Review: The Windmill (2016) ★½
The Windmill (also released as The Windmill Massacre) is a 2016 Dutch horror/drama film from director Nick Jongerius. The story
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
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Review: Train to Busan (부산행, 2016) ★★½
South Korea has become a powerhouse in the horror and horror-thriller genre over the last decade and a half. There
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Review: 20 Centimeters (20 Centímetros, 2005) ★★★★½
When first introduced to 20 Centimeters, I was understandably skeptical. A musical about a narcoleptic transgender woman with a 20-centimeter
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Review: Waiting for the Hearse (Esperando la Carroza, 1985) ★★★
Films that are based on plays, or are produced by those who have spent years in theatre, are often readily identifiable,
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Review: Sightseers (2012) ★★★★
Sightseers is a 2012 horror-comedy film directed by Ben Wheatley (and co-produced by Edger Wright of the Three Flavours Cornetto
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Review: Bad Education (La Mala Educación, 2004) ★★★★½
Rating: ★★★★½ out of 5 It takes a highly nuanced approach to filmmaking and scriptwriting to create characters that are 1)
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Review: Strike (1925) ★★★★
Sergei Eisenstein’s first feature film, Strike, serves as a prime example of the revolutionary techniques and artistic vision of the
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Review: Les Invites de Mon Pere (2010) ★★★½
Les Invites de Mon Pere, or My Father’s Guests, is a 2010 French comedy film, written and directed by Anne
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Review: Kung Fury (2015) ★★★½
Kung Fury is a Swedish short film (with a runtime of about 30 minutes) written, directed by, and starring David
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Review: M (1931) ★★★★½
As Fritz Lang’s first sound film, M (1931) stands out as a hallmark achievement of the early sound era and
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Review: Mother’s Day (1980) a film by Charles Kaufman
Mother’s Day (1980), written and directed by Charles Kaufman (brother of Troma co-founder Lloyd Kaufman), tells the story of three
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Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) ★★
There is something to be said for any film that takes risks. And in a sense, every film production takes
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Review: Grabbers (2012) ★★★
Grabbers (2012) is an Irish horror-comedy pub film, written and directed by Jon Wright. The story follows an alcoholic policeman,
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Review: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) ★★★½
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922) was the earliest screen adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Though the filmmakers never had
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Review: Creep (2004) ★★
Like so many horror films before it, Creep (2004) starts off strong and eventually succumbs to a weak script, mediocre performances,
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Review: Ghost in the Shell (2017) ★★★
In Ghost in the Shell (2017), technology has advanced to the point that humans can replace their own body parts with
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Review: Sherlock Jr. (1924) ★★★★½
Silent films don’t usually tickle my fancy. We are so far removed from the “Golden Age” of silent filmmaking that
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