Sam Raimi

As is always the case, the horror genre is packed full of releases of varying quality, year after year. This goes in cycles through many styles, including perennial favourite, the Zombie film. More than any other genre, horror continually seems a harder one to see the wheat amongst the chaff. Luckily Australian comedy horror Little Monsters stands out.
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Firstly, some housekeeping.

Apologies for the delay in the last couple of reviews; we should be back on schedule.

Also, in one of my previous …
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At the end of the last episode before leaving Pablo’s uncle’s farm, Ash had a new cybernetic hand to replace the wooden one lost in ‘Books From Beyond’, …
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When last we saw our heroes, Ash was at the mercy of Kelly, possessed by the demon Eligos back from ‘Books From Beyond’, who had managed to convince …
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Last week’s ‘Books From Beyond’ ended with the season’s first genuine cliff-hanger: Michigan State Trooper Amanda Fisher handcuffed to a shelf as bookshop owner Lionel Hawkins rises once more …
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This week’s episode begins with a cold opening of a Dodge Challenger racing down a rural road to the sound of Verdi’s Requiem, implying we’re dealing with a slightly better …
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At the end of “El Jefe”, Ash had gotten his groove back by saving new allies Pablo and Kelly from his Deadite trailerpark neighbours while Michigan State Trooper …
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Ever since the 1992 film Army of Darkness became a cult classic, one question has dogged both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell; when were they doing another another Evil Dead …
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Halloween may be one day, but I celebrate the entire month of October by watching as many horror movies as possible. Forsaking other genres for spooky, scary thrills, and filling the month with films I haven’t seen or haven’t seen in a while. So, let’s grab some popcorn, turn off the lights, and get our fright on with Evil Dead II (1987) and Army of Darkness (1992)!
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If a film contains drug addicts with a harebrained scheme, an inept Satanic Cult and a car full of re-enactment knights, chasing around after a stolen safe, it is a good bet that it is an independent comedy. Weirdsville is indeed one such film, with the characteristics of a farce in the tradition of Cheech And Chong & Jay And Silent Bob.
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Oz Great and Powerful is a prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz [spiritually, not legally]. Director Sam Raimi delivers an optical feast, but Oz the Great and Powerful lacks heart and substance. Oz the Great and Powerful is about Oz (James Franco), full name Oscar, going to the Land of Oz and being a catalyst for change to a land populated with dim-witted people who can’t do anything without the help of an outsider. Read More

L. Frank Baum wrote over 14 novels about Oz, and he never once explored the Wizard’s arrival to the magical land. Explore the possibilities in theaters with Oz The Great and Powerful. James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams bring Oz to life in this prequel Baum never explored.
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