WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY Review: Detective Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead at a small-town church… Read more “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”
Category: Crime
Reservoir Dogs
RESERVOIR DOGS Review: A group of criminals assemble to pull of the perfect jewellery heist, although goes horribly wrong and fails. The surviving criminals start suspecting that… Read more “Reservoir Dogs”
The Day of the Jackal
THE DAY OF THE JACKAL Review: A group of resentful military veterans hire a professional hitman codenamed “The Jackal” to assassinate the French President Charles de Gaulle.… Read more “The Day of the Jackal”
Man on Wire
MAN ON WIRE Review: A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring, but illegal, high-wire routine strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in… Read more “Man on Wire”
Leaving
LEAVING Review: Suzanne has everything and has got a husband, two children and leads a middle-class life. Her lifestyle is getting her down and decides to go… Read more “Leaving”
Swimming Pool
SWIMMING POOL Review: A British mystery author is looking for fresh inspiration for her next novel, she accepts an invitation from her publisher to stay in his… Read more “Swimming Pool”
Zodiac
ZODIAC Review: Based on a true story around 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an… Read more “Zodiac”
The Act of Killing
THE ACT OF KILLING Review: A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to re-enact their mass-killings in fictionalised form. Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous and Christine… Read more “The Act of Killing”
Highway Patrolman
HIGHWAY PATROLMAN Review: Pedro Rojas, a naïve kid from Mexico City, graduates from the Police Academy and joins the Federal Highway Patrol against his father’s wishes. Pedro… Read more “Highway Patrolman”
West Side Story
WEST SIDE STORY Review: Explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two rival gangs vying for control of the streets. Director: Steven… Read more “West Side Story”
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