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September 6th, 2014: Sins of the Fleshapoids

Sep6 by Professor Mortis

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2 Comments Posted in Apocalypse, Arthouse, Comedy, Dark Future, Drama, Independent, Melodrama, Movie of the Day, Robots, Sci-Fi, Short, Spoof Tagged "they blew it up", biblical allusion, Bob Cowan, George Kuchar, homage, killer robots, low-budget, Mike Kuchar, New York City, nuclear war, post-apocalyptic, robot servant, robots, sexy robots, underground films

February 16th, 2013: The Mummy (1999)

Feb16 by Professor Mortis

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4 Comments Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Mummy, Period Film, Remake, Romance, Screwball, Slapstick, The Original Tagged "re-imagined", "This Lost World is Gonna Blow!", Arnold Vosloo, before they were famous, biblical allusion, Brendan Fraser, buried alive, buried treasure, cult, cult leader, cultists, deserted city, doomed expedition, Egypt, Egyptians, Erick Avari, ethnic stereotype, fire, French Foreign Legion, Great War, Great War veteran, Jerry Goldsmith, John Hannah, Jonathan Hyde, Kevin J. O'Connor, Legionnaire, librarian, library, Oded Fehr, Odious Comic Relief, pilots, plague, Rachel Weisz, reincarnation, riverboat, scarab, secret society, sorcerer, Stephen Sommers, storm, thief, Universal Pictures

April 8th, 2012: Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

Apr8 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Comedy, DTV, Independent, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spoof, Unofficial Sequel, Vampires Tagged biblical allusion, Canada, El Santo, homage, Jesus, low-budget, luchadores, musical interlude, Phil Caracas, sexy vampires

July 23rd, 2011: Attack of the Crab Monsters

Jul23 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black and White, Giant Crustaceans, Horror, Independent, Kaiju, Monster, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged Allied Artists, atomic testing, bad special effects, before they were famous, biblical allusion, Charles B. Griffith, crabs, Drive-In, incongrous quote, low-budget, Mel Welles, psychic, radiation mutation, Roger Corman, Russell Johnson, Science!, scientists, stock footage

April 18th, 2011: The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Apr18 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Horror, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged AIP, biblical allusion, Joseph Cotton, Paul Frees, theme murders, Vincent Price

January 6th, 2011: 3 Godfathers (1948)

Jan6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Book, Drama, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Remake, Western Tagged baby, bank robbery, Ben Johnson, biblical allusion, children of famous people, Christmas, desert, Guy Kibbee, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr., hymn, Jane Darwell, John Ford, John Wayne, Mae Marsh, Merian C. Cooper, MGM, orphan, Pedro Armendáriz, Technicolor, Ward Bond

3 Godfathers (1948)

Dec1 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Drama, Full Reviews, Period Film, Remake, Reviews, Western Tagged baby, bank robbery, Ben Johnson, biblical allusion, children of famous people, Christmas, desert, Guy Kibbee, Hank Worden, Harry Carey Jr., hymn, Jane Darwell, John Ford, John Wayne, Mae Marsh, Merian C. Cooper, MGM, orphan, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond

A Serious Man

Mar13 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Quick Reviews, Reviews Tagged Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, biblical allusion, Book of Job, Ethan Coen, Fyvush Finkel, George Wyner, Joel Coen, Richard Kind, Simon Helberg, Studio Canal, Working Title Films

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