50 Dead Men Walking : The Plot to Infiltrate the I.R.A
Don’t let the title mislead you into thinking this just another "run-jump" movie, as I almost did. 50 Dead Men Walkin...Read More
La Haine (Hatred)
The 1996 French film La Haine , or Hatred , is a grisly look at social injustice. The story is based on filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz’s...Read More
Status Update from River City
Hey hepcats! It’s your number one bruiser from River City, Alex! You may remember reading about me in the papers after me and my best pal ...Read More
Troubled Water : The Cost of Forgiveness
What does it take to forgive someone whose actions result in the death of a child? Even if it was an accident? Is it even possible to fo...Read More
Parked : Life on Hold
I had mixed feelings about sitting down to watch Parked , a film about an older Irish man who decides (for reasons not quite explain...Read More
Walmerica - A Time Travel Adventure
Wow! holy damn! I….holy Hell! I just got back…oh-my-god...O.K, O.K, starting to breath, damn! You wont believe this (I hardly believe ...Read More
David Leigh's Masterpiece: Naked
Mike Leigh's monumental film Naked , was an idea formed while Leigh was a student in Manchester in the 1960's. Inspired by a pro...Read More
Women who Defined Punk Rock
Before Avril Lavigne and the advent of "pop-punk," there existed a storied legacy of female punk icons. Too much attention is gi...Read More
Knuckle - A Brutal look at Bare-Knuckle Boxing
Knuckle is a powerful documentary that follows traveling bare knuckle boxers in Northern Ireland. The film centralizes on two familie...Read More
Mightnight In Paris - Escape to the Golden Age
There was a lot of talk amongst movie buffs whether Woody Allen was all but done for. His few films prior to this release, although wat...Read More
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Agguire the Wrath of God popped onto my radar while reading a list of the best independent movies of all time. This German made cult-cla...Read More
The Pope's Toilet
El Bano del Papa is the story about the historic visit of Pope John Paul to Uruguay, and the subsequent financial opportunities the ...Read More
Dark Shadows : A Flashy Remake of an Old Classic
Thanks to a very nice friend of my father's, I was able to catch an early screening of this film at one of the nicest theaters I eve...Read More
Rare Exports - A Christmas Nightmare
There's been some interesting films coming out of the Scandinavian region of the world lately. With the surprise viral hit of The ...Read More
Antibodies : A Messy German Horror
I'm not big on gore as a genre. There I said it. If it's part of the story, then its not much of an issue for me. I can overlook...Read More
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