The Knick – Season 1, Episode 4: “Where’s the Dignity?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVlC0Q8bTdA Cinemax's The Knick Season 1, Episode 4: "Where's the Dignity?" Directed by Steven Soderbergh Written by Jack Amiel & Michael Begler * For a review of the previous episode, "The Busy Flea" - click here * For a review of the next episode, "They Capture the Heat" - click here The Knick's fourth episode …

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The Knick – Season 2, Episode 1: “Ten Knots”

Cinemax's The Knick Season 2, Episode 1: "Ten Knots" Directed by Steven Soderbergh Written by Jack Amiel & Michael Begler * For a review of the next episode, "You're No Rose" - click here I've only just now decided to start reviews for The Knick's second season. Being a huge fan of the first, I thought it'd be …

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Saw III Gets Personal

Saw III. 2006. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh, Donnie Wahlberg, Dina Meyer, Leigh Whannell, Mpho Koaho, Barry Flatman, Lyriq Bent, J. LaRose, Debra McCabe, Costas Mandylor, and Betsy Russell. Twisted Pictures. Rated R. 108 minutes. Horror/Mystery ★★★★ A reason I didn't enjoy Saw …

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Goodnight Mommy & the Existential Dread of Identity

Ich seh, Ich seh (English title: Goodnight Mommy). 2015. Written & Directed by Severin Fiala & Veronika Franz. Starring Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, and Lukas Schwarz. Ulrich Seidl Film Produktion GmbH. Rated R. 99 minutes. Drama/Fantasy/Horror ★★★★★ This is a film I've anticipated ever since first hearing the premise. Almost had sort of a fairytale-like feel to …

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