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Review of Sweet Movie (1974)

By Trent R (307) on 19 Dec 2010

Hilariously black comedy that dialectically mocks conventional dichotomies of capitalism/communism, high/low art, and sexual liberation/repression…

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Review of The Verdict (1946)

By Trent R (307) on 19 Dec 2010

Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre star in this likable debut from director Don Siegel. It's available through the Warner Archive…

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Review of Kill! (1971)

By Trent R (307) on 19 Nov 2010

Aka Kill Them All! aka Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill…

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Review of Reach for the Sky (1956)

By Trent R (307) on 17 Nov 2010

Highly enjoyable mix of comic timing, stiff upper hip derring-do and well-executed and sincere biopic elements…

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Review of Operation: Daybreak (1975)

By Trent R (307) on 12 Nov 2010

Wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a great movie 2 watch.....................its got a good cast of actors/actressess…

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Review of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009)

By Trent R (307) on 04 Nov 2010

Like Woody Allen and Tom Stoppard, but hate yourself? Enjoy…

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Review of Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)

By Trent R (307) on 29 Oct 2010

Kino's new blu-ray transfer is spectacular, representing Cardiff's 3-strip Technicolor cinematography well within the filmic potential of the…

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Review of Damned by Dawn (2009)

By Trent R (307) on 27 Oct 2010

Female-driven Raimi homage with far too much love of motion graphics and post-production visual fx…

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Review of Sisters (1973)

By Trent R (307) on 25 Oct 2010

Early Brian de Palma (and Margot Kidder for that matter) in a twisted little flick that seems almost too ambitious for itself. Good but not great…

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Review of The Tortured (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 20 Oct 2010

The Tortured is from the producers of SAW, so there's the usual gore and torture throughout, with their trademark twist at the end, brilliant…

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Review of Born to Raise Hell (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 18 Oct 2010

Why oh why is Steven Seagal still making movies…

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Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 16 Oct 2010

Extremely fun reprise of classic themes for Hark and Nansun Shi, addressing feminine power within the context of a hard-boiled wuxia mystery…

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Review of Evil of Dracula (1974)

By Trent R (307) on 16 Oct 2010

Bloodthirsty Eyes entry that builds on Hammer influences with a distinctly Japanese stylization and Kaidan flourishes…

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Review of Devil's Playground (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 13 Oct 2010

Zombie parkour isn't really an original idea - just an extension of Left 4 Dead and the video game film Zombieland, the Dawn remake, 28 Weeks/Days,…

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Review of Hunt to Kill (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 12 Oct 2010

Typical story joe blow big dude guides thieves though the woods to find lost bonds another bad dude stole…

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Review of The Housemaid (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 11 Oct 2010

Worth seeing for shot composition alone, this tries without success to invert the original…

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Review of Village of the Giants (1965)

By Trent R (307) on 11 Oct 2010

Great, dumb fun with a Jack Nitsche score and an MST3K version…

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Review of The Botany of Desire (2009)

By Trent R (307) on 08 Oct 2010

Marvelous doc with actually engaging voice over narration by McDormand, and some mildly sharp cheese in a few background reenactments and historical…

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Review of Reign of Assassins (2010)

By Trent R (307) on 07 Oct 2010

Excellent wuxia pan with Yeoh in top form dramatically as well as in weapons work…

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Review of The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980)

By Trent R (307) on 05 Oct 2010

Overly reverential and staid, this does happen to also be largely correct. In this instance, it is using biopic techniques to demonize T.A…

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