The Night Of – Season 1, Episode 5: “The Season of the Witch”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sABn3W8E4L0 HBO's The Night Of Season 1, Episode 5: "The Season of the Witch" Directed by Steven Zaillian Teleplay by Richard Price & Zaillian * For a review of the previous episode, "The Art of War" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Samson and Delilah" - click here John Stone (John …

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Outcast – Season 1, Episode 9: “Close to Home”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RL_zIL6U2g Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 9: "Close to Home" Directed by Howard Deutch Written by Adam Targum * For a review of the previous episode, "What Lurks Within" - click here * For a review of the Season 1 finale, "This Little Light" - click here Megan Holter (Wrenn Schmidt) is out in the …

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Paranoid Power Rules in ANIMAL KINGDOM

Based on a real life family of robbers in Australia, this film dives deep into crime and the paranoia associated with a family where even the bonds of blood can't guarantee safety.

VALHALLA RISING: Revisionist Arthouse Viking History

Refn brings his wild sensibilities to a dark fantasy epic involving the possible course of a Viking trip to North America before anybody other than the Natives set foot on its ground.

The Mind’s Eye is Bloody Old-Fashioned Fun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oCYWSx-xsc The Mind's Eye. 2016. Directed & Written by Joe Begos. Starring Graham Skipper, Lauren Ashley Carter, John Speredakos, Larry Fessenden, Noah Segan, Matt Mercer, Michael A. LoCicero, Jeremy Gardner, Patrick M. Walsh, Brian Morvant, Josh Ethier, Susan T. Travers, & Chuck Doherty. Channel 83 Films/Site B. Not Rated. 87 minutes. Action/Horror/Sci-Fi ★★★★ Not sure …

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WE OWN THE NIGHT Examines a Family’s Violent Intersection at the Edge of Criminality & Law

This film never gets the credit it deserves. But it's one of the best post-2000 crime-thrillers out there, directed/written by the one and only James Gray.

American Gothic – Episode 7: “The Gross Clinic”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL1M1F7vpmw CBS' American Gothic Episode 7: "The Gross Clinic" Directed by Steph Green Written by Aaron Fullerton * For a review of Episode 6, "The Chess Players" - click here * For a review of Episode 8, "Kindred Spirits" - click here To start, this episode is named after the painting by Thomas Eakins from …

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Dead of Summer – Season 1, Episode 6: “The Dharma Bums”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgljMsnCls0 Freeform's Dead of Summer Season 1, Episode 6: "The Dharma Bums" Directed by Michael Schultz Written by Richard Hatem * For a review of the previous episode, "How to Stay Alive in the Woods" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Townie" - click here At Camp Stillwater in 1970, …

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