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The Curator of Schlock #30: Slumming Through Oscar Nominees
The Curator of Schlock #30 by Jeffrey Shuster Slumming Through Oscar Nominees A funny thing happened in the middle of my typing up my review for Battle Beyond the Stars last week. My MacBook Pro Air laptop thingamagig died on me. So Space Opera month got officially ruined and my MacBook is still in limbo… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #29: Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Curator of Schlock #29 by Jeffrey Shuster Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Back when motion pictures had motion pictures in the title!) This is a bad film. I know Star Trek: The Motion Picture has its defenders and to them I would ask, “What is wrong with you?” Yes, the model work is impressive… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #28: Lensman
The Curator of Schlock #28 by Jeffrey Shuster Lensman, Long Lost Anime. We continue Space Opera month with Lensman, the 1984 Japanese animated adaptation of the classic science fiction novel Galactic Patrol by E. E. “Doc” Smith. Let’s get this out of the way right now. I know the movie takes liberties with the source… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #27: Starcrash
The Curator of Schlock #27 by Jeffrey Shuster Starcrash (Effects Matter!) It’s Space Opera month here at The Museum of Schlock, and by Space Opera I mean Star Wars rip-offs from the 70s and 80s. Still, a movie half as good of Star Wars is still good, right? Exhibit A is 1978’s Starcrash starring Caroline… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #25: The Exterminator
The Curator of Schlock #25 by Jeffrey Shuster The Exterminator: He takes out the trash so you don’t have to. 1980’s The Exterminator from director James Glickenhouse is tour-de-force of violence, mayhem, and madness. The movie starts out during the Vietnam War where a bunch of American soldiers are being held captive by the Viet Cong.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #25: Savage Streets
The Curator of Schlock #25 by Jeffrey Shuster Savage Streets (Linda Blair has awesome big hair!) What’s this? A female vigilante? That’s right, everyone. Linda Blair can stand toe to toe with the Charles Bronsons and Dolph Lundgrens of the world and towers above the Tom Skerritts. It’s time for Savage Streets! 1984’s Savage Streets from… Continue reading
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Heroes Never Rust #25: The Important Stuff
Heroes Never Rust #25 by Sean Ironman The Important Stuff When adapting a work into another medium, let’s say for the sake of this column adapting a comic book into a film, one can’t include everything. That’s understood by most audiences, I believe. What the adapters strive for, however, is to keep the important stuff,… Continue reading
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Like a Geek God #16: That Old Disney Magic
Like a Geek God #16 by Mark Pursell That Old Disney Magic I had no intention of ever seeing Frozen. Now, please understand. I’m a Disneyphile. I have a deep, permanent affection for the fairy-tale musicals of the Disney Renaissance, not to mention the Golden Age classics like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #24: The Punisher
The Curator of Schlock #24 by Jeffrey Shuster The Punisher: Send in the Yakuza! If any vigilante can give Paul Kersey a run for his money, it’s Frank Castle, AKA The Punisher. Based on the Marvel comic book of the same name, 1989’s The Punisher from director Mark Goldblatt is an exercise in excess, but we… Continue reading
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