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Michael Cavender
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Caffeinated drone by day, film and comic critic by night. Find me on MichaelCavender.com. Member of the Columbus Film Critics Association and the Independent Film Critics of America. My work has also appeared on CineDump.com and PopHorror.com.
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#JoeLynch 's #Mayhem was released on this day in 2017. Check out my review right here: www.michaelcavender.com/review-mayhem

#FilmReviews #MatiasCaruso #StevenYeun #SamaraWeaving #SteveMoore
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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#MarcMeyer 's adaptation of #Derf 's #MyFriendDahmer began its limited theatrical release on this day in 17. Check out my review right here: www.michaelcavender.com/review-my-fr...

#FilmReviews #JohnBackderf #JeffreyDahmer #Comics #ComicBooks #GraphicNovels #RossLynch #AlexWolff #AnneHeche
November 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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#DonDohler 's #Nightbeast was released sometime in November of 82, so I figured I'd go ahead and share my review today. Head over to my site and check it out!

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November 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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The infamous #TurkishStarWars aka #TheManWhoSavesTheWorld was released in Turkey on this day in 1982. Head over to my site and check out my write-up of this cinematic oddity.

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#FilmReviews #DunyayiKurtaranAdam #CuneytArkin #StarWars #TheManWhoSavedTheWorld
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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#EricRed 's #BadMoon was released on this day in 1996. Head over to my site and check out my review!

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#FilmReviews #WayneSmith #MichaelPare #MarielHemingway #MasonGamble #JanKiesser #GezaSinkovics #Werewolf #Werewolves
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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#RobertEggers' #TheLighthouse was released on this day in 2019. Head over to my site and check out my review! 🦞

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#FilmReviews #RobertPattinson #WillemDafoe #ValeriiaKaraman #MaxEggers #JarinBlaschke #MarkKorven
November 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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#IStillBelieve art by #JohnKeaveney

#TheLostBoys #TimCappello #JoelSchumacher #Vampires
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Cool #SwampThing piece by #LauraAllred

#Comics #ComicBooks #DC
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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#AndréØvredal ’s #TrollHunter was released in Norway on this day in 2010. Head over to my site and check out my review!

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#FilmReviews #GlennErlandTosterud #JohannaMørck #TomasAlfLarsen #OttoJespersen #HansMortenHansen #UrmilaBerg-Domaas
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Sick #Alien artwork by #BrunoVergauwen 🤘

#Xenomorphs #RidleyScott #Aliens
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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#EricaSlaughter of #SomethingIsKillingTheChildren by #InHyukLee

#Comics #ComicBooks #GraphicNovels @boom-studios.com #HouseOfSlaughter
October 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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The late, great #BernieWrightson was born on this day in 1948. I think the first Wrightson comic I ever read was likely BATMAN: THE CULT #1. I was 9 when it was released at the end of ‘87, and the lurid art disturbed me, though I couldn’t take my eyes off of it.

#Comics #ComicBooks #Marvel #DC
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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#BruceKimmel ’s obscure #TheCreatureWasn'tNice aka #NakedSpace aka #Spaceship was released on this day in 1981. Check out my write-up right here: www.michaelcavender.com/review-the-c...

#FilmReviews #CindyWilliams #LeslieNielsen #GerritGraham #PatrickMacnee #RonKurowski #PaulBrinegar
October 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Writer/publisher #JayBKalagayan has new comic out featuring #CCAD grad #EthanPope on art duties. Check out my review right here: www.michaelcavender.com/review-the-g...

#Comics #ComicBooks #CreativeMussel #LaurenSparks #HaileyClemons #GraphicNovels #Cryptids #PopeLickMonster #PopeLickCreek
October 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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#KrisSmith 's #DiamondDogs is a micro-budgeted slice of caper flick fun! Head over to my site and check out my latest review!

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#FilmReviews #AndyBlithe #NickElliott #SteveKnight #MarkWells #LeonardoMartin #AnjaKick #KonradBrenski #DuaneCTucker #JosephBetts
October 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#SwampThing #PaulGulacy #WesCraven #Comics #ComicBooks #DC
October 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Check out this dope #Galactus commission by #StevenButler!

#Marvel #Comics #ComicBooks
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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#DrewStruzan posing with two of his most famous paintings and #RobertRodriguez in 2011. Rodriguez now owns the #Rambo piece.

#TheThing @thehorrormaster.bsky.social #FirstBlood
October 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Candid pic of #FX god #RobBottin and #comics god #MikePloog presumably from #TheThing 's preproduction circa 1981

@thehorrormaster.bsky.social #ComicBooks #PracticalEffects
October 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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#VernonZimmerman 's #FadeToBlack turns 45 today! Head over to my site and check out my review!

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#FilmReviews #DennisChristopher #EveBrentAshe #NormanBurton #MickeyRourke #LindaKerridge #TimThomerson #GwynneGilford #MorganPaull #JamesLuisi @vinsyn.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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#PeggySueGotMarried was released on this day in 86. Check out my write-up 👇

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#FilmReviews #FrancisFordCoppola #KathleenTurner #NicolasCage #HelenHunt #JoanAllen #KevinJO’Connor #BarryMiller #JimCarrey #JerryLeichtling #ArleneSarner #JordanCronenweth
October 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#ThePrincessBride debuted on this day in 87. Check out my write-up 👇

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#FilmReviews #RobReiner #WilliamGoldman #CaryElwes #RobinWright #MandyPatinkin #ChrisSarandon #WallaceShawn #AndreTheGiant #BillyCrystal #CarolKane #ChristopherGuest #FredSavage #PeterFalk
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#DemolitionMan was released on this day in 1993. Head over to my site and check out my write-up!

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#FilmReviews #MarcoBrambilla #SylvesterStallone #WesleySnipes #SandraBullock #DenisLeary #BenjaminBratt #BobGunton #NigelHawthorne #GlennShadix
October 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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#RobertFuest 's adaptation of #MichaelMoorcock 's #TheFinalProgramme (aka #TheLastDaysOfManOnEarth) was released in the UK on this day in 73. Check out my write-up 👇

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#FilmReviews #RogerCorman #JonFinch #JennyRunacre #DerrickO’Connor #SarahDouglas
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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#TheMutilator (aka #FallBreak) was released on this day in 1984. Check out my review right here: www.michaelcavender.com/review-the-m...

#FilmReviews #BuddyCooper #JohnSDouglas #PamelaWeddleCooper #JackChatham #MattMitler #BillHitchcock #FrancesRaines #MarkShostrom #AnthonyShowe #SlasherFilms
October 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM