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Review of Dogville (2003)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

A true masterpiece by one of the great directors of conteporary cinema, Dogville is Lars von Trier at his most minimalist, and the film demosntrates…

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Review of Wrong Turn (2003)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Derivative and somewhat stupid, Wrong Turn is still a fun and trashy little horror film filled with creepy hillbillies and some genuinely brutal…

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Review of Bloody Mama (1970)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Bloody Mama is a delightfully deranged piece of early-70s Corman…

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Review of Walkabout (1971)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout is a breathtaking and harrowing account of two children's trek through the Australian Outback with the aid of an Aborigine…

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Review of Network (1976)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Network features sublime acting, pitch-perfect direction, and a powerful message, but it lacks any subtlety…

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Review of Body Double (1984)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

If you are a Hitchcock fan and enter Body Double without any prior knowledge, then you may quickly accuse DePalma of plagiarism both in terms…

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Review of Murder, My Sweet (1944)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

A solid, riveting, genuinely hard-boiled adaptation of Raymond Chandler's novel…

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Review of And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Another fun film from Amicus after their omnibus horror stage…

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Review of Seed of Chucky (2004)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

I love my Chucky films, but this was a bit over the top. Funny moments, but more cringe moments than I could poke a stick at…

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Review of Class of 1984 (1982)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Class of 1984 presages many films that will come later: The Principal, Stand and Deliver, Dangerouis Minds, etc., yet none of those films is…

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Review of Torn Curtain (1966)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Except for a few scenes and situations (the murder in the farmhouse), I thought this was mostly weak and conventional…

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Review of Wings of Desire (1987)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Wim Wnders' Wings of Desire is a beautiful, wistful, and poignant exploration of our conceptualizations of the human, life, and death…

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Review of Serpico (1973)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Serpico is riveting exploration of police corruption featuring an excellent performance from Pacino and stirring direction from Lumet…

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Review of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

A creepy psychological thriller that features staggering performances from Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane…

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Review of The Wages of Fear (1953)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Why aren't more of Clouzot's films available on Region-1 DVD? The handful that Criterion has released are all masterful…

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Review of Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

By Al M (1,263) on 10 Aug 2010

Jarmusch's second film, Stranger than Paradise is even more difficult to describe than his other work…

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Review of Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

By Al M (1,263) on 09 Aug 2010

Sidney Lumet teams up with Al Pacino again (after the wonderful Serpico) for this engaging, tautly written bank-robbery-gone-wrong drama--excellent…

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Review of Spirits of the Dead (1968)

By Al M (1,263) on 09 Aug 2010

Metzengerstein: filmÃ© trash et endormant William Wilson: prÃ©visible mais bon Toby Dammit: du pur Fellini…

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Review of Vampire Circus (1972)

By Al M (1,263) on 08 Aug 2010

Vampire Circus appears in the later Hammer years along with the Karnstein Trilogy, The Devil Rides Out, etc…

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Review of Sisters (1973)

By Al M (1,263) on 07 Aug 2010

De Palma's tribute to PSYCHO is one of my favorites of his movies. Quite stylish, though in a very grungy way. A perfect midnight movie…

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