Written by Mark Wensel - Forces of Geek

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Double Feature Movie Show: WRITER’S BLOCK

Every writer goes through it. And every writer hates it. Then, when the writer goes through it, they write about it. Here’s a great...

Stefan BlitzMay 1, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: DOUBLE SHOT OF DOUBLES

A few weeks ago, Furious 7 was released. I’m not sure when this series started getting so much respect, but whatever. That’s not what...

Stefan BlitzApril 17, 2015

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Best Of 2015 SXSW Film Festival

By Mark Wensel I’m going to take a break from my usual Double Features to tell you what I saw at South By Southwest...

Stefan BlitzApril 3, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: LIFE-CHANGING DOCUMENTARIES

On March 5, we lost one of the most important documentary filmmakers of all time. Albert Maysles, along with his brother David, started a...

Stefan BlitzMarch 20, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: Witness to The Black Experience

Recently, I took a break from my genre reading and started reading a book I should have read years ago: Black Like Me. I...

Stefan BlitzMarch 6, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: STILL A BETTER LOVE STORY THAN ‘TWILIGHT’ FAN FICTION

I missed the boat on Valentine’s Day (in so many ways), but I’ve never been good at schedules. But last week also marked another...

Stefan BlitzFebruary 20, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: UNDERCOVER FRIENDS IN THE SEVENTIES

The 70s have been romanticized to a point where I’m betting a large portion of the population is done with them. I think I...

Stefan BlitzFebruary 6, 2015

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WYRMWOOD (review)

Review by Mark Wensel Produced by Jamie Hilton, Josh Pomeranz, Kiah Roache-Turner, Tristan Roache-Turner Written by Kiah Roache-Turner, Tristan Roache-Turner Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner...

Stefan BlitzFebruary 6, 2015

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MY TOP 5: BEST FILMS OF 2014

Man, 2014 was a looooooooong year. I, for one, am glad it’s over. But maybe that’s just me. There were, however, a lot of...

Stefan BlitzJanuary 23, 2015

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Double Feature Movie Show: BOTH SIDES OF CHRISTMAS LOVE

Christmas is a time for love….right? That’s what I hear, anyway. Sometimes that love comes with baggage. Sometimes it comes with just plain love....

Stefan BlitzDecember 19, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: REMAKES WITH A BACKSTORY

Everybody hates a remake. That’s pretty unfortunate rule. I find some of them fascinating. Why were they made (besides the cash grab)? What possessed...

Stefan BlitzDecember 5, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: PROG ROCK SOUNDTRACKS

Prog rock is the bane of many peoples’ existence. Personally, I love it. The good stuff, anyway. Early Genesis. Yes. King Crimson. Even some...

Stefan BlitzNovember 14, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: CROPS(E)Y

How many of you have heard of Cropsy? What? Never?! Don’t worry. Neither had I. I had even forgotten that Cropsy was the killer...

Stefan BlitzOctober 31, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: SEXUALLY REPRESSED HORROR

It’s that month again. Everyone’s favorite time for horror. Some of us watch it year-round, but most sane people only watch it in October....

Stefan BlitzOctober 17, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: BLOOD IN THE SNOW

Fantastic Fest is quite possibly my favorite film festival. It’s held in my hometown of Austin, TX and takes place at my favorite theatre,...

Stefan BlitzOctober 3, 2014

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MY TOP 5 Films at TELLURIDE 2014

The Telluride Film Festival is the hidden gem of film festivals. Even some folks in the industry don’t know what it is even though...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 19, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: BEATLES INFLUENCE

I once read that not liking The Beatles is like not liking the sun. That’s one of my favorite quotes about The Beatles. It...

Stefan BlitzSeptember 5, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: ROBIN WILLIAMS

A couple of weeks go, a part of my childhood was ripped away from me. ‘ It was so sudden and so tragic that...

Stefan BlitzAugust 23, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: NYC HORROR

A few months ago, I did a double feature of New York movies that showed two different sides to The City: one beautiful and...

Stefan BlitzAugust 8, 2014

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Double Feature Movie Show: HILLBILLYSPOILTATION!

Hillbillies get a bad rap in horror movies. There are so many movies about poor folk of the mountains/woods/desert/lake/office park slaughtering the “innocents,” whether...

Stefan BlitzJuly 26, 2014