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Sunday, November 9, 2025

CMBA Fall Blogathon 2025: Horrors of the Colonized Body and Soul in THE MUMMY (1932)

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This post is part of the CMBA Fall Blogathon for 2025, showcasing Early Shadows & Pre-Code Horror. Find more blogathon posts by visiting...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Cult Classics: THE FOG (1980)

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Horror movies got much gorier after the advent of the slasher, and the most iconic chillers of the 1980s tend to lean into that genre and it...
Friday, September 12, 2025

Classic Films in Focus: BUGSY MALONE (1976)

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Written and directed by Alan Parker,  Bugsy Malone  (1976) is certainly a cinematic oddity, with an all-kid ensemble spoofing the 1930s gang...
Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Classic Movie Monsters Inspire Sparkytopia Art

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As a parent and a classic movie fan, it's deeply gratifying when your love for something gets passed on to a new generation. That's ...
Sunday, August 17, 2025

Classic Films in Focus: MYSTERY STREET (1950)

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The visual and narrative style of  Mystery Street  (1950) will be familiar to anyone who watches modern police procedurals on television, es...
Saturday, August 16, 2025

Classic Films in Focus: DESPERATE JOURNEY (1942)

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If director Raoul Walsh's WWII action movie,  Desperate Journey  (1942), had been made a few decades later, it would have boasted a catc...
Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Classic Films in Focus: BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)

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There's more than one bad day being referenced in the title, but  Bad Day at Black Rock  (1955) mostly focuses on the deadly 24 hours sp...
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