The Nile Hilton Incident is an expertly written thriller that takes place in Cairo, Egypt, and…
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Reviews of films from various genres
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) – Martin McDonagh’s latest is an excellent character study of two men whose lifelong friendship is on the verge of breaking up
Martin McDonagh has mastered the art of blending black comedy with grim, creating melancholic characters with…
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The Sicilian Clan (1969) – Henri Verneuil’s film is stylish, but fails to be in the same vein as the other French gangster films of that era
Nothing in cinematic history has been cooler than the French gangsters of the 1960s. They oozed…
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‘Hunt’ (2022) review – Despite the film’s flaws, Lee Jung Jae makes an impressive directorial debut
Lee Jung Jae, the Emmy Award-winning star of “Squid Game,” stars in and directs Hunt, a…
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Wolfen (1981) – A solid horror noir film with an angry theme that is still relevant today
There is no better feeling for a moviegoer than having his or her reservations about a…
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Glass Onion: The Knives Out Mystery (2022) review – Rian Johnson
[…Spoilers ahead] Some of the most common elements that define the whodunit genre are a murder,…
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