Posts Tagged ‘Grindhouse’
Film Review – Machete Kills
The Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino pet project Grindhouse went mostly unsung, but even its detractors seemed to share a fondness for the faux trailers that hinged the two films. Fan outcry soon led to a full-fledged Machete feature, an over-the-top “Mexplotation” flick starring the always stoic…
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SIFF Film Review – Computer Chess
On paper, the new film Computer Chess sounds like a fun and intriguing trip through exploring the early days of computer programming. Set during the early 1980s when dot matrix printers spewed out long trails of sheets covered in arcane Fortran code, the idea of…
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Episode 109 – The Business of Horror
Spencer and Greg investigate what makes a horror film financially successful and give their DVD picks of the week.
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Schlock Shelf – Hobo With a Shotgun
Hobo With a Shotgun is a grindhouse film about a transient man (played by Rutger Hauer) who rolls into a town under the control of Drake—a really bad guy. Rutger blasts his way through the town, despite the townspeople having turned on him. With the…
READ MOREEpisode 72 – A Controversial Figure
A look back on the sometimes tumultuous career of Nicolas Cage in honor of the release of Season of the Witch, a discussion of some of the best DVD commentaries, and DVD picks of the week.
READ MOREEpisode 69 – Tryptophan & Other Drugs
Spencer and John discuss the career of Jake Gyllenhaal in advance of the release of Love & Other Drugs, share some Thanksgiving movie recommendations, and close out with their DVD picks of the week.
READ MOREEpisode 57 – Summer 2010 Retrospective
Spencer and John look back on the world of film during the summer of 2010, revisit Grindhouse in advance of the release of Robert Rodriguez’s Machete, and give their DVD picks of the week.
READ MORETweet-Size Horror: Grindhouse (2007)
Grindhouse: The features in this double feature are decent, but the main reason to watch is for the fake trailers during intermission. 7/10
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