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Annie Choi

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    Death Weekend (1976)

    The wise philosopher Loverboy once said, “Everybody’s working for the weekend.” But Loverboy wasn’t thinking about this particular weekend. Death Weekend. Loverboy wasn’t thinking much at all. He certainly wasn’t thinking…

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    Love Butcher, The (1975)

    Imagine, if you will, a long, steady pan of a garden. It’s blurry. You squint to make out some grass…some hedges…maybe some roses. You finally understand what it’s like to have…

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    Satan’s Bed (1965)

    Recently there was a line of menswear that hit New York City, Tokyo, and London. The collection offered everything today’s professional man would want: trousers, shirts, blazers, hoodies. They were “ready-to-wear”…

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    Punk Vacation (1990)

    Question: What do punks do on their vacation? And what exactly do they need a vacation from? Being punk isn’t a job. It’s a lifestyle, and you can’t take a vacation…

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    Student Body, The (1976)

    What if I told you there was a movie where ladies in the state penitentiary start a riot and discuss the finer points of cock size? What if told you they’re…

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    Dance Or Die (1987)

    If Lita Ford had a baby with Whitesnake’s jeggings, you’d get a song with a searing guitar solo and lyrics like this: “You’re reality is a nightmare, this is what it…

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    Toys Are Not For Children (1972)

    The movie opens on a dark bedroom. There’s some hot and heavy breathing. Already, I am interested. A girl is in bed. She’s naked. She’s moaning, “Daddy . . . Daddy…

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    Young Warriors (1983)

    Sometimes you’ve got to take the law into your own hands. And sometimes you’ve got to take some machine guns, a box of grenades, a pitcher of beer, and a brick…

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    Massacre At Central High (1976)

    High school sucks. Being the new kid is hard. It’s hard to fit in. Stand up to your bullies. Don’t dive into a pool with no water. These are the lessons…

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    Black Angels (1970)

    “A white man can’t have a decent fight with a black man without people saying it’s racial.” So laments Chainer, the leader of Satan’s Scorpions, an all-white biker gang. Satan’s Scorpions…

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    Deadly Trigger (1985)

    Remember those Doublemint gum commercials with twins doing twin things like riding tandem bikes, playing doubles tennis, rowing canoes, and throwing beach balls to dolphins? Double your refreshment! Double your pleasure!…

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    Hitch Hike to Hell (1977)

    A lot of good things happen in the San Fernando Valley. Burritos, Korean food, family-run bookstores, an endless supply of frozen yogurt. There are also bad things too, like tanning salons,…

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    Blood Games (1990)

    At some point during your youth, you got on a bus and went on a school field trip. Maybe to the science museum or the botanical gardens or that sad petting…

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    Ninja: American Warrior (1987)

    Over a year ago, my friend gave a bunch of us a very special gift. It was the gift of ninjas. Actual, real-life ninjas. We got gift certificates to a bujinkan…

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    High Kicks (1993)

    I’ve watched this movie a dozen times now, and I always ask myself the same two questions: 1. Holy fucking cats, why am I watching this again — haven’t I been…

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