In his feature directorial debut, Francis Galluppi crafts a pulpy, low-budget, limited-setting crime thriller that is…
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The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) review – Vicente Aranda’s film is erotic, wild, and unpredictable
Vicente Aranda’s Spanish horror film, The Blood Spattered Bride, begins with a scene in which a…
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) review – A worthy addition to the beloved franchise
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Wes Ball, is a decent follow-up to…
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10 best Giallo films
The “Giallo” film genre emerged in the mid-to-late 1960s, and it peaked in popularity in the…
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Monkey Man (2024) review – Dev Patel’s blood-soaked action thriller marks an impressive directorial debut
Passion and dedication drip through every frame of Dev Patel’s ferocious yet imperfect directorial debut, Monkey…
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Civil War (2024) review – The film is technically remarkable but lacks bold storytelling
Although technically exceptional and effectively portraying the devastation and horrors of a twenty-first-century civil war, Alex…
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Late Night with the Devil (2023) review – Though wildly engaging for the most part, the film runs out of ideas towards the end
Late Night with the Devil, written, directed, and edited by an Australian filmmaking duo, Colin Cairnes…
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In a Lonely Place (1950) review – Humphrey Bogart delivers a career-best performance in one of the greatest noir films ever made
In a Lonely Place, directed by Nicolas Ray and adapted from Dorothy Hughes’ 1947 novel of…
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Blood and Black Lace (1964) review – A landmark film in the Giallo genre
Mario Bava’s Blood and Black Lace, one of the earliest Giallo films, is still regarded as…
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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024) review – Another entry on the list of mediocre action films from the Hindi film industry
Nowadays, people from the Hindi film industry seem to have a strange perception that the action…
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