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Waxwork poster
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Wealthy slacker college student Mark, his new girlfriend Sarah, and their friends are invited to a special showing at a mysterious wax museum which displays 18 of the most evil men of all time. After his ex-girlfriend and another friend disappear, Mark becomes suspicious.

Waxwork

Jun 1988

Waxwork II: Lost in Time poster
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The survivors of the first Waxwork must use a portal through time to defeat the evil that has followed them and turned their lives upside down.

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

May 1992

Fire in the Water poster
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A man decides to edit a documentary on the 1960's at a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands.

Fire in the Water

Jan 1977

Hands poster
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Hands is a visually experimental short film that uses close-ups and expressive movements of human hands to explore themes of biology, sociology, and aesthetics. Through striking imagery, it highlights how hands serve as tools of survival, communication, labor, creation, and even danger. The film juxtaposes tender gestures with more unsettling or surreal images, creating moments of intensity that feel almost shocking. As the narrative unfolds, the sequences become less structured—shifting from bold, provocative scenes to looser, more meandering imagery. While the first half is arresting in its visual power and metaphorical depth, the momentum fades toward the end, leaving the conclusion less impactful than the earlier sequences.—A/V Geeks

Hands

Jan 1969