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You know you're in trouble when a movie's stylized title (Thir13en Ghosts) hurts your brain to process. Most of what follows is cacophonous and incoherent to the point of…

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Oct 2021

The Archive

Fright Night (1985)::rating::4

Fright Night feels like a valentine, gift-wrapped in Halloween colors. Horror aficionados will revel in it, especially fans of the Lugosi-Karloff era. Everyone else can bask in the cozy glow…

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Oct 2021

The Archive

Tremors (1990)::rating::3.5

Look beneath the gloriously goofy shenanigans in Tremors, and you'll find an undercurrent of pure innovation. After all, this film pioneered the freewheeling wackiness of horror-comedies like Shaun of…

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Oct 2021

The Archive

Superman (1978)::rating::4.5

Superhero movies now occupy such valuable real estate on the topography of cinema history, it's hard to believe that an adaptation of Superman could ever have been an enormous risk.…

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Sep 2021

The Archive

Con Air (1997)::rating::3

If an 8 ball of cocaine suddenly burst to life as any movie, it would be Con Air. Dense, sweaty, and startlingly eccentric, this is a unique cinematic experience…

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Sep 2021

The Archive

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)::rating::3

A movie like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze will separate you, my dearest readers, into two distinct camps. Either: A) You were a child of the 80s…

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Sep 2021

The Podcast

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (*spoiler-free)::rating::3.5

Hello all, and welcome to another mini-episode of Cinemavino! For this very special recording, we’re going to take a spoiler-free look at Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We all enjoyed…

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Sep 2021

The Podcast

Cinemavino — The Bourne Legacy::rating::2.5

Welcome back to another fine episode of Cinemavino! This week, it's our penultimate look at summer sequels. Sadly, this season is winding down, and so is our talk about part twos. The…

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Aug 2021

The Drink Menu The Podcast

Cinemavino — Mission Impossible III::rating::3.5

Hey, y'all! This week on Cinemavino, we take another long look at an epic spy sequel: Mission Impossible III. MI3came at an odd juncture in Tom Cruise's career. He was at…

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Aug 2021

The Drink Menu The Podcast

Cinemavino — Escape from L.A.::rating::0

As part of our continuing look back at the best and blurst of movie sequels, this week takes us to Escape from L.A. Legendary horror maestro John Carpenter and all-around…