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New on DVD/Blu-ray: A Monster in Paris (2011)
“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)
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
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
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
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
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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Dante 01 (2008) Movie Review
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
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
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
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 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
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
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” 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
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
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
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
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
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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