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Review of Mamma Roma (1962)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

In many ways, Mamma Roma plays like an exemplar of the neorealist movement, and it essential is, but Pasolini employs some of the neorealist…

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Review of Sweet Movie (1974)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Sweet Movie is equal parts arthouse and exploitation, the two of which Makavejev blends together to enact a critique of every oppressive apparatus…

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Review of Waxwork (1979)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Waxwork's wax museum plot is basically just an excuse to hurl characters in various cliche horror plotlines: werewolves, mummies, vampires,…

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Review of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Almost no remakes achieve their own greatness--for the most part, they are Hollywood's lazy attempt to cash in on worthwile ideas again and…

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Review of Sorority Row (2009)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Okay, I always feel the need to defend myself before I say I enjoyed a horror remake…

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Review of Waxwork (1988)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Waxwork's wax museum plot is basically just an excuse to hurl characters in various cliche horror plotlines: werewolves, mummies, vampires,…

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Review of Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

A truly bizarre entry in the Peckinpah canon, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a somewhat rambling, exploitationist piece of cinema that…

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Review of Subspecies (1991)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Subspecies is a pretty original, low budget vampire film that was perhaps impressive enough in its day to warrant a series of films, but I…

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Review of Black Orpheus (1959)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

A film about fate, the cycles (or gyres, if we want to use a Yeatsian term) of history, and the timelessness of myths, Black Orpheus is a beautiful,…

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Review of Repo Man (1984)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Repo Man is a pure gold B-movie masterpiece. A brilliant, hilarious, and surrealistic attack on every facet of contemporary culture…

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Review of Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

A delightful little gem of a sci-fi film that follows in the tradition of the 1950s b-movie sci-fi, Robison Crusoe on Mars is precisely what…

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Review of Ikiru (1952)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Kurosawa's Ikiru is a heartfelt, poignant, and at times humorous exploration of a man experiencing the horror of terminal illness while simultaneously…

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Review of Bride of Chucky (1998)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Like most slasher film series, Child's Play ultimately devolves into a parodic version of itself, and Bride of Chucky is the film that marks…

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Review of Five Easy Pieces (1970)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Wow. Brilliant players all around…

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Review of Fido (2006)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

A touching story about a boy and his zombie. There's no stronger bond than that…

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Review of Mad Max 2 (1981)

By Al M (1,263) on 12 Aug 2010

Best of the 3. One the THEE GrEaTeSt chase scenes ever…

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Review of Phantasm (1979)

By Al M (1,263) on 11 Aug 2010

Fantastic cult classic. A must see for horror buffs. Its more of a mix between pshycological and slasher film…

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Review of Zardoz (1974)

By Al M (1,263) on 11 Aug 2010

Zardoz is amazingly original science ficction filled with trippy, surreastic imagery that explores the nature of human sexuality, governmental…

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Review of The Wicker Man (1973)

By Al M (1,263) on 11 Aug 2010

Five stars really aren't enough for this film which is brilliant on every level…

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Review of Event Horizon (1997)

By Al M (1,263) on 11 Aug 2010

Many people do not think this movie is anything special. It is however the exact opposite…

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