Hap and Leonard – Season 1, Episode 3: “The Dive”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ica4CADf3fA SundanceTV's Hap and Leonard Season 1, Episode 3: "The Dive" Directed by Nick Gomez Written by E.L. Katz * For a review of the previous episode, "The Bottoms" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Trudy" - click here A new chapter in the stories of Hap Collins (James Purefoy) …

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Better Call Saul – Season 2, Episode 5: “Rebecca”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC1nhZMf_EE AMC's Better Call Saul Season 2, Episode 5: "Rebecca" Directed by John Shiban Written by Ann Cherkis * For a review of the previous episode, "Gloves Off" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Bali Ha'i" - click here With Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) recovering from his recent beating, as …

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POSSESSION: Jealousy, Love, Repressed Desire

Żuławski's 1981 shocker POSSESSION is a definite, grim bit of horror. It also serves a metaphor for several things; least of which is not the power of male jealousy.

Unbreakable: Comics in Real Life

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8etYwG0uN8 Unbreakable. 2000. Directed & Written by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker, Leslie Stefanson, & Michael Kelly. Touchstone Pictures/Blinding Edge Pictures/Barry Mendel Productions/Limited Edition Productions Inc. Rated Pg. 106 minutes. Drama/Mystery/Sci-Fi ★★★★★ Everyone has their starkly contrasted opinions of M. Night Shyamalan. …

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Sensory Assault: The Experience of Time in Irreversible

Noe experiments with time in his unflinching crime film. Be warned: it's not for the faint of heart.

Tony Scott’s THE FAN: A Retrospective Review

Tony Scott's THE FAN with Wesley Snipes & Robert De Niro deserves another look, according to Father Gore.

The Pre-9/11 Paranoia of Arlington Road

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfbBavo86qs Arlington Road. 1999. Directed by Mark Pellington. Screenplay by Ehren Kruger. Starring Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Hope Davis, Robert Gossett, Mason Gamble, Spencer Treat Clark, Stanley Anderson, Viviane Vives, Lee Stringer, Darryl Cox, & Loyd Catlett. Screen Gems/Lakeshore Entertainment/Arlington Road Productions Corporation/Gorai & Samuelson Productions. Rated R. 117 minutes. Crime/Drama/Thriller ★★★★ There …

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MAY: The Lonely Ms. Frankenstein of Lucky McKee

Lucky McKee's MAY dives down a dark rabbit hole inspired by Mary Shelley in a modern world.