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Horror Film Review: Near Dark (dir by Kathryn Bigelow)

The 1987 film Near Dark is the story of two American families. The Coltons are a family of ranchers living Oklahoma.  Loy Colton (Tim Thomerson) is the patriarch, keeping a watchful eye on his...

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Music Video of the Day: Touched By The Hand of God by New Order (1987,...

23 years before she made history as the first woman to win the Oscar for Best Director, Kathryn Bigelow directed this video for New Order. The video features the members of New Order as you’ve never...

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4 Shots From 4 Films: Evil Dead II, Near Dark, Stage Fright, The Stepfather

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!...

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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Lance Henriksen Edition

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!...

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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Bill Paxton Edition

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!...

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10 Shots From 10 Horror Films: 1987 — 1989

4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals...

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Blue Steel (1990, directed by Kathryn Bigelow)

On her first night on the job, rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) blows away a robber (Tom Sizemore) who was holding up a convenience store.  The robber was holding a gun when he was shot but,...

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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special New Year’s Edition

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking....

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Scenes That I Love: A New Year In Strange Days

2025’s first scene that I love comes to us from a film that was released 30 years ago.  With its portrayal of a society desperately looking for both meaning and sensation in an increasingly digitized...

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Guilty Pleasure No. 80: Point Break (dir by Kathryn Bigelow)

Some films are so ludicrous and self-aware of their absurdity that you can’t help but love them and that’s certainly the case with 1991’s Point Break. Consider what Point Break offers us: First, you’ve...

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