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Review of The Collection (2012)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

THE COLLECTION may not be the best example of torture porn but with the genre dropping out of fashion and mainstream fare picking up some gory…

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Review of Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Although it lacks focus, JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI is ultimately a wonderful celebration of possibly the world's best sushi chef…

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Review of Giallo (2010)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Sad, how Dario Argento has fallen over the years as a filmmaker. What happened to him? This film is slow, boring and laughingly acted…

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Review of Cosmopolis (2012)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Bleak and cynical, David Cronenberg's COSMOPOLIS is an uneven effort from this film master but so blazingly brilliant at times that I can't…

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Review of House of Pleasures (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

HOUSE OF PLEASURES is truly astonishing. This gorgeous sumptuous film brilliantly depicts prostitution as nothing short of enslavement…

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Review of Holy Motors (2012)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Leos Carax's latest feature HOLY MOTORS is simply spellbinding cinema…

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Review of The Three Musketeers (2013)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

I'm not at all a big fan of the 3 musketeers tale and personally, I believe there have already been way too many films made from Dumas' classic,…

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Review of Final Destination 5 (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Not sure why but I adore THE FINAL DESTINATION films. I love that they are so blatantly formulaic…

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Review of Pieta (2012)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

This film about mommy love and murder, is nasty, ambitious and bleak…

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Review of Keep the Lights On (2012)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

With just a few features under his belt, Ira Sachs has proven he can explore the depths of sadness and complex human emotion…

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Review of The Future (2013)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Sublime and terrific! THE FUTURE is devastatingly sad and honest…

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Review of A Dangerous Method (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

As a huge David Cronenberg fan, it saddens me to report that A DANGEROUS METHOD is one of his weakest films…

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Review of The Woman (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

With THE WOMAN, Bloody Disgusting has distributed a true work of art exploring misogyny in contemporary middle-class, clean, pure, white culture…

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Review of All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Whats mine is yours...whats yours is mine.....this movie has such catchy songs....i still remember them from my childhood…

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Review of Young Adult (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

It's not that Charlize Theron is bad, or even particularly unconvincing in the role of selfish bitch Mavis…

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Review of The Beaver (2011)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

This take mental illness and turns it on it's head. What an interesting way of viewing someone going through a mental break…

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Review of The King's Speech (2010)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

One more reason to hate the Oscars. This is a perfectly nice film but come on, BEST PICTURE! Not at all…

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Review of Upstream Color (2013)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

You either like a poem or you don't. You either like a piece of art or you don't. There's no middle ground here…

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Review of Frances Ha (2013)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Some artists just make everything they touch better. Greta Gerwig is exactly that type of actor…

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Review of Since You Went Away (1944)

By Michael L (2,383) on 29 Jun 2013

Made at the height of the US engagement in WWII, SINCE YOU WENT AWAY is a celebration of the bravery and suffering of those who stay home,…

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