Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed

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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: Ken Russell’s GOTHIC (1986)

‘It began on a dark and stormy night’ is an overcooked opener these days bordering on outright cliché. However, such a dramatic setting helped birth

July 21, 2012 Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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Re-Viewed/Re-Asssesed: THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) takes the crime epic to new heights. Although based in the comic book milieu Gotham City very much looks

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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: BATMAN BEGINS (2005)

As film fans might be aware The Dark Knight Rises, the third (and according to director Christopher Nolan definitely his last) Batman film, is unleashed

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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: 1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS (1982)

Although directed by cult legend Enzo G. Castellari, lensed by Sergio Salvati with a script co-written by Dardano Sacchetti, 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982), is

July 04, 2012 Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: KEOMA (1976)

Enzo G. Castellari’s 1976 Spaghetti Western, Keoma, is a divisive film among cult cinema enthusiasts. For those who enjoy its unique approach some kind of

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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: Brian Yuzna’s SOCIETY (1989)

Once seen, Brian Yuzna’s 1989 satirical horror film, Society, is never forgotten. This is partly down to memorable effects work by Joji Tani (AKA Screaming

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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST (2005)

A rather peculiar thing happened to the much anticipated fourth film in The Exorcist series. Producer James Robinson, having hired the well respected screenwriter and

February 15, 2012 Features, Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: Walter Hill’s STREETS OF FIRE (1984)

Walter Hill’s Streets of Fire (1984) was marketed as a summer blockbuster, which, with the benefit of historical hindsight and inspection, seems a rather bizarre

February 06, 2012 Features, Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: SORCERER (1977)

William Friedkin’s 1977 picture Sorcerer is seen as an expensive flop from a director who was asking for it. It represents, in the history books,

January 19, 2012 Features, Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965)

A crew of astronauts in deepest, darkest space receive a distress signal from what is assumed to be lifeless planet. The team discover, on the

January 16, 2012 Features, Re-Viewed/Re-Assessed
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