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[12 Oct 2004 | No Comment | ]

When people think of Troma, they tend to think of a few trademark characters. Of course, everyone loves Toxie, the character that helped put the studio on the map through four films…

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[12 Oct 2004 | One Comment | ]

Halloween is approaching, and I’ve begun on my customary week-long
immersion in the world that is (usually bad) horror films. It’s fun, keeps me centered, and generally makes me into a horrible driver for several weeks to come…

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[11 Oct 2004 | No Comment | ]

The biggest player in the Tromaverse created a whole bevy of followups. As I mentioned in my review for THE TOXIC AVENGER PART 2, that film was four hours initially and had to be split into two different sequels…

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[10 Oct 2004 | No Comment | ]

Ah, the lovely beaches of California…after the “big one”. That’s our setting for the cult classic SURF NAZIS MUST DIE, which is kind of like MAD MAX crossed with THE ENDLESS SUMMER…

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[8 Oct 2004 | No Comment | ]

If Shakespeare had been more like this when I was in high school, I’d have a friggin’ Master’s degree in English Literature. Granted, it would probably do me just about as much good as what I have now, but I’d still probably have it…

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[7 Oct 2004 | No Comment | ]

Now, I realize that what I’m doing this Halloween season is a tribute to the fine folks over at Troma films, but by no means does that imply that I’m not going to be brutally honest when I need to be…

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[5 Oct 2004 | One Comment | ]

Following up on the success of the original TOXIC AVENGER, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz moved on to an altogether new Troma tale, 1996’s CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH…

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[2 Oct 2004 | One Comment | ]

As you may have noticed, I have decided to dedicate Movie Criticism for the Retarded as a shrine to Troma films for this Halloween season. Halloween is my favorite time of the year, so why not spend this one covering some of my favorite movies…

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[27 Sep 2004 | No Comment | ]

I’ve finally seen my first NC-17 film in a movie theater, and it took me until I was almost thirty to do so. I almost feel like I’ve broken some sort of unspoken taboo, like I’ve gotten away with something naughty, despite the fact that I’m working on being twice the age limit on such a film…

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[15 Sep 2004 | No Comment | ]

I’ve got a real soft spot for truly independent flicks. Where I would usually tear into a studio film with a bigger budget on the whole for every flaw, if it’s a true indie, I find I don’t mind so much. Watching an indie (regardless of the genre) is, in and of itself, a huge accomplishment…