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New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Monster in Paris (2011)

New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Monster in Paris (2011)

Dedpool April 10, 2013

“A Monster in Paris” is a critically acclaimed French animated movie directed by animation veteran Eric Bibo Bergeron (who directed “Road to El Dorado” and “A Shark’s Tale” and worked on countless others). It’s...

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BFI London Film Festival Review: The Monk (2011)

BFI London Film Festival Review: The Monk (2011)

James Mudge October 24, 2011

French-Spanish production “The Monk” is the third feature from writer director Dominik Moll (“Harry, He’s Here To Help”, “Lemming”), and is an adaptation of the 1796 novel by Matthew Lewis, itself renowned as being...

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New On DVD/Blu-ray: 36th Precinct

New On DVD/Blu-ray: 36th Precinct

Brent McKnight June 14, 2011

Originally released in 2004, French cop drama “36th Precinct” (AKA “36″) is hitting region 1 DVD and Blu-ray courtesy of Palisades Tartan. The film starts strong out of the gate, and the first half...

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The Pack (2010) Movie Review

The Pack (2010) Movie Review

James Mudge June 14, 2011

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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Amer (2009) Movie Review

Amer (2009) Movie Review

James Mudge January 15, 2011

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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22 Bullets (aka L’immortel, 2010) Movie Review

22 Bullets (aka L’immortel, 2010) Movie Review

Nix September 15, 2010

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 Horde (2009) Movie Review No. 2

James Mudge August 29, 2010

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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Dante 01 (2008) Movie Review

Dante 01 (2008) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 17, 2010

After watching Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s newest film, “Micmacs”, I started to wonder what has become of Marc Caro. It was an easy question to answer; I simply hadn’t taken the time to ask it before....

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Micmacs (2009) Movie Review

Micmacs (2009) Movie Review

Brent McKnight August 4, 2010

Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s films haven’t had the same feel since he went solo, breaking away from former collaborator Marc Caro. “Micmacs”, Jeunet’s latest project, hovers somewhere between the light fluffiness of “Amelie” and the surreal...

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A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009) Movie Review

A Prophet (Un prophète) (2009) Movie Review

Brent McKnight July 29, 2010

Jacques Audiard’s 2009 prison crime drama “A Prophet” (“Un prophète”) was nominated for and won an absurd amount of awards, including the prizes at Cannes, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and the Cèsar Awards, among numerous...

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Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninjas (2004) Movie Review

Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninjas (2004) Movie Review

James Mudge June 29, 2010

French production “Sons of the Wind: Bangkok Ninjas” (aka “The Great Challenge”) was originally released back in 2004, and is a semi sequel to the Luc Besson produced 2001 film “Yamakasi – Les Samouraïs...

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The Horde (2009) Movie Review

The Horde (2009) Movie Review

Nix May 23, 2010

The French horror film “The Horde” has a simple enough premise: four cops, looking to avenge the execution-style murder of a comrade, assault an abandoned apartment complex where a band of crooks led by...

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Mutants (2009) Movie Review

Mutants (2009) Movie Review

James Mudge April 13, 2010

The threat of a virus born zombie apocalypse comes back to haunt viewers yet again with “Mutants” from French writer director David Morlet, marking his first full length feature. As with so many other...

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Skate or Die (2008) Movie Review

Skate or Die (2008) Movie Review

Gazz Ogden April 7, 2010

Two pot smoking skaters are out doing something (probably skating), when they stop to have a cheeky puff of the naughty stick.  So far, so stoned, until that is, they witness a murder and...

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Army of Crime (2009) Movie Review

Army of Crime (2009) Movie Review

Gazz Ogden February 16, 2010

“Army of Crime” is not entertaining. It’s informative, bleak, harrowing and even exciting in some cases, but it’s never entertaining. It’s a given that a film which deals with a subject matter as distressing...

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Vengeance (2009) Movie Review

Vengeance (2009) Movie Review

Nix December 22, 2009

Hong Kong’s crime cinema God Johnnie To goes International in “Vengeance”, a film that is at once different and yet familiar for the director. The film stars French rocker Johnny Hallyday as Costello, a...

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The Piano Teacher (2001) Movie Review

The Piano Teacher (2001) Movie Review

Jacob October 8, 2009

Love and violence may seem axiomatically opposed, but in the movies they share a common bond – they’re both difficult to depict on screen without attaching any sense of thrill to their meanings. And...

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Banlieue 13: Ultimatum (2009) Movie Review

Banlieue 13: Ultimatum (2009) Movie Review

Nix August 8, 2009

It’s been three years since the events of “Banlieue 13”, and the more things change, the more they stay the same. Or gotten worst, actually. The wall that separates the slums of District 13...

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Martyrs (2008) Movie Review

Martyrs (2008) Movie Review

James Mudge May 30, 2009

As Hollywood horror slowly drowns in a mire of teen friendly remakes, over the last few years, it is arguably the French who have given genre addicts their much needed fixes, including such gruesome...

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Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) Movie Review

Fear(s) of the Dark (2007) Movie Review

James Mudge January 19, 2009

French black and white animation has been growing increasingly accomplished and popular of late through the likes of the science fiction themed “Renaissance” and the Oscar nominated “Persepolis”. Offering something a little different and...

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