Passion and dedication drip through every frame of Dev Patel’s ferocious yet imperfect directorial debut, Monkey…
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Movies that have revenge angle
Leo (2023) review – Lokesh Kanagaraj’s version of “A History of Violence” yields mixed results
Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and heavily inspired by David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence (2005),…
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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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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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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) review – Keanu Reeves goes out all guns blazing in this epic action extravaganza
John Wick’s universe expands in scope and quality in the fourth installment of the series, raising…
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‘Ricochet (1991)’ review – A disappointing second half lets the film down.
Ricochet, directed by Russell Mulcahy, is about a cat-and-mouse game between Los Angeles district attorney Nick…
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‘The Outfit’ (1973) review – One of the most criminally overlooked neo-noir crime films of the 1970s
It’s an incredible feeling to entirely surrender to a filmmaker’s vision and be willing to go…
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‘Saloum’ (2021) review – A genre-bending twisted tale of revenge in the African wild west
When I sat down to see Saloum, I knew I was in for a treat as…
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