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Four Brothers – review

Four Brothers – review
April 3, 2012
Film

The unwritten rule wants that any interesting movie on television airs on a specialized channel and/or after 11 PM. Try …Read the Rest

Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh

Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh
March 13, 2012
Film

An Elmore Leonard novel is the equivalent of chicken broth for a pulp fiction reader. His characters are so unapologetically …Read the Rest

Blood Simple – review

Blood Simple – review
January 24, 2012
Film

I already know what you’ve thought when you saw the title of this review. “Why bother reviewing a classic? If …Read the Rest

We Own the Night – review

We Own the Night – review
January 18, 2012
Film

The crime drama is a dying art in the Hollywood landscape. Gone are the days where Francis Ford Coppola and …Read the Rest

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – review

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – review
January 2, 2012
Reviews

I remember in 2009, when Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes came out, I met a few purists who were ready to …Read the Rest

Backyard by Carlos Carrera – review

Backyard by Carlos Carrera – review
December 8, 2011
Film

I didn’t know what the hell I was doing when I decided to watch this Mexican meanie. Backyard or El …Read the Rest

The Killer Inside Me by Michael Winterbottom – review

The Killer Inside Me by Michael Winterbottom – review
November 30, 2011
Film

Let’s get one thing out of the way first. I haven’t read the Jim Thompson novel, so it’s impossible for …Read the Rest

A Serbian Film by Srdjan Spasojevic – review

A Serbian Film by Srdjan Spasojevic – review
November 23, 2011
Film

A lot have been said about Srdjan Spasojevic’s A Serbian Film since its release in 2010. It had a terrific …Read the Rest

Memories of Murder by Joon-Ho Bong – review

Memories of Murder by Joon-Ho Bong – review
November 10, 2011
Film

Here’s a movie that has a lot of hype behind it. Even eight years after it came out, “have you …Read the Rest

I Saw the Devil by Jee-Won Kim (dir.)

I Saw the Devil by Jee-Won Kim (dir.)
November 3, 2011
Film

Rob Deer was a right fielder for many professional baseball teams. He had uncanny power and could crack one out …Read the Rest