and a secret agent is in a breathless race against the Masters of the Future. We review Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville (1965) 

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Streaming Review: November (2017)

In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.  We review Estonian fantasy horror November (2017)  

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Early Release: The Vulture

Half-man half-beastbird... swooping on his human prey... drinking blood... mutilating flesh! We review bad body horror The Vulture (1966)  

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Streaming Review: The Thief of Bagdad

Dwarfing anything ever seen...a mountainous Genie piercing the clouds...flying horses winging over Jewelled cities...a magic carpet that spans the world like the swiftest bird. We take a look at the classic The Thief of Bagdad (1940)  

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Streaming Review: Alraune - A Daughter of Destiny (1928)

A scientist interested in the laws of heredity, impregnates a prostitute in a laboratory with the semen of a hanged murderer. We review Alraune (1928) - A Daughter of Destiny  

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Streaming Review: Witching and Bitching (Shudder)

A gang of armed robbers finds a safe haven in a secluded village crammed with witches.  We review Spanish comedy-horror Witching and Bitching (2013) Available on Shudder.  

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The Bees (1978): A real life Bee Movie B-Movie

The tagline for The Bees (1978) claim... They prey on HUMAN FLESH! They don't. We review another Bee Movie B-movie this time starring John Saxon and John Carradine.

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Buy Robin's books 2022-03-27 21:34:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Streaming Review: The Golem (2018)

Some Legends are Born. Other Legends are Created. We review the Israeli period supernatural horror film The Golem (2018)  

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From the Patreons - How to Enjoy Experimental Film

It is always worth giving a shout to our Patreons who are also out there making things.  So today I would like to highlight Dan Adams podcast, How to Enjoy Experimental Film. 

https://open.spotify.com/show/3QcuCRpaQlNS1HwyhyCJCS

"How to Enjoy Experimental film is your approachable user-guide to some of the most unusual and extraordinary moving image works ever created. Aiming at ...

Bad Movie Review: Dawn of the Mummy

They came from the dead ... to feast on the living... When models meet mummys, we review  Frank Agrama's Dawn of the Mummy (1981)  

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Streaming Review: Nightmare Alley (1947)

He was all things to all men ... but only one thing to all women! We review the original adaptation of Nightmare Alley (1947)  

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Early Release: IT! The Curse of the Golem

Bullets can't kill it! Fire can't burn it! Water can't drown it! How can we destroy IT before IT destroys us? We review Curse of the Golem (1967).  

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Streaming Review: A Bucket of Blood

https://youtu.be/zOHhAsLixnQ

The Picture That'll Make You... sick sick SICK with Laughter! We review Roger Corman's A Bucket of Blood (1959)  

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Streaming Review: A Bucket of Blood

Streaming Review: The House on Haunted Hill

52 Weeks of Hitchcock: 31. Notorious

Robin looks at one of the best of the director's early American period, and one of the best casts he ever worked with.

Streaming Review: The Curse of Quon Gwon (on Netflix)

The Curse of Quon Gwon can be found on Netflix as part of Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers, we take a look at first Chinese American film directed by Marion E. Wong.  

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Detractor's Commentary: Avia Vampire Hunter

Early Release: Review: Avia - Vampire Hunter

Avia Richards wages a one-woman war against the evil demons hidden amongst us. We head into the 2000s for this Patreon request as review Avia Vampire Hunter. (2005) 

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52 Weeks of Hitchcock: 30. Young and Innocent

Robin looks at another wrong man on the run thriller.

DC Undead: Directorial debuts

Streaming Review: Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man

Updates and Q&A

We didn't get around to recording the Masters of the Universe Detractor's Commentary, so here are some updates and Patreon Q&A to fill the void.  We will be back with the Detractor's Commentary soon.