The Curator of Schlock
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The Curator of Schlock #274: Second in Command
The Curator of Schlock #274 by Jeff Shuster Second in Command Bullet hell. We’re on week four of Jean-Claude Van Damme Month, a time when I usually start to question the month’s theme, wondering if I can take another made-for-DVD movie with an aging action star. The Plague of the Zombiesis out on Blu-ray. That has… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #273: Wake of Death
The Curator of Schlock #273 by Jeff Shuster Wake of Death Death, death, and more death. I’m not going to abbreviate his name. I know that seems to be the thing to abbreviate Jean-Claude Van Damme to J.C.V.D. or JCVD, but I refuse to do it. Jean-Claude Van Damme is human being, not an abbreviation.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #272: Universal Soldier
The Curator of Schlock #272 by Jeff Shuster Universal Soldier Jean-Claude Van Damme vs. Dolph Lundgren. What more could you possibly want? A good movie? It looks like Disney has unveiled their full slate of movies until the year 2027. We’re getting a new Star Wars trilogy. Yay. Maybe this new trilogy won’t feature any characters drinking… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #271: Death Warrant
The Curator of Schlock #271 by Jeff Shuster Death Warrant Bring me a dream, Burke! Bring me a dream! It’s May and that means it’s Jean-Claude Van Damme Month here at the Museum of Schlock. We’ll be taking a tour of his career from his early classics to his modern marvels. I remember covering Pound of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #270: Billion Dollar Brain
The Curator of Schlock #270 by Jeff Shuster Billion Dollar Brain Michael Caine messes with Texas. Thumper once said, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Or was that his mother? Regardless, we need to talk about filmmakers in the 1960s. Someone or multiple people working on these productions were on… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #269: Funeral in Berlin
The Curator of Schlock #269 by Jeff Shuster Funeral In Berlin Harry Palmer is like James Bond except totally different. I’m so excited! The Star Wars Episode 9 trailer dropped! I’m just so excited! And I just can’t hide it! It’s called The Rise of Skywalker. What could that mean? I mean I hate to say… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #268: The Ipcress File
The Curator of Schlock #268 by Jeff Shuster The Ipcress File Michael Caine is Harry Palmer in The Ipcress File! I discovered an old audio clip of Orson Welles going on a furious rant while doing a commercial for frozen fish sticks. The script called for Welles to say “crisp, crumb coating.” Or was it… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #267: Fist of the North Star
The Curator of Schlock #267 by Jeff Shuster Fist of the North Star Welcome all my friends to the show that never ends. My MacBook Pro power cord died on me again. This happens from time to time. Maybe I need to hang it up and buy a PC. So I’ll be wrapping up Anime… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #266: Twilight of the Cockroaches
The Curator of Schlock #266 by Jeff Shuster Twilight of the Cockroaches Not to be confused with Grave of the Fireflies. The VHS cassette box for Twilight of the Cockroaches, a live action/anime hybrid movie, has a quote from Richard Harrington of The Washington Post. He says, “Could do for cockroaches what ‘The Secret of NIMH’… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #265: The Professional: Golgo 13
The Professional: Golgo 13 Sex & Violence: The Motion Picture I was on a James Bond kick around the same time I started getting into state of the art Japanese animation. Naturally, I wanted these two interests to converge in the form of an anime that resembled a Bond film. Eventually, I would discover Lupin the… Continue reading
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