With the arrival of December comes the mandatory viewing of Christmas movies for many who embrace the festive spirit. I personally like to make an effort to seek out lesser known titles from the holiday back catalogue and as luck would have it, Shock Entertainment have re-issued the ensemble comedy Mixed Nuts on DVD. Based […]
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Sometimes the selfless plight of George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life or Cousin Eddie emptying his shitter in Christmas Vacation isn’t enough for one’s seasonal viewing, despite their timeless quality. There needs to be variety among titles, particularly something of darker nature, still embodying the festive charm. So allow me to introduce Better Watch
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Over the years I’ve developed a rather strict habit of not watching holiday themed movies outside their designated time, and while I have been lenient with Planes, Train & Automobiles in the past, it has now becoming a permanent fixture of late November for this Australian film fanatic since enjoying Thanksgiving and all its wholesome
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I’ve lived in Gippsland all my life and I’m still amazed by what exists within the many tiny crevasses of this vast region, like the Mount Best Community Hall, which was the venue of a short film event this past Saturday. Despite being led astray by a misinformed GSP, my girlfriend and I made the
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“When you dance with the devil, the devil doesn’t change. The devil changes you.” Among us collectors of psychical media, speculation mounts each month over which titles Cinema Cult will be adding to their ever expanding catalogue. One of the two latest acquisitions for November was surprisingly Joel Schumacher’s overlooked thriller 8MM, an ideal selection from the Australian based
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Fitting in nicely with the film’s optimistic ending in which our trio of heroes arrive to a new century, Sleepy Hollow ushered Australian movie-goers into the new millennium, opening in cinemas on New Year’s Day. I was on school holidays during a particularly hot summer and I went to see Tim Burton’s gothic mystery with
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While watching a very informative documentary on Lon Chaney Jr. several years ago, there was brief mention of a little low budget feature he appeared in called Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told, during the later years of his life. Something about it resonated with me so I made a mental note to
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Earlier this month, appropriately on Friday the 13th, Sale Cinemas presented a horror ‘Double Feature’ of Psycho and Death Becomes Her for the ominous occasion. Now, this may come as a surprise but I’ve never watched a classic film inside a commercial cinema, so being within only an hour’s vicinity, I couldn’t resist the opportunity.
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Cinema Cult’s release of Candyman could not have come at a better time, with the popular horror title turning 25-years-old just yesterday, officially cementing its status as a bona fide classic. I fondly remember the film being somewhat of a talking point among us kids in primary school, due to a ritual anyone can perform
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Barely two months into the new millennium and its novelty had all but worn off. Y2K didn’t wipe us off the digital grid and with the school holidays already behind me, a feeling of routine had resumed among myself and respective peers. Friday night often involved a visit to the local cinema and with nothing
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