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Empire of the Wolves (2005) Movie Review
As is usually the case with movies that involves people trying to figure out who they are, and discovering that all they know was never real to begin with, the journey ends up being...
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Feed (2005) Movie Review
“Feed” marks somewhat of a change in direction for Brett Leonard, whose last outing was the ridiculous comic book adaptation “Man-Thing”. Although the director has dealt with the perils of technology before in the...
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Skrypt (2004) Movie Review
I can safely say that “Skrypt” is the only Austrian film I’ve ever reviewed, seen or known to have existed. And, from what I can tell, the Austrian film market isn’t exactly booming. However,...
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The Libertine (2004) Movie Review
When I first saw commercials for “The Libertine”, not only the title, but the way Johnny Depp looked made me think of a cheesy metal band that I secretly enjoy called Cradle of Filth,...
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The Cremator (1972) Movie Review
“The Cremator” is a re-release of Czech director Juraj Herz’s unsettling 1968 effort about a deeply macabre man who slowly becomes a monster. The film has been enjoying somewhat of a revival of late,...
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Cache (aka Hidden, 2005) Movie Review
“Hidden” is the latest film from German auteur Michael Haneke, director of “Code Unknown” and “Funny Games”. The film has already garnered a multitude of awards, including the best director and Jury prizes at...
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The Last Drop (2005) Movie Review
Parts “Kelly’s Heroes” and parts “Three Kings”, the British World War II movie “The Last Drop” sees a group of men (a “guys on a mission” movie, as Tarantino calls them) dropped behind enemy...
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Boy Eats Girl (2005) Movie Review
The biggest problem (and it’s a fixable one at that) with Stephen Bradley’s zombie horror/comedy “Boy Eats Girl” is that it’s too short. As in, clocking in at 70 minutes of actual movie short....
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Brutal Incasso (2005) Movie Review
“Brutal Incasso” is a low budget film from Denmark which takes a wacky look at the lives of two incompetent gangster henchmen. To be honest, it’s difficult to imagine any viewer feeling particularly enthusiastic...
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Malefique (2002) Movie Review
French horror has been enjoying somewhat of a revival over the last few years, with films such as “High Tension” and “In My Skin” enjoying international success. “Malefique” is another such slice of full...
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The Tesseract (2003) Movie Review
“The Tesseract” sees Oxide Pang (“The Eye”) filming for the first time in the English language, and attempting to bring Alex Garland’s enigmatic second novel to the screen. The abject failure of the Hollywood...
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Spirit Trap (2005) Movie Review
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: five college students move into an old derelict house and encounters strange going-ons that eventually makes them turn on one another. And oh yeah, a quija board...
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Half Light (2006) Movie Review
You would be forgiven if you thought the only thing Demi Moore was famous for is as that older chick shacking up with that semi-retarded kid in the trucker hat who likes to punk...
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Revolver (2005) Movie Review
Poor Guy Ritchie. It could be argued that the bloke single-handedly re-invigorated the British film industry with his then-unique brand of criminal mayhem, not to mention making people look at the Brits as being...
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16 Years of Alcohol (2003) Movie Review
Since Scotland’s film industry can be politely described as ‘non-existent’, the wide release of any local product should be cause for celebration, especially when it is as initially intriguing as long time critic turned...
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Two Men Went to War (2002) Movie Review
(Movie Review by Oshram ) The premise of “Two Men Went to War” is something only the English could dream up: two men, Private Cuthbertson (Leo Bill) and Sergeant King (Kenneth Cranham, who looks...
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Banlieue 13 (aka District 13, 2004) Movie Review
Leave it to Luc Besson, the man behind “La Femme Nikita” and “Leon”, to single-handedly keep the phrase “French action movie” a viable option. The prolific writer/director/producer has had his hands in almost every...
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A Hole in my Heart (2005) Movie Review
Like Lars Von Trier, Swedish director Lukas Moodysson has a reputation for producing challenging, distinctly left field art house films which attempt to address social issues through a variety of original and often quite...
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House of 9 (2005) Movie Review
Borrowing more than just a little bit from Vincenzo Natali’s “Cube” and its Canadian brethren “My Little Eye”, the British “House of 9″ has 9 strangers abducted off the streets and tossed into a...
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Clean (2004) Movie Review
“Clean” is a film best known for the remarkable central performance of actress Maggie Cheung, for which she won the top award at the 2004 Cannes film festival. Also of interest is the fact...
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