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Marvelous Sci-Fi Horror Movies for Alien Lovers

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Marvelous Videos presents alien creature features galore…. Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens were truly something special. They not only took the preexisting concept of an extraterrestrial threat and made it fresh, but they also made it iconic. This was thanks, in large part, to the titular antagonist(s)- the xenomorph. Designed by H. R. Giger and played […]

Revisiting David Ayer’s Suicide Squad Five Years Later

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Shaun Munro revisits 2016’s Suicide Squad… James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is now in cinemas, but one way or another it likely wouldn’t exist without the release of 2016’s David Ayer-directed Suicide Squad. Despite pulling in a commendable $746.8 million worldwide, Ayer’s film was widely dunked-on by critics and received indifferently by audiences, with many dubbing it […]

Alien Invasion Movies Worthy of Their Cult Status

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Marvelous Videos with twelve cult alien invasion movies… “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” So wrote legendary sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke, and it’s a sentiment you can’t help but agree with. If humans really are the only species in the cosmos, then […]

Marvelous Killer Car Horror Movies

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Marvelous Videos presents killer car movies…. Over a million people die from an automobile-related incident/accident every year, yet for some reason these mechanical means of transportation do not frighten us. Perhaps it’s because they are a part of our societal structures, or maybe it is because we love the freedom they bring us. Regardless, cars […]

Forgotten Action Heroes From the Golden Age of VHS

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Marvelous Videos presents a selection of underappreciated action heroes from the golden age of VHS… There’s a reason everyone misses the 80s- it was a golden age for cinema. No seriously, not only did you have a sci-fi revolution with the likes of Terminator, Aliens, and Back to the Future, but you also had a rebirth in the […]

Brutal R-Rated Anime From the 80s and 90s

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Marvelous Videos with some brutal R-rated anime recommendations… Japanese animation or anime has been a popular genre worldwide for some a while now, but there was a time when it wasn’t so accepted by western audiences. In the 90s and especially the 80s, studios weren’t quite sure if there was a market worth localizing these […]

Awesome Foreign Superhero Movies You Have To See

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Marvelous Videos presents eight foreign superhero movies worth checking out… Superheroes are best associated with western audiences: after all, the vast majority of the great comic book companies emerged in countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and France. However, though names like Marvel, DC, and 2000 AD are recognizable among the general populace, they […]

Extreme Cinema – We Are the Flesh

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We Are the Flesh, 2016. Directed by Emiliano Rocha Minter. Starring Noé Hernández, María Evoli, Diego Gamaliel, Gabino Rodríguez, and María Cid. SYNOPSIS: A pair of homeless siblings takes shelter in an old building where a strange hermit forces them into a world of depravity. “This is not your average party” says Mariano, one of […]

Forgotten B-Horror Movies That Are Fun To Watch!

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Marvel Videos serves up some B-movie horror recommendations…. Contrary to popular belief, B-movies are not always intentional. Sometimes a filmmaker starts off with a vision in mind and is ultimately unable to bring it to fruition due to budget cuts, studio interference, or general shenanigans that happen on set. The results are mixed, with the […]