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BMFcast 576 – Warlock – Warlock School Drama Club
Warlock (1989) is one of those movies we’d always seen on the shelf at the video store, but can’t remember if we’d ever seen it. Julian Sands is the titular warlock, who escapes the 1600s to modern-day 1988. Richard E. Grant chases him through time, and recruits the help of an age-cursed Lori Singer. Does this one live up to its lauded VHS reputation?
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BMFcast 575 – The Sweeper – Siesta Thomas Howell
The Sweeper (1996) returns us to the movies of PM Entertainment, and director Joseph Mehri in particular. C. Thomas Howell is a loose cannon cop who saw his family murdered and now he dispenses his own brand of excessive justice. When he’s recruited by a shadowy organization to get even more excessive, chaos ensues. If you like cars blowing up and people unnaturally lucky at shooting things, well friends, we’ve got a movie for you.
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BMFcast 570 – All About the Benjamins – Flanagoons
All About The Benjamins (2002) brings Blaxploitation History Month into a new century. Ice Cube is a bounty hunter tracking down Mike Epps, but they both get tangled up with murderous diamond thieves, including a very angry Tommy Flanagan. There’s also a $60 million winning lottery ticket, Eva Mendes, and lots and lots of boats. Does this all add up to a winning formula? Side note: We know it’s “For The Love of Money” by the O’Jays. You can stop yelling at your relevant podcast device now.
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BMFcast 569 – The Slams – The Original Gilgamesh
The Slams (1973) continues Blaxploitation History Month with the return of a BMFcast favorite, Jim Brown! This time he’s thrown in the slammer after a heist gone wrong. He’s the only one who knows where the money’s hidden, and everyone else wants a piece of it. He’ll have to dodge gangs, mobsters, and crooked guards to come out on top. We’d ask if he’ll succeed, but c’mon, it’s Jim Brown!
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