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The Pack (2010) Movie Review
With current wave of brutal Euro-horror showing no signs of abating, the playing field is becoming pretty crowded, with film makers already being reduced to trying to one-up each other in terms of gore...
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Black Bread (2010) Movie Review
“Black Bread” starts of with a scene of such stunning violence—without giving too much away, it involves a sledgehammer and a horse, among a slew of other very nasty things—that it casts a shadow...
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Encapsulated Cinema Goes To SIFF: The Troll Hunter, The Stool Pigeon, and Viva Riva!
The great thing about the Seattle International Film Festival, and really any big fest, is that you get the chance to see crazy-ass films you might otherwise miss. In that spirit, this installment of...
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[Rec] 2 (2009) Movie Review #2
Whenever I’m quizzed about the scariest movies I’ve ever seen, Jaume Balaguero and Paco Plaza’s creepy 2007 effort “[Rec]” is always one of the first pictures I mention. The film managed to violently worm...
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12 Paces Without A Head (2009) Movie Review
“12 Paces Without A Head” tells the purportedly true tale of German pirates Klaus Stortebeker (Ronald Zehrfeld) and Godeke Michels (Matthias Schweighofer). The film imagines the story of these folk heroes as a buddy-action-comedy,...
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London Boulevard (2010) Movie Review
“London Boulevard” is from writer/director William Monahan, based on the novel by Ken Bruen. Colin Farrell stars as Mitchell, a recently paroled criminal determined to go straight. Alas, as soon as he’s out the...
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Norwegian Ninja (2010) Movie Review
“Norwegian Ninja” is a truly inspired proposition, taking the real life story of Arne Treholt (a former Norwegian social democrat politician and diplomat who in the 1980s was sentenced to 20 years in prison...
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The Troll Hunter (2010) Movie Review
From where I’m seated, it’s going to be extremely hard for anyone to top writer/director André Øvredal’s fascinating faux-documentary “The Troll Hunter”. Even if you absolutely detest the “found footage” genre, this thoroughly imaginative...
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Savage (2009) Movie Review
Irish indie production “Savage” marks the debut of writer-director Brian Muldowney, and is basically a “Taxi Driver” style tale of urban ills and revenge, showing a distinctly non-tourist friendly side to the streets of...
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Pelican Blood (2010) Movie Review
Brit-flick “Pelican Blood” is a film pretty obviously aiming for hip cult appeal, attempting to match the not exactly obvious combination of romance, angst, suicide and bird watching. Directed by Karl Golden (“The Honeymooners”,...
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Outcast (2010) Movie Review
Scottish-set horror “Outcast” marks the feature debut of noted television helmer Colm McCarthy, known for his work on popular British series “Spooks”, “The Tudors” and “Murphy’s Law”. Mixing Celtic mysticism and rundown council estates,...
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Amer (2009) Movie Review
Although the legendary Dario Argento may be still lingering in an extended career doldrums, fans of old school Italian Giallo films have a treat in store with “Amer”, marking the debut of the co-writing...
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Siege of the Dead (aka Rammbock, 2010) Movie Review
The current craze for fast running zombies spreads to Germany with “Siege of the Dead”, a.k.a. “Rammbock”, another slice of ghoulish mayhem that marks the debut of writer Benjamin Hessler and director Marvin Kren....
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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Movie Review
The Finnish “Rare Exports” has been building up some great word of mouth on the festival circuit as a sure fire cult hit, thanks in no small part to an outlandish plot based around...
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Burke and Hare (2010) Movie Review
Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, John Landis, Isla Fisher and an endless list of other British comedy talent – needless to say, I was rather excited about “Burke and Hare”. I had my reservations about...
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13 Hours (aka 13 Hrs, 2010) Movie Review
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good creature film, and while Jonathan Glendening’s “13 Hours” (also spelled “13 Hrs”) isn’t the best the genre has to offer, it’s still a reasonably entertaining...
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A Serbian Film (2010) Movie Review
Few films have caused as much of a stir as Srdjan Spasojevic’s “A Serbian Film”, with it having whipped up controversy at pretty much every screening on the international festival circuit. Most notably, the...
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22 Bullets (aka L’immortel, 2010) Movie Review
Richard Berry’s French crime film “22 Bullets” (aka L’immortel”) is 80% Jean Reno and 20% brutal violence. If you’re keeping score, that’s not such a bad balance to have in a movie. Set against...
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The Horde (2009) Movie Review No. 2
The new wave of French horror marches on relentlessly with “The Horde”, a fast paced zombie thriller which marks the debut of writer directors Yannick Dahan and Benjamin Rocher. Having won Best Screenplay and...
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Dead Cert (2010) Movie Review
Given the seemingly never ending popularity of the Brit gangster film, it was always inevitable that sooner or later someone would take the next logical step and combine it with the horror genre. “Dead...
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