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crime
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May 26, 2021
AT CLOSE RANGE (1986)
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The breakdown of the family unit is one of the more disturbing themes at play in cinema, only because it's inherent in us to desire a cl...
Apr 12, 2021
ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1993)
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Filmmaker Peter Medak ( Zorro, the Gay Blade ; The Ruling Class ) isn’t the only director who would have been capable of telling a story lik...
Feb 24, 2021
AMERICAN BUFFALO (1996)
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Michael Corrente's adaptation of David Mamet's 1975 play of the same name was released four years following James Foley's own se...
Nov 19, 2020
THE IRISHMAN (2019)
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“I heard you paint houses.” “Yes, I do. I also do my own carpentry.” A friend of mine once said that Martin Scorsese makes the same movi...
Sep 14, 2020
DILLINGER (1973)
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In 2009, Michael Mann had hoped to tell the definitive story of the most famous bank robber ever— Public Enemies . With Johnny Depp as th...
Apr 27, 2020
SUPER FLY (1972)
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In the pantheon of the Blaxploitation movement, Super Fly was considered a top-tier title, boasting the most recognition and all aroun...
Apr 24, 2020
SEXY BEAST (2000)
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An aging group of retired criminals are enjoying their life under the Spanish sun when that old adage comes calling: the one last job, t...
Nov 26, 2019
THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE (1974)
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To lean on an overused expression, they really don’t make films like The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three anymore. The remake from 1998 ...
Jul 8, 2019
BLU-RAY REVIEW: GRINDHOUSE RELEASING'S 'THE TOUGH ONES' (1976)
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One of the most popular European cinematic sub-genres of the ‘60s and ‘70s was the giallo — a hyper-stylized approach to filmmaking pio...
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