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Reviews of films from various genres
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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A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) review – Not the best of Fulci’s Giallo films, but contains some of the most visceral visuals of his career
While Lucio Fulci is able to unleash some of the most graphic, sensual, and visceral imagery…
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Psycho 2 (1983) review – A film that benefits significantly from its slasher approach
Despite my reservations about watching Psycho 2, a sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s technical and visual masterpiece,…
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Special Delivery (2022) review – A generic yet enjoyable high-octane action thriller
South Korean thrillers have the uncanny ability to skillfully merge a cat-and-mouse element with a compelling…
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Mona Lisa (1986) review – A film elevated by nuanced characterization of its leads
Although Neil Jordan’s Mona Lisa is set in a world rife with ruthless gangsters, sadistic pimps,…
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Red Sun (1971) review – Toshiro Mifune, Charles Bronson, and Alain Delon go wild in the American West
Terence Young’s Western Red Sun features three generational superstars in the form of Charles Bronson, Toshiro…
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