Gareth Evans made his name with the brutal, breakneck action of The Raid films, so Apostle…
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Reviews of films from various genres
November (2017): A Beautiful, Bizarre Journey Into Estonian Folklore
Some films are better when you know nothing about them before hitting play. November is one…
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The VVitch (2015): How Robert Eggers Turns Faith into a Nightmare
Looking back on The VVitch after nearly a decade, it’s safe to say that, thanks to…
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House of Bamboo (1955) review: Samuel Fuller’s Stylish and Unconventional Noir Set in Postwar Tokyo
Samuel Fuller could do a lot with very little. His writing was tight, his filmmaking was…
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992) – Michael Mann’s Sweeping Historical Epic of Love, War, and Survival
Michael Mann is a filmmaker everyone instinctively associates with crime thrillers like Thief (1981), Heat (1995),…
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Review – A Gloriously Over-the-Top 1990s Action Thriller That Deserves Its Cult Classic Status
Many of Shane Black’s scripts have become cult classics, including The Monster Squad (1987), The Last…
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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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