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Retro Review: BLACK EAGLE (1988)
BLACK EAGLE(US - 1988)Directed by Eric Karson. Written by A.E. Peters and Michael Gonzales. Cast: Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark, Bruce French, Vladimir Skomarovsky, William H. Bassett,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD, Special "Slumming Legends" Edition: HANGMAN (2017) and JUST...
HANGMAN(US - 2017)Coming off like a shelved pilot for the dumbest CBS police procedural ever, the barely-released HANGMAN, aka DIPSHIT SE7EN, is easily one of the most idiotic, nonsensical, and...
View ArticleOn Netflix: THE RAVENOUS (LES AFFAMES) (2018)
THE RAVENOUSaka LES AFFAMES(Canada/France - 2017; US release 2018)Written and directed by Robin Aubert. Cast: Marc-Andre Grondin, Monia Chokri, Micheline Lanctot, Marie-Ginette Guay, Brigitte Poupart,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: DEATH WISH (2018)
DEATH WISH(US - 2018)Directed by Eli Roth. Written by Joe Carnahan. Cast: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise, Beau Knapp, Camila Morrone, Len Cariou, Mike...
View ArticleIn Theaters: RED SPARROW (2018)
RED SPARROW(US - 2018)Directed by Francis Lawrence. Written by Justin Haythe. Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling, Mary-Louise Parker, Ciarin...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: SHOWDOWN IN MANILA (2018) and CON MAN (2018)
SHOWDOWN IN MANILA(US/Philippines/Russia - 2016; US release 2018)Even among those fringe-dwellers who scour the deep cuts of streaming services and deign to examine the merchandise near the bottom of...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT (2018)
THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT(UK/US - 2018)Directed by Johannes Roberts. Written by Bryan Bertino and Ben Ketai. Cast: Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison, Lewis Pullman, Damien...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE AMBULANCE (1993)
THE AMBULANCE(US - 1993)Written and directed by Larry Cohen. Cast: Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons, Eric Braeden, Richard Bright, Janine Turner, James Dixon, Nick Chinlund,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: 7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE (2018)
7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE(US/UK - 2018)Directed by Jose Padilha. Written by Gregory Burke. Cast: Daniel Bruhl, Rosamund Pike, Eddie Marsan, Denis Menochet, Lior Ashkenazi, Ben Schnetzer, Brontis Jodorowsky,...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: SMALL TOWN CRIME (2018) and LIES WE TELL (2018)
SMALL TOWN CRIME(US - 2018)Another entry in the new wave of gritty noirs that's given us acclaimed films like COLD IN JULY, BLUE RUIN, BAD TURN WORSE, I DON'T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, and...
View ArticleIn Theaters: UNSANE (2018)
UNSANE(US - 2018)Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Jonathan Bernstein and James Greer. Cast: Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah, Juno Temple, Amy Irving, Aimee Mullins, Matt Damon, Polly...
View ArticleOn Netflix: PARADOX (2018)
PARADOX(US - 2018)Written and directed by Daryl Hannah. Cast: Neil Young, Lukas Nelson, Micah Nelson, Corey McCormick, Anthony LoGerfo, Tato, Willie Nelson, Elliot Roberts, Dave Snowbear Toms, Charris...
View ArticleOn Blu-ray/DVD: THE LAST MOVIE STAR (2018) and I REMEMBER YOU (2017)
THE LAST MOVIE STAR(US - 2018)He's 82 and shockingly frail, but living legend Burt Reynolds shows he's still got it in THE LAST MOVIE STAR, which is getting an unusual rollout from A24: it premiered on...
View ArticleIn Theaters: THE DEATH OF STALIN (2018)
THE DEATH OF STALIN(France/UK/Belgium - 2018)Directed by Armando Iannucci. Written by Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin and Peter Fellows. Cast: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeffrey...
View ArticleOn Netflix: THE TITAN (2018)
THE TITAN(US/UK/Spain/Germany - 2018)Directed by Lennart Ruff. Written by Max Hurwitz. Cast: Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn, Nathalie Emmanuel, Noah Jupe, Corey Johnson,...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE SOLDIER (1982) and THE TAKING OF BEVERLY HILLS (1991)
THE SOLDIER(US - 1982)Written and directed by James Glickenhaus. Cast: Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, Klaus Kinski, William Prince, Jeremiah Sullivan, Joaquim de Almeida, Peter Hooten, Steve James,...
View ArticleRetro Review: THE SECT (1991)
THE SECTaka THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER(Italy - 1991; US release 1992)Directed by Michele Soavi. Written by Dario Argento, Giovanni Romoli and Michele Soavi. Cast: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Tomas Arana,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: A QUIET PLACE (2018)
A QUIET PLACE(US - 2018)Directed by John Krasinski. Written by Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski. Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward, Leon Russom....
View ArticleOn HBO: PATERNO (2018)
PATERNO(US - 2018)Directed by Barry Levinson. Written by Debora Cahn and John C. Richards. Cast: Al Pacino, Riley Keough, Kathy Baker, Greg Grunberg, Annie Parisse, Larry Mitchell, Steve Coulter,...
View ArticleIn Theaters: BEIRUT (2018)
BEIRUT(US - 2018)Directed by Brad Anderson. Written by Tony Gilroy. Cast: Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris, Shea Whigham, Mark Pellegrino, Larry Pine, Jonny Coyne, Douglas Hodge, Alon Moni...
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