Charles Bronson
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The Curator of Schlock #292: Death Kiss
The Curator of Schlock #292 by Jeff Shuster Death Kiss Death Wish 6: The Kiss of Death Sadly, we lost Charles Bronson back in 2004. Hopes of a Death Wish 6 went with him. Sure, we got the Death Wish remake with Bruce Willis and that was fine, but Bruce Willis isn’t Paul Kersey, he’s John McClane. Still, we’ve… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #291: 10 to Midnight
The Curator of Schlock #291 by Jeff Shuster 10 to Midnight After midnight, Warren gonna let it all hang down. Week 3 of Charles Bronson Month is here. This week will be a return to form with his salt and pepper hair and boss mustache, none of that black mop nonsense we bore witness to… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #290: Lola
The Curator of Schlock #290 by Jeff Shuster Lola I think you’re growing up too soon, girl. I don’t like it when box art lies. This goes back to the days of Mom & Pop video rental palaces, when you’d see some movie you’ve never heard of with an intriguing cover only to be disappointed… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #289: The Evil That Men Do
The Curator of Schlock #289 by Jeff Shuster The Evil That Men Do Charles Bronson returns to the Museum of Schlock! It seems like only yesterday that I began this blog. I remember that one September five years ago when I covered all five Death Wish movies. Oh, wait. It was six years ago. Six years of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #8: Death Wish 5
The Curator of Schlock #8 by Jeffrey Shuster Death Wish 5: The Face of Death If you haven’t figured out by now that the face of death is Charles Bronson, there’s no helping you. I want to make something clear. When Death Wish 5 The Face of Death was released theatrically, it was under the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #7: Death Wish 4
The Curator of Schlock #7 by Jeffrey Shuster Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (Drugs are Bad!) Death Wish 4 The Crackdown. If you think this movie title suggests drugs, you’re right! Paul Kersey (Charles Bronson) is getting his life back together after the event Death Wish 3. He’s cut back to shooting only three street… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #5: Death Wish 2
The Curator of Schlock #5 by Jeffrey Shuster Death Wish 2: Who’s To Blame? Oh boy. I guess we have to talk about Death Wish 2 before we get to Death Wish 3. We know we’re in trouble as soon as we see producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus credits appear on the screen. Still, we… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #4: Death Wish
The Curator of Schlock #4 by Jeffrey Shuster Death Wish (Fill Your Hand) AMC had a Death Wish marathon a few weeks back. I don’t know if the movies AMC airs these days are true classics or what classic even means these days when it comes to cinema. Maybe it’s the influence a movie has over… Continue reading
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