Category: synapse films
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Blu-ray Review: INVALUABLE: THE TRUE STORY OF AN EPIC ARTIST
by Anthony King Another documentary specifically for Dead Heads. The Synapse Films release of Ryan Meade’s documentary about Tom Sullivan, creator of the make-up effects in the first three Evil Dead movies called Invaluable: The True Story of an Epic Artist is a touching tribute to a largely unheralded artist and craftsman, yet it simply…
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Blu-ray Review: McBAIN
by Anthony King Glickenhaus and Walken declare war on drugs. McBain (1991) may be multi-hyphenate James Glickenhaus’ last great film, but that doesn’t mean any of the man’s eight directorial features are uninteresting, or boring at worst. When a Glickenhaus-directed picture was advertised, the public generally knew what they’d be getting: men – always men…