Dead Calm, an Australian psychological thriller directed by Phillip Noyce, contains a few anxiety-inducing moments but…
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Reviews of films from various genres
Deathdream (1974) review – A low-budget horror film that effectively portrays the ill effects of a useless war on ordinary people
Deathdream is a 1974 horror film directed by Bob Clarke (who also made Black Christmas (1974)…
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Freeway (1996) review – Reese Witherspoon delivers a career-defining performance in the 90s version of “Little Red Riding Hood.”
Freeway is Matthew Bright’s version of the 17th-century European fairy tale “Little Red Riding Hood.” Vanessa…
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House of Darkness (2022) review – Neil LaBute’s comedy horror film is predictable and takes too long to get to the point
House of Darkness, directed by Neil LaBute, is a comedy-horror film that suffers from a weak…
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Bloody Daddy (2023) review – Although it has its moments, the film suffers from lack of emotional core and a weak second half
Bloody Daddy, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, is a remake of the 2011 action thriller Sleepless…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) review – A remarkable achievement in animation filmmaking
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, and Justin Thompson, is a…
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Last Stop on the Night Train (1975) review – A well-executed dark and twisted Italian rape-revenge horror film
Director Aldo Lado combines Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring (1960) and Wes Craven’s The Last House…
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49th Parallel (1941) review – A war film with pro-Allied propaganda that is both thrilling and adventurous
49th Parallel, directed by Michael Powell and written by his long-time collaborator Emeric Pressburger, is a…
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To Catch a Killer (2023) review – A film that works solely within the confines of the police procedural but fails when it attempts to branch out
To Catch a Killer, directed by Argentinean filmmaker Damian Szifron (who also helmed the outstanding Wild…
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Sisu (2022) review – A satisfying low-budget action flick about a man who goes on a Nazi-killing spree
An action film like Sisu can succeed even with a simple premise if it has tense…
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