A downhome vision of Crime & Punishment, as one man faces the consequences of unintended actions no matter how perilous.
Man Behind the Sun Begs the Question: Is It Trash? Or Is It Important?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKb07mB3HY Man Behind the Sun. 1988. Directed by T.F. Mou. Screenplayby Mei Liu, Wen Yuan Mou, & Dun Jing Teng. Cast: Jianxin Chen, Hsu Gou, Linjie Hao, Haizhe Jin, Tie Long Jin, Yuanrong Jin, Bolin Li, Pengyu Liu, Xuhui Lui, Zhaohua Mei, Zhe Quan ,Jiefu Tian, Gang Wang, Runsheng Wang, Shennin Wang, Jiang Wen, Dai Yao …
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In Bruges: Comedy, Crime, Cheeky Cunts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6-Gpasi79c In Bruges. 2008. Directed & Written by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Eric Godon, & Ciarán Hinds. Scion Films/Blueprint Pictures/Focus Features. Rated 18A. 107 minutes. Comedy/Crime/Drama ★★★★★ Martin McDonagh is a treasure. His writing in all forms is exceptional and he's often very capable of subversive …
A Guy Ritchie Retrospective: Snatch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7QBS0O7gT0 Snatch. 2000. Directed & Written by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Rade Serbedzija, Alan Ford, Mike Reid, Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Ewen Bremner, Jason Flemyng, Ade, William Beck, & Andy Beckwith. Columbia Pictures Corporation/SKA Films. Rated 18A. 104 minutes. Comedy/Crime ★★★★★ It's been at least …
Come Get It in the Yarbles: Criminality in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
Can we ever rehabilitate a criminal mind? Is some supposed rehabilitation too invasive? A CLOCKWORK ORANGE goes beyond either question with a look at a young man primed for ultra-violence.
Paranoid Park; Or, Teenage Crime and Punishment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz7V0sQ-Tac Paranoid Park. 2007. Directed & Written by Gus Van Sant; based on the novel of the same name by Blake Nelson. Starring Gabe Nevins, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller, Dan Liu, Lauren McKinney, & Scott Green. MK2/Maximum Films/IFC Films. Rated 14A. 84 minutes. Drama ★★★★ Gus Van Sant is yet another American director by which …
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Schramm’s Visceral Psychological Terror
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6050fI_l-vk Schramm: Into the Mind of a Serial Killer. 1993. Directed by Jörg Buttgereit. Screenplay by Buttgereit & Franz Rodenkirchen. Starring Florian Koerner von Gustorf, Monika M., Micha Brendel, Carolina Harnisch, Xaver Schwarzenberger, Gerd Horvath, & Michael Brynntrup. Barrel Entertainment/Jelinski & Buttgereit. Not Rated. 65 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2 Really good or great serial killer films are …
LAID TO REST is Flawed Yet Nasty Slasher Horror
This is one brutal piece of slasher cinema. Not without faults, but fun, nasty stuff for the true horror hound.
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