At first glance, Walkabout looks like a simple survival adventure, but Nicolas Roeg has much more…
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Miller’s Crossing (1990) review – A Brilliantly Twisted, Unpredictable Gangster Noir That Gets Better With Every Viewing
For their third feature, following the impressive Blood Simple (1984) and the wonderfully offbeat Raising Arizona…
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Lone Star (1996) review – A Compelling Murder Mystery Where the Past Refuses to Stay Buried
I’m a sucker for small-town murder mysteries because one murder is enough to reveal every carefully…
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Re-Animator (1985) review – A Wild, Gory, and Hilarious Cult Horror Classic
Stuart Gordon’s 1985 science-fiction horror comedy Re-Animator is a gloriously deranged piece of filmmaking, throwing stomach-churning…
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Hard Boiled (1992) review – John Woo Unleashes Hong Kong Action Cinema at Its Most Spectacular
Of the five Heroic Bloodshed films John Woo directed in Hong Kong (before moving to Hollywood),…
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The Long Goodbye (1973) review – Robert Altman’s Brilliant Revisionist Neo-Noir Masterpiece
When legendary screenwriter Leigh Brackett (known as “the Queen of Space Opera” and for her collaborations…
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) review – Sam Peckinpah’s brutal, deeply personal neo-Western masterpiece
Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a gritty, nihilistic, uncompromising,…
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The Brood (1979) review – David Cronenberg’s Flawed Yet Deeply Personal Body Horror Classic
The Brood is one of those films that didn’t impress me at first but has grown…
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On the Waterfront (1954) review – A Timeless Masterpiece That Represents Filmmaking at Its Finest
More than seven decades after its initial release, if a film can captivate and engross its…
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Christopher Nolan’s Directing Style: How He Reimagined Every Genre He Touched
Many great directors are known for mastering a specific genre. Sergio Leone reinvented the Western, Alfred…
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