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Cult Film Shirts: Video Updates Approved

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 1:30 pm
Truly there is no better way to let your geek flag fly than with a nerdy T-shirt. Sure you could get a semi-functional VU meter shirt from Think Geek or wear anything seen on the chest of the Irish g...
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Star Wars "Uncut"

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 6:00 pm
Slowly but surely the internet is inching towards some kind of singularity in which literally any bizarre, bat-shit insane idea you can come up with is not just a reality, but is already old news. I&#...
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Alert! Imminent LA Screening of The Telephone Book

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:10 pm
Holy Crap! It looks like I was the last to find out, but there is a screening of The Telephone Book at the Egyptian Theater tomorrow (Nov. 5th)! Apparently they've unearthed a 35mm print of this ...
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Cronenberg in Context: The Fly (1986)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 5:18 pm
... , venereal horror shows and dark, cerebral character studies, The Fly will always end up at dead center. The perfect balance of gore and character makes it his most perfect film, even if it only...
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Mini Review: Population 436 (2006)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 7:50 pm
Three word review: Population Shit Sandwich In all seriousness, the movie is pretty terrible. I decided to watch it on a Netflix Instant whim, and while it wasn't bad enough to get uncerimoniousl...
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Return of Alice Teaser

Knarf B. posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 11:24 am
The sequel to American McGee's Alice, a third person horror-action game based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, just got a new name (Return of Alice), a vague release timeframe (2011), and ...
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Cronenberg in Context: The Brood (1979)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 8:05 pm
While not perfect, The Brood is Cronenberg's finest pre-Videodrome work, and can probably be thought of as his most generally 'Cronenbergian.' It has the human body being altered through ...
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Cronenberg in Context: Scanners (1981)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 12:34 pm
My apologies for the lack of stills in this post, but it turns out I don't actually have a copy of the film sitting around. It was stolen along with a bunch of other DVDs and Gamecube games a few ...
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Melora Takes a Chance on Don't Mess with the Zohan

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 12:54 pm
It was there on Watch it Now of Netflix. In the comedy section. Adam Sandler from my fond media memories of his Saturday Night Live start and then solo career putting his comedy songs and bits on a ...
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World's Best VHS Cover: Scanner Cop

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 10:20 pm
Does this look like the dude from Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! to anyone else? He comes from a 1994 spinoff of the sequels to David Cronenberg's Scanners. This is why we hold onto our int...
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Slaughter High (1986)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 18, 2009, 5:45 pm
... cruelly lures him into the ladies locker room for an April Fool's prank. The token black ... desperately through the halls to try and run out the clock. It seems that April Fools Day only ...
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Cronenberg in Context: Videodrome (1983)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 12:53 pm
... totally normal weapon. This gives the impression that his fleshy new powers only exist within his Videodrome fugue state. (Perhaps other victims of the signal could also see them.) However th...
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Soundtrack to an Imaginary Women in Prison Film

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 1:11 pm
... fall into archetypes that either fit neatly within the binary virgin/whore system or are so broadly written that they might as well just be Snake Plissken with tits. (I'm looking at you, Doom...
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Mini Review: Suspect Zero (2004)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 9:19 pm
Suspect Zero is the most disappointingly adequate movie I've ever seen. Its miserable scores on Metacritic and RottenTomatoes create no illusions that it's an overlooked gem, but I was sorely ...
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Freaking Finally: A Horror Remake I Can Stand Behind

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 4:27 pm
Check out the brand new trailer for the upcoming remake of George Romero's The Crazies: Ever since the Asian Horror remake bubble, genre bloggers complaining about the unnecessary remakes has bec...
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Class of 1999 (1990)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 10:40 am
Any serious scholar of bad cinema or 1st year creative writing student can tell you that the technique known as 'naked exposition' is at best a cop-out, and at worst is a giant buzzing neon si...
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The Revenge of the Return of Video Updates

Knarf B. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 6:48 pm
That's right, true believers, stuff is about to happen. I don't want to promise anything specific, because I'm still working on projects promised after previous hiatuses, but I assure you...
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Vintage Video Dating

Knarf B. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 8:34 am
Just when you thought the well was dry, the scavengers in charge of the always outstanding Found Footage Festival discover the unending horror of old video dating tapes: I'll be seeing you Minnes...
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Mini Review: The Red Shoes (2005)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 25, 2009, 12:59 pm
I'm a real sucker for Asian horror (J & K mostly, C & T should probably stick to martial arts movies) but like the slashers and 'torture porns' of the West, a solid decade of profit-minded...
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Technical Difficulties

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 20, 2009, 8:03 am
Full Video Updates reviews are on temporary hiatus while I sort out an irritatingly timed hard drive failure on my primary computer. Expect some mini-reviews and detritus in the meanwhile.Video Updat...
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The Devil's Rain (1975)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 12, 2009, 6:55 pm
The Devil's Rain was colossal fuck-up. Despite having a spectacular cast, a solid premise, and an honest-to-god Satanist on board as a technical adviser, the movie failed so spectacularly that it...
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Someone Please Make This: Videodrome Videogame

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 10:22 pm
Don't you hate it when you get an idea for something, but it is merely an expansion, adaptation, or otherwise entangled with an established intellectual property? Unless your name is Kevin Smith, ...
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Pontypool & The Motif of Harmful Sensation

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2009, 7:26 pm
Danger! The following post contains a dangerous, highly contagious meme, as well as major spoilers for the excellent new film Pontypool. For your safety and the safety of all you communicate with, do...
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The Killer Meme

Knarf B. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 9:58 pm
Here's a word cloud of things to come. It's amazing how fast things can spread in cyberspace, especially when those things are Ghost Busters 1954. The keyboard cat alone grows like kudzu. Mak...
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Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Jul 31, 2009, 4:59 pm
A very special guest post from the poor sap who married Knarf.This was the last movie on my childhood Ghostbusters tape. I watched the hell out of that tape, but whenever Jumpin' Jack Flash starte...
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Daisies-Sedmikrásky (1966)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 4:20 pm

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Stills from Sedmikrásky (Daisies)

Knarf B. posted an article on - Jul 29, 2009, 1:56 pm

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Week* of the Woman

Knarf B. posted an article on - Jul 28, 2009, 6:06 pm

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