Ghosts of Mars is a thrilling, over-the-top, all-out action film from start to finish, directed by…
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‘Revenge’ (1990) review – An entertaining Tony Scott film marred by a mediocre screenplay and flat characterization
Revenge, Tony Scott’s fourth feature film, is an erotic thriller that is formulaic and predictable but…
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‘The Grapes of Wrath’ (1940) review – A stark portrayal of ordinary people seeking the American dream amid the Great Depression
The Grapes of Wrath is an emotionally wrenching portrayal of ordinary people searching for the American…
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‘Holy Spider’ (2022) review – A gripping serial killer thriller that examines Iranian society and its treatment of women
Holy Spider begins in Mashhad, Iran’s second-largest city, when a man picks up sex workers in…
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The Killing of Two Lovers (2020) review: A suspenseful slow burn family drama
In the opening scene of The Killing of Two Lovers, a bewildered man stands over a…
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‘Pathaan’ (2023) review – Shah Rukh Khan’s comeback film somehow crosses the finish line
Pathaan is another entry to the YRF espionage universe, following Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda…
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Flesh And Blood (1985) review – Paul Verhoeven portrays a bleak Middle Ages world to tell a story about betrayal, revenge, love, lust, and religious fanaticism.
In Flesh and Blood, Paul Verhoeven takes us back to early 16th-century Western Europe to tell…
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Sick (2022) review – John Hyams’s latest makes him the director to watch out for
John Hyams follows up the criminally underrated Alone (2020) with a slick slasher film called “Sick,”…
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‘The Outfit’ (1973) review – One of the most criminally overlooked neo-noir crime films of the 1970s
It’s an incredible feeling to entirely surrender to a filmmaker’s vision and be willing to go…
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‘Saloum’ (2021) review – A genre-bending twisted tale of revenge in the African wild west
When I sat down to see Saloum, I knew I was in for a treat as…
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