Raising Cain: There’s Better De Palma and There’s Worse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498jRT9XJl4 Raising Cain. 1992. Directed & Written by Brian De Palma. Starring John Lithgow, Lolita Davidovich, Steven Bauer, Frances Sternhagen, Gregg Henry, Tom Bower, Mel Harris, Teri Austin, & Gabrielle Carteris. Pacific Western. Rated R. 91 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★ Brian De Palma is one of those classic directors of his generation, leaving his mark indelibly …

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Outcast – Season 1, Episode 2: “(I Remember) When She Loved Me”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fre5fuLu9Lc Cinemax's Outcast Season 1, Episode 2: "(I Remember) When She Loved Me" Directed by Howard Deutch Written by Jeff Vlaming * For a review of the first episode, "A Darkness Surrounds Him" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "All Alone Now" - click here I've been waiting for Friday …

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The Devil Traffics in Needful Things

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKCJxsO1jt8 Needful Things. 1993. Directed by Fraser C. Heston. Screenplay by W.D. Richter; based on the Stephen King novel of the same name. Starring Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer, J.T. Walsh, Ray McKinnon, Duncan Fraser, Valri Bromfield, Shane Meier, William Morgan Sheppard, Don S. Davis, Campbell Lane, Eric Schneider, Frank C. …

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Grimm Love Bites at the Heartstrings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHFpFWmGpkw Rohtenburg (English title: Grimm Love). 2010. Directed by Martin Weisz. Screenplay by T.S. Faull. Starring Thomas Kretschmann, Keri Russell, Thomas Huber, Rainier Meissner, Pascal Andres, Axel Wedekind, Tatjana Clasing, Horst D. Scheel, & Nils Dommning. Senator Entertainment Company/Atlantic Streamline. Rated R. 87 minutes. Crime/Drama/Horror ★★★★  To preface my review, I'll start with the real …

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Fincher’s FIGHT CLUB is a Punk Rock Hegel Dialectic

Fincher's FIGHT CLUB, like Palahniuk's book, is a wild piece of fiction with roots in old philosophy.

Running Scared Runs (Too) Wild on Crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d44eK6Hs9sE Running Scared. 2006. Directed & Written by Wayne Kramer. Starring Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Vera Farmiga, Chazz Palminteri, Karel Roden, Johnny Messner, Ivana Milicevic, Alex Neuberger, Michael Cudlitz, Bruce Altman, Elizabeth Mitchell, Arthur J. Nascarella, John Noble, Idalis DeLeon, & David Warshofsky. New Line Cinema/Media 8 Entertainment/True Grit Productions. Rated 18A. 122 minutes. Action/Crime/Drama …

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Electra Glide in Blue: One Motorcycle Cop’s Violent Ride to the Truth of Corruption

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcqLa1gQndc Electra Glide in Blue. 1973. Directed by James William Guercio. Screenplay by Robert Boris. Starring Robert Blake, Billy Green Bush, Mitchell Ryan, Jeannine Riley, Elisha Cook Jr., Royal Dano, Peter Cetera, & Terry Kath. Guercio-Hitzig. Not Rated. 114 minutes. Crime/Drama/Mystery ★★★★ Disclaimer: certain portions of this review will contain spoilers about the film's ending. …

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Altman’s The Long Goodbye is Perfect Post-Modern Film Noir

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKNo8yzXxyM The Long Goodbye. 1973. Directed by Robert Altman. Screenplay by Leigh Brackett; based on the novel by Raymond Chandler. Starring Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Jack Knight, David Carradine (uncredited), Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, & Arnold Schwarzenegger (uncredited). E-K-Corporation/Lion's Gate Films. Rated R. 112 …

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