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John Carpenter’s Assault on Precinct 13: Action on a Sweet Soundtrack

On By C.H. NewellIn 1976, Assault on Precinct 13, Crime, Criminals, Directors, DVD, Film, John Carpenter, Movies, Reviews, Thriller3 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaA3Sy_zbtM Assault on Precinct 13. 1976.  Directed & Written by John Carpenter.  Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Burton, Charlie Cyphers, and Nancy Kyes.  Image Entertainment.  Rated R.  91 minutes.  Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ (Movie) ★★★★ (DVD release)Assault on Precinct 13 is one of the best action thrillers of all-time. It's probably my personal favourite if …

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Tackling Racism & Xenophobia with Honour

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Blogs, Cinematography, Crime, Drama, Film, Hitman, Honour, Honour Killing, Movies, Paddy Considine, Reviews, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBzFf6PvEi8 Honour. 2014. Directed & Written by Shan Khan. Starring Aiysha Hart, Paddy Considine, Faraz Ayub, Shubham Saraf, Harvey Virdi, and Nikesh Patel. Code Red. Not Rated. 104 minutes. Drama/Thriller ★★★★1/2 There are several reasons why I really enjoyed Shan Khan's Honour. First, Paddy Considine. He is a fine actor, as well as director, but …

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Refn Looks Back on the Criminal Life in PUSHER III: I’M THE ANGEL OF DEATH

On By C.H. NewellIn 2005, Blogs, Cinematography, Cooking, Copenhagen, Crime, Criminals, Directors, Drama, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Foreign Films, Independent Film, Indie Film, Kim Bodnia, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher, Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands, Pusher III: I Am the Angel of Death, Reviews, Sequel, Thriller, Zlatko BuricLeave a comment

The second sequel to Refn's groundbreaking PUSHER is a bleak look at the end of the road for one Copenhagen druglord, as he juggles recovery, family, and business on a very special day for his daughter.

Pusher: A Gritty Copenhagen Tale of Crime

On By C.H. NewellIn 1996, Blogs, Cinematography, Copenhagen, Crime, Directors, Drugs, DVD, Film, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, Movies, Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher, Reviews, Special Features, Thriller, Trilogy, Zlatko BuricLeave a comment

Refn's debut, PUSHER, is a brutal, bleak piece of cinema.

The Raid 2: Because Somehow It Gets Better

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, Action, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Choreography, Cinematography, Crime, Directors, DVD, Effects, Fighting, Film, Filmmaking, Gareth Evans, Gore, Iko Uwais, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, The Raid, The Raid 2, The Raid 2: Berandal, The Raid: Redemption, Thriller, TrilogyLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MuXrN8L9ro The Raid 2: Berandal. 2014. Directed & Written by Gareth Evans. Starring Iko Uwais, Arifin Putra, Yayan Ruhian, Oka Antara, Tio Pakusodewo, Alex Abbad, Julie Estelle, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kenichi Endo, and Kazuki Kitamura. Entertainment One Films Canada. Rated 18A. 150 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) Even the trailer just absolutely melts …

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One Ass Kicker Cop v. A Building Full of Psychotics in The Raid: Redemption

On By C.H. NewellIn 2011, Action, Blogs, Blood, Blu ray, Bluray, Choreography, Cinematography, Crime, Directors, DVD, Fighting, Film, Filmmaking, Gareth Evans, Gore, Iko Uwais, Martial Arts, Mike Shinoda, Movies, Reviews, Sequel, The Raid, The Raid: Redemption, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f6f_kfp1Z8 The Raid: Redemption. 2011.  Dir. Gareth Evans.  Starring. Iko Uwais, Joe Taslim, Donny Alamsyah, Yayan Ruhian, Pierre Gruno, Tegar Satrya, and Ray Sahetapy. XYZ Films. Rated 18A. 100 minutes. Action/Crime/Thriller ★★★★1/2 (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) There are not a lot of action films I truly love, in the sense I don't particularly favour …

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13 Sins: Economy & Morality

On By C.H. NewellIn 13 Beloved, 13 Sins, 2014, A Necessary Death, Blogs, Blood, Crime, Daniel Stamm, Film, Filmmaking, Horror, Intruders, Movies, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Remake, Reviews, Ron Perlman, The Last Exorcism, ThrillerLeave a comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTNtyJIKTXk 13 Sins. 2014. Dir. Daniel Stamm. Screenplay by David Birke & Stamm; based on the original source material 13: Game of Death by Chookiat Sakveerakul & Eakasit Thairatana. Starring Mark Webber, Devon Graye, Tom Bower, Rutina Wesley, Ron Perlman, and Pruitt Taylor Vince. Entertainment One. Rated R. 93 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★ The beginning of …

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The Guest is like a Young Terminator in Post-Blackwater Era

On By C.H. NewellIn 2014, A.J Bowen, Adam Wingard, Blogs, Cinematography, Dan Stevens, Directors, Drama, Film, Filmmaking, Independent Film, Indie Film, Lance Reddick, Maika Monroe, Movies, Mystery, Reviews, Simon Barrett, The Guest, Thriller, VOD, You're NextLeave a comment

The Guest. 2014. Directed by Adam Wingard. Written by Simon Barrett. Starring Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser, and Lance Reddick. Picturehouse. Rated 14A. 99 minutes. Action/Mystery/Thriller ★★★★★ To begin, I've been a fan of Adam Wingard a long while. I think the first time I actually saw one of his …

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