SPOILER-FREE FILM REVIEWS FROM A MOVIE LOVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD!

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Category: Mid-Day Mini

  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Funeral Home (Cries in the Night)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A young woman arrives at her grandmother’s house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open, however, guests begin disappearing or turning up dead. Stars: Kay Hawtrey, Lesleh Donaldson, Barry Morse, Dean Garbett, Harvey Atkin, Peggy Mahon, Alf Humphreys Director:

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  • Happy Friday the 13th!

      Hello Campers! Tonight is the first time there’s been a full moon on Friday the 13th since October of 2000!  This rare occurrence might mean you’ll want to stay indoors tonight and steer clear of ladders, black cats, and mirrors perched precariously and waiting to shatter.  Why not fire up one of the classic

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  • 2018 – Best of the Best, Worst of the Worst, Grand Totals

    Hello! Wow!  Here we go into our year EIGHT of The MN Movie Man.  I can’t believe it!  Below I’ve compiled my list of the best and worst of 2018.  As is typically the case, by the time it came to make this list things became a bit of a jumble and I decided to choose the

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Suspiria (1977)

    The Facts: Synopsis: An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders. Stars: Jessica Harper, Joan Bennett, Alida Valli, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bosé, Barbara Magnolfi, Susanna Javicoli, Eva Axén Director: Dario Argento Rated: R Running

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Beetlejuice (1988)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A recently-deceased husband and wife commission a bizarre demon to drive an obnoxious family out of their home Stars: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara, Winona Ryder Director: Tim Burton Rated: PG Running Length: 92 minutes TMMM Score: (9/10) Review:  Some movies feel like great equalizers, something we

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Frighteners (1996)

    The Facts: Synopsis: After a tragic car accident kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead. Stars: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Sleepaway Camp (1983)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Angela Baker, a traumatized and very shy young girl, is sent to summer camp with her cousin. Shortly after her arrival, anyone with sinister or less than honorable intentions gets their comeuppance. Stars: Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tierston, Christopher Collet, Mike Kellin, Karen Fields, Katherine Kamhi, Paul DeAngelo Director: Robert Hiltzik Rated: R

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Monster Squad (1987)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A small town is disrupted with the arrival of Dracula to retrieve an amulet controlling the balance between good and evil. Stars: André Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Tom Noonan, Duncan Regehr, Ryan Lambert, Stephen Macht, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jack Gwillim, Jon Gries, Stan Shaw, Leonardo Cimino Director: Fred Dekker Rated: PG-13

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Haunting (1999)

    The Facts: Synopsis: When Eleanor, Theo, and Luke decide to take part in a sleep study at a huge mansion they get more than they bargained for when Dr. Marrow tells them of the house’s ghostly past. Stars: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor, Bruce Dern, Marian Seldes Director: Jan de Bont Rated:

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ Summer of Fear (1978)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A teenage girl’s life is turned upside down after her cousin moves into her house, and as time goes by, she begins to suspect that she may be a practitioner of witchcraft. Stars: Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeff East, Fran Drescher, Jeff McCracken, Carol Lawrence Director: Wes Craven Rated: PG-13 Running Length:

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