Next week I review yet another hard to find independent film. That is until its recent release on DVD. Now everyone will have the chance o watch and marvel over the combination of claymation and Edgar Allen Poe in a most perfect union. That’s because next week’s film is Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum.

Since we are just finishing up the tail end of summer, I thought it might be fitting for me to finally get around to reviewing a superhero movie for the site. And while Super Fuzz was certainly tempting, I decided to go with a little known Canadian superhero film instead, called Sidekick. But since it is so little known it has proven quite difficult for me to find a trailer for the film, but thanks to the official site there is at least one way to watch the trailer.

Sidekick Official Site

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Looks like their are plenty of future guilty pleasure being released this week for me to pick from. And while I do love me some Rainn Wilson, I don’t think I am going to be able to bring myself, or more importantly Anna, to go watch The Rocker. Death Race and The House Bunny both look like they will more likely be awful then entertaining, so my choice for new releases this week is Hamlet 2. I’ll go see anything with Steve Coogan in it, and with a solid cast and the chance to be rocked by a sexy Jesus it could be a fun film.

DVD picks this week are a bit more difficult as their are several films I would like to see. The infamous Salò get’s a new release by Criterion which should have cinephiles salivating at the thought of finally getting to watch the film. Besides that Redbelt, Son of Rambow and Chicago 10 are all getting their first release on DVD this upcoming week, and all are worthy of renting.

But my DVD pick this week is a lesser known film called Dante’s Inferno. Dante’s Inferno is performed in a toy theater style using paper sets and puppets to recreate the epic poem. With voices being supplied by James Cromwell and Dermot Mulroney, Dante’s Inferno looks to be one of the more fascinating and unique film releases this year.

As always trailers are after the break!

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Due to a system wide Netflix issue our regularly scheduled program, The Devil’s Rain, will be delayed until next week. In its place I will review an obscure 1995 Austrian documentary entitled Animal Love. A trailer has never been made for the film, so instead I will just post a still from the film to give you and idea of what I was forced to experience for your entertainment. Please be advised that no animals were hurt during the making of this movie, although I’m pretty sure I was during the watching of this movie. Also the still is NSFW.

I would also like to state that I apologize  in advance for this.

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I have good news and bad news before I get to this weeks new releases. Bad news is Netflix still hasn’t shipped me a copy of The Devil’s Rain so next week’s review will probably be delayed, or a substitution will be posted in its place.

The good news is it looks like I will probably be joining Andrw and Kurt on their weekly podcast over at Row Three next week. I bartered my way onto the show with promises of a super cool story from my work and I aim to not disappoint. Should be fun, and once the podcast is posted I’ll give you a link so you can finally hear my rants in all their petulant glory.

In other news we have new releases at the theaters this weekend. Bottle Shock and Henry Poole is Here seem at least somewhat interesting, though not exactly mindblowing. I could care less about the new Star Wars film, thank you George Lucas for killing my fandom, and Vicky Christina Barcelona is a nice little movie that is one of Woody Allen’s better films from his recent past.

But the must see movie of the weekend is easily Tropic Thunder. I had the pleasure of watching it a month ago and absolutely loved it. It’s funny and ridiculous and insulting in all the right ways that make it a perfectly rewarding time at the theater. As an added bonus Robery Downey Jr is amazing even for his lofty standards, an Tom Cruise practically steals the film out from under him. Go see this movie. Go see it now.

As for DVD releases, holy crap do they suck. So much so that I am not going to recommend a single one of the major releases, because they don’t deserve it. Instead I am going to recommend The Wizard of Gore. I haven’t seen it, and know next to nothing about it, but I do know this. It is a horror movie that stars Crispin Glover, Jeffrey Combs and Brad Dourif. I know I’m sold.

As always trailers are after the break!

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