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Mr. Satanism, the movie critic who takes no prisoners, presents fifty(ish) reviews of dragon movies, from the classic to the obscure, so that you can sleep soundly knowing that you'll never have to suffer through a bad dragon movie again.

Ripped from the pages of Empire magazine, the first collection of film critic, film historian and novelist Kim Newman’s reviews of the best and worst B movies.  Some of the cheapest, trashiest, goriest and, occasionally, unexpectedly good films from the past 25 years are here, torn apart and stitched...

An American soldier presumed killed in Iraq returns home ten years after disappearing. This is the premise of the award-winning and highly addictive Homeland. Known for its heart-pumping plot and phenomenal acting, Homeland has garnered multiple Emmys, fabulous reviews, and legions of devoted fans....

“Bestselling novelist and Baltimore Sun movie critic Stephen Hunter (Dirty White Boys) writes well and vividly about movies, which is reason enough to consider picking up this anthology of his reviews and essays, dating back to 1982. A self-professed gun enthusiast, Hunter seems particularly well attuned...

This book is the assembly of various texts that are freely available on the web, especially from Wikipedia. The next obvious question is: why buy this book? The answer: because it means you avoid having to carry out long and tedious internet searches. And of course, because it is always a pleasure...

Large screen TVs and full-line DVD services have liberated movie lovers from fear of parking and stale popcorn. Across the country, movie lovers are staying in and creating their own version of book clubs — but without the homework. The Movie Lovers’ Club — the only guide for movie nights with...

This latest collection of movie reviews from horror author C. Dennis Moore runs the gamut from forgotten classics like THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI to new releases like FRANKENSTEIN’S ARMY, from Hollywood films like STOKER to the micro budget films of producer Charles Band like DOLLMAN. There’s...

Roger and Me. March of the Penguins. Man on Wire. Paradise Lost. Grizzly Man. Gates of Heaven. Taxi to the Dark Side. Super-Size Me. Spellbound. In recent decades, titles like this have raised the profile of documentaries like never before. The appeal of films that rely on the testimony of...

John McCarty began his writing career as a film reviewer and interviewer for such cinema-oriented periodicals and “fanzines” as Cinefantastique, Take One, Film Heritage, Filmaker’s Newsletter, Today’s Filmmaker, Fangoria, Starlog, Filmfax and many others before he turned to writing books about...

Hoping to follow his Laurel and Hardy success with a female comedy team, producer Hal Roach paired Thelma Todd with ZaSu Pitts in a 1931 series of two-reel shorts. Pitts left the studio for other pursuits, was replaced by Patsy Kelly and the series continued to be successful. Todd died under mysterious...

Think you know zombies? Supervillain-cum-film critic Mr. Satanism plumbs the depths of this over-saturated genre, with over 100 brutally honest reviews of undead obscurities you never knew existed, including, er, gems like Dorm of the Dead (2006); Corpses are Forever (2003); Decay (2012); The Quick...

Over 500 pages of movie reviews for only $1.99 (less than a bag of popcorn)

This volume contains reviews for the following movies:  Trackman  Black Dahlia  Shortcut  Skinned Deep  Harm’s Way  Carnivore  Skeleton Crew  The Brazen Bull  Roadkill  Dismal  Enter Nowhere  Wake Wood  7 Below  Little Deaths ...

Previously published as Leonard Maltin’s 2015 Movie Guide, this capstone edition includes a new Introduction by the author. (Note: No new reviews have been added to this edition) Now that streaming services like Netflix and Hulu can deliver thousands of movies at the touch of a button, the...