The Beastmaster (1982) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Directed by Don Coscarelli, straight off the cult success of his no-budget horror epic Phantasm (1979), The Beastmaster is, in …
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Malpertuis (1971) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Belgian director Harry Kümel scored a hit with his Red Lips (aka Daughters of Darkness, 1971), and for a follow-up …
Lake Mungo (2008) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
“I runne to death / and all my pleasures are like yesterday”, as John Donne wrote, is the epigram to …
Splice (2010) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Nominally a witty, unsettling, eccentric take on the mad scientist and monster movie, Splice finishes up being just as an …
Animal Kingdom (2010) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Having received a record number of AFI Award nominations, therefore standing at the apex of an unexpectedly strong year for …
Night Tide (1961) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
When Dennis Hopper died, I found myself at a loss for words. Hopper’s erratic brilliance had been a part of …
Up in the Air (2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Well-acted, initially engaging, but finally facile and rather dispiriting, Up in the Air commences with a good hook: a man …
The Brothers Bloom (2008) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
The great pleasure of Rian Johnson’s debut film Brick (2005) was the way in which it imbued its overt conceit …
A Serious Man (2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
I start watching Coen Brothers movies more with a sense of duty than in anticipation these days, but I’ll readily …
Equilibrium (2002) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
After a stint in the ‘90s as a high-priced hack screenwriter and a directorial debut, One Tough Bastard (1996), that …
