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(1997) |
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"... this operatic 1997 action thriller remains John Woo's most satisfying and exhilarating film since leaving Hong Kong for Hollywood."
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MSN.com |
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"... full of praise for God in place of foul language and biblical quotes in place of deeds. It preaches to the converted -- literally."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"That view from abroad gives this askew look at a life of drift and impermanence a subdued, modest grace."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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A- |
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(2008) |
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"It's like a Terry Gilliam fantasy directed by Zhang Yimou and reimagined by a child..."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1928) |
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"A strange mix of Gothic design, modern austerity, expressionist angles, graceful camerawork and surreal effects, it's an atmospheric classic..."
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Parallax View |
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(1964) |
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"Mann's direction is strong, and the lavish sets and costumes and massive crowd scenes are truly magnificent..."
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MSN.com |
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(1964) |
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"... surely the most magnificent period piece of its era."
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Turner Classic Movies Online |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"... pleasant enough company, but it's a bit like playing charades with the same titles over and over."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"... (Director Tim) Story can't sustain anything resembling a mood, let alone a sense of gravity."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1973) |
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"Weird, lush landscapes and bizarre imagery create an alien world of wonder and terror, which (Rene) Laloux presents from an eerie remove."
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MSN.com |
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(2009) |
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"... downshifts into a pulp fantasy in muscle cars and revenge movie clichés with a big budget and lots of digital effects."
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MSN.com |
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C |
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(2006) |
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"... the high-octane mix of high speed, slick style and gear-head stupidity is the same in the third installment of the street-racing cinema brand name."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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A |
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(2002) |
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"... immerses the viewer in the very texture of the land, the rituals and the pace of an existence that couldn't be more different from life in our modern urban world."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"... a jargon-filled documentary less interested in culture and history than mechanics, machinery and the rush of speed."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2004) |
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"... reminiscent of The Brady Bunch movie, but there's no sense of satire or self-parody to the execution."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(2004) |
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"The personalities and comic camaraderie are a pale reflection of Cosby's original stories..."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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A |
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(2006) |
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"Lajos Koltai's.. textured re-creation of enduring the unimaginable with quiet delicacy is the most hauntingly beautiful film about the Holocaust ever made."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1926) |
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"... one of the most visually magnificent films of the silent era."
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Parallax View |
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(1926) |
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"Faust is a tragedy drawn in magnificent images like paintings in light and shadow and is one of the most breathtakingly beautiful of Murnau's German films."
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Turner Classic Movies Online |
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(1974) |
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"[John] Cleese puts his contortionist comic ability to fine use, punctuating Basil's outrageous faux pas with absurd gymnastics and slapstick ballets..."
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Seanax.com |
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"Too hip to play it straight and too cool to resort to an actual story, [director Hal] Hartley turns the whole rambling spy game into a puzzle box..."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1968) |
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"... a mix samurai revenge thriller, crime drama, sexploitation film, and Grand Guignol spectacle."
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MSN.com |
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B |
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(2002) |
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"...Brian De Palma is utterly mad: cinema mad, set-piece mad, style mad. It's a beautiful madness."
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(2008) |
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"... a cerebral thriller with a different kind of locked-room mystery."
[movie review] |
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Seanax.com |
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B |
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(2007) |
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"[Director Currie] never lets the commentary overwhelm the humor, and the echoes of Douglas Sirk melodramas and Lassie movies just add to the fun."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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7/10 |
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(2000) |
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"Almost sinks into silliness."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C- |
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(2006) |
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"... there's no suspense or tension and little gallows humor, merely dead space between the next spectacular spray of blood and body parts."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2001) |
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"The clumsy script spells out exposition in the most blunt terms and a brave attempt to express subtle emotions in dramatic scenes is doomed by the limitations of the technology and the animator."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"... the small-town sentimentalism is poured on like syrup over griddlecakes."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1924`) |
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"It's silly fluff but a charming lark of a romantic espionage adventure..."
[dvd review] |
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Parallax View |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"It shouldn't work, but the story runs on pure Diesel."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"What exactly he's trying to say about Bruce Lee's fame and impact or the banal reality of genre moviemaking is unclear at best."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"This larger-than-life cartoon of a trained dog has more character than the two-legged co-stars."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1959) |
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"... a grim and gruesome and at times macabre autopsy of its (selectively Japanese) victims."
[movie review] |
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Turner Classic Movies Online |
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(1951) |
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"... more allegorical than realistic, full of debates on morality and responsibility (and) an eerie sense isolation."
[dvd review] |
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Parallax View |
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(1951) |
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"For all of his budgetary limitations, it's a strikingly atmospheric and handsome film and [Arch] Oboler creates an eerie sense isolation with simple techniques."
[movie review] |
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Turner Classic Movies Online |
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(1978) |
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"... a late entry in the old school Hong Kong martial arts spectacle with a fun spin on the familiar revenge plot."
[movie review] |
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Seanax.com |
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B |
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(2004) |
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"The Five Obstructions may never really engage with the creative process... but it is full of vivid examples of the finished product..."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1960) |
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"Less an "Elvis film" than a western starring young Presley in a surprisingly well cast role, this lean frontier drama... offers one of his most impressive performances."
[movie review] |
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MSN.com |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"It's more provocative than realistic and his naturalism is contained in an arch structure, but his directness is affecting ..."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(2009) |
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"The show never really gets any traction with the familiar team characters and unsurprising dynamics, but it's a satisfying procedural..."
[movie review] |
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Seanax.com |
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(2008) |
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"Hou's first film made outside of Asia is his most emotionally turbulent, yet he remains, like the balloon, outside looking in, a compassionate but distant observer..."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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4/10 |
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(2000) |
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"Full of leaden one-liners and dull puns."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"... filled to overflowing with mischievous gags for kids and adults alike, tickling the periphery of the story and crammed into every frame with playful abandon."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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B |
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(2006) |
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"... we may see something of our own journey reflected in [the documentary]."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1989) |
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"... not a documentary of an Apollo mission but the story man's odyssey to the moon..."
[movie review] |
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Seanax.com |
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6/10 |
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(1999) |
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Click here to see the review!
[movie review] |
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Nitrate Online |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"The Forbidden Kingdom may lack the grace of Crouching Tiger or the grandeur of Hero, but [Rob] Minkoff's affection and respect for the film culture is genuine."
[movie review] |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
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(1950) |
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Click here to see the review!
[dvd review] |
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MSN.com |
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(1957) |
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"... sexual energy and psychotic violence that explodes onscreen in staccato editing, darting camerawork, and the maddest expressions of love this side of Duel in the Sun."
[movie review] |
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