Tag: Revenge

Sensory Assault: The Experience of Time in Irreversible

On By C.H. NewellIn Crime, Drama, Film, Gaspar Noé, MysteryLeave a comment

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

A Modern-Looking Wild West in Revenge Western The Salvation

On By C.H. NewellIn Anders Thomas Jensen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kristian Levring, Mads Mikkelsen, Revenge Thriller, WesternLeave a comment

The Salvation. 2014. Directed by Kristian Levring. Screenplay by Anders Thomas Jensen & Kristian Levring. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Eric Cantona, Mikael Persbrandt, Douglas Henshall, Michael Raymond- James, Jonathan Pryce, Alexander Arnold, Nanna Øland Fabricius, Toke Lars Bjarke, and Sean Cameron Michael. Zentropa Entertainments/Forward Films/Spier Films/F.I.L.M.S./Det Danske Filminstitut/Danmarks Radio (DR)/Nordisk Film & …

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The Fog: A Chilling American Ghost Story

On By C.H. NewellIn Debra Hill, Hal Holbrook, Horror Movies, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Carpenter, The Fog, Tom AtkinsLeave a comment

John Carpenter's The Fog. 1980. Directed by John Carpenter. Written by Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Janet Leigh, John Houseman, Hal Holbrook, Charles Cyphers, George 'Buck' Flower, and Jim Haynie. AVCO Embassy Pictures/EDI/Debra Hill Productions. Rated R. 89 minutes. Horror ★★★★★ An impressive aspect about John Carpenter, other …

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STRAW DOGS: Violent Men Marking Their Territory

On By C.H. NewellIn 1971, Crime, Drama, Dustin Hoffman, Film, Rape, Revenge, Review, Sam Peckinpah, Susan George, ThrillerLeave a comment

One of Peckinpah's most provocative films gets at the heart of man & his hideous nature.

Dead Man’s Shoes & Haunting Revenge

On By C.H. NewellIn 2004, Crime, Dead Man's Shoes, Drama, Paddy Considine, Revenge Thriller, Review, Shane Meadows, Thriller, Toby Kebbell2 Comments

An atypical film about revenge from Shane Meadows, examining grief, retribution, and how to live after a tragedy.

THE PURGE: ANARCHY Further Envisions POTUS Trump’s Domestic Policies on Crime

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Film, Horror Movies, Reviews, Social Issues, The Purge, ThrillerLeave a comment

The Purge: Anarchy. 2014. Directed & Written by James DeMonaco. Starring Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez, Zoë Soul, Justina Machado, John Beasley, Jack Conley, Noel Gugliemi, Castulo Guerra, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Edwin Hodge. Blumhouse Productions. Rated 14A. 103 minutes. Action/Horror/Thriller ★★★★My favourite thing about the fact The Purge: Anarchy exists is that there …

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