Terror Comes Knocking When a Stranger Calls

When a Stranger Calls. 1979. Directed by Fred Walton. Screenplay by Steve Feke & Fred Walton. Starring Carol Kane, Rutanya Alda, Carmen Argenziano, Kirsten Larkin, William Boyett, Charles Durning, Ron O'Neal, Rachel Roberts, Tony Beckley, Colleen Dewhurst, and Michael Champion. Columbia Pictures Corporation/Melvin Simon Productions. Rated R. 97 minutes. Crime/Drama/Horror ★★★★★ There are many slasher …

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Fargo – Season 2, Episode 3: “The Myth of Sisyphus”

FX's Fargo Season 2, Episode 3: "The Myth of Sisyphus" Directed by Michael Uppendahl Written by Bob DeLaurentis * For a review of the previous episode, "Before the Law" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Fear and Trembling" - click here Starting with the last episode, "Before the Law", Noah Hawley & …

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Fargo – Season 2, Episode 2: “Before the Law”

FX's Fargo Season 2, Episode 2: "Before the Law" Directed by Noah Hawley Written by Noah Hawley * For a review of the previous episode, "Waiting for Dutch" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "The Myth of Sisyphus" - click here After the incredible opening episode, Fargo moves further into Season 2 with …

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Fargo – Season 2, Episode 1: “Waiting for Dutch”

FX's Fargo Season 2, Episode 1: "Waiting for Dutch" Directed by Randall Einhorn & Michael Uppendahl Written by Noah Hawley * For a review of the Season 1 finale, "Morton's Fork" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "Before the Law" - click here Another show I loved in its first season, I've …

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The Hypnotic Criminal Lure of Hyena

Hyena. 2014. Directed & Written by Gerard Johnson. Starring Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski, MyAnna Buring, Richard Dormer, Gordon Brown, Tony Pitts, Orli Shuka, Gjevat Kelmendi, Thomas Craig, Lorenzo Camporese, Shaban Arifi, Alfred Doda, and Mem Ferda. Film4/Number 9 Films. Unrated. 112 minutes. Crime/Drama ★★★★★ With the endorsement of Nicolas Winding Refn …

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Sightseers a.k.a Caravan Holiday Massacre

Sightseers. 2012. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Screenplay by Alice Lowe & Chris Oram; additional material by Amy Jump. Starring Alice Lowe, Steve Oram, Eileen Davies, Roger Michael, Tony Way, Seamus O'Neill, Monica Dolan, Jonathan Aris, Aymen Hamdouchi, and Tom Meeten. BFI/Big Talk Productions/Film4/Rook Films/StudioCanal. Rated 14A. 88 minutes. Adventure/Comedy/Crime ★★★★★ I'm a hardcore fan of …

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Red Dragon Tells Harris with Little Flavour

Red Dragon. 2002. Directed by Brett Ratner. Screenplay by Ted Tally; based on the novel Red Dragon by Thomas Harris. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes, Harvey Keitel, Emily Watson, Mary-Louise Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anthony Heald, Ken Leung, Frankie Faison, and Tyler Patrick Jones. Universal Pictures. Rated R. 124 minutes. Crime/Thriller ★★★1/2 I'm …

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Rampage: Uwe Boll Channels His Rage

Rampage. 2009. Directed & Written by Uwe Boll. Starring Brendan Fletcher, Shaun Sipos, Michael Paré, Matt Frewer, Lynda Boyd, Robert Clarke, Malcolm Stewart, Steffen Mennekes, and Katharine Isabelle. Event Film Distribution. Rated 18A. 85 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★ So I've been dying to review a couple of the Uwe Boll films that I find are actually decent. …

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