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Macon Blair's "The Toxic Avenger" is a gory "live action cartoon" with a heart of gold

Macon Blair's "The Toxic Avenger" is a gory "live action cartoon" with a heart of gold

Macon Blair's take on 1984's gore-core classic is as much a movie about love of family as it is a violent shock comedy.

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