Film
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The Curator of Schlock #53: King Kong
The Curator of Schlock #53 by Jeff Shuster King Kong (Ape of the Week: King Kong) Don’t get too excited. This isn’t the 1933 King Kong, but the 1976 remake. Oh yes. Dino De Laurentis got his mitts on King Kong way before Peter Jackson. For some reason, I had been blissfully ignorant of this motion picture growing… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #52: Congo
The Curator of Schlock #52 by Jeff Shuster Congo (Ape of the Week: Gorilla) When a movie starts out with Bruce Campbell screaming directly into the camera, you can take that as a good sign that you won’t be wasting your time. 1995’s Congo from director Frank Marshall tells the story of a talking gorilla,… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #51: Dunston Checks In
The Curator of Schlock #51 by Jeff Shuster Dunston Checks In (Ape of the Week: Orangutan) The country is going ape crazy due to that Dawn of the Rise of the Battle for the Planet of the Apes movie. Therefor, the remainder of August will be Ape Month here at The Museum of Schlock. We’re going to do… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #49: Superman IV
The Curator of Schlock #49 by Jeff Shuster Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (It’s not that bad) Now we’ll wrap up Patriot’s Month with Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. When I think of the red, white, and blue, I think of Superman. Granted he dresses in red, yellow, and blue, but he also supports… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #48: Rocky IV
The Curator of Schlock #48 by Jeff Shuster Rocky IV: Apollo Creed Is Dead We’re back with Patriots Month here at The Museum of Schlock. Many of us kids back in the 80s were waiting for that final fight between the United States and the Soviet Union. We expected nukes to be flying all over the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #47: Invasion U.S.A.
The Curator of Schlock #47 by Jeff Shuster Invasion U.S.A., or Chuck Norris Kills Communists! I’ve never understood the appeal of Chuck Norris. Is it the beard? Maybe it’s the red hair. Or does he have brown hair? He sure did star in a lot of those Golan Globus movies back in the ’80s. I used… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #46: The Patriot
The Curator of Schlock #46 by Jeffrey Shuster The Patriot (Finally, Steven Seagal is an Immunologist) It’s the 4th of July and we here at The Museum of Schlock have declared this Patriots Month. Never let it be said that your curator doesn’t love the red, white, and blue. Over the next few weeks we’ll be celebrating… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #45: Zombie
The Curator of Schlock #45 by Jeff Shuster Don’t go to Zombie Island! I guess it was only a matter of time before I got around to reviewing another zombie movie. What? Nightmare City wasn’t enough for you? Okay. How about a trip to an island of zombies from horror maestro Lucio Fulci? No? Tough. This isn’t… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #44: The Funhouse
The Curator of Schlock #44 by Jeff Shuster The Funhouse (or, Don’t Go to the Carnival, Kids) 1981’s The Funhouse from director Tobe Hooper (of Texas Chainsaw Massacre fame) has one of the most terrifying opening credit sequences I’ve ever seen in a movie. That’s because it’s clip after clip of audio-animatronic dolls! I don’t like puppets… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #43: Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood
The Curator of Schlock #43 by Jeff Shuster Friday the 13th, Part VII: The New Blood–Don’t go to Crystal Lake! I know there are some of you out there who think there’s no rhyme or reason to what I decide to curate on any particular week. For instance, you might think that I realized at the last… Continue reading
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