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ASH VS EVIL DEAD **** USA 2015 Dir: Sam Raimi (Pilot episode), Michael J Bassett, David Frazee, Michael Hurst, Tony Tilse, Rick Jacobson. 10 episodes 30 mins each. 30 years after his earlier misadventures, Ash is an ageing yet unrelenting womanizer and still, reliably, a loser. He’s forced back into…

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FRANCHISE CORNER ENTRY: THE EVIL DEAD THE EVIL DEAD ***** USA 1983 Dir: Sam Raimi. 85 mins Eclipsed by its faster-paced, slapstick-based sequels, Raimi’s debut was a huge influence on a generation of comedic splatter movies, despite the fact that it never actually strives to be funny. Its set-up is…

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