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Retro Film Review: Fracture (2007)

One of the most irritating trends in Hollywood is the tendency of truly great, talented, and established actors to allow themselves to a...

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The Match Factory Girl (1990): revancha en los suburbios | revenge in the suburbs

It's part of the Proletariat Trilogy | Forma parte de la Trilogía del proletariado There are many good film directors and everyone can ch...

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Retro Film Review: Death Proof (2007)

Lofty status of Quentin Tarantino as one of the most influential and successful of all living American directors today can be attested t...

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Film Review: The Young Lions (1958)

There exists a notable distinction between something being "grand" and something being "bloated," a contrast that is...

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Retro Film Review: Delirious (2006)

Of the many negative things in US film industry, few are as annoying as the tendency of critics to shower praise on “quirky” low budget ...

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Retro Film Review: Romanzo criminale (2005)

Romanzo criminale, 2005 Italian gangster epic directed by Michele Placido, demonstrates that the genre formula established by Coppola an...

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Medianeras (2011): solitudes that orbit each other | soledades que se orbitan

A romantic, fun and very thoughtful film Una película romántica, divertida y muy reflexiva I've always thought that Argentine cinema is t...

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Retro Film Review: The Good German (2006)

Career of Steven Soderbergh in early 21st Century gave impression quite unexpected for a filmmaker who had been the darling of critics a...

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Film Review: Planet Terror (2007)

In the mid-2000s, Robert Rodriguez found himself at the pinnacle of his career, largely due to the success of Sin City. This period also...

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Film Review: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)

Ray Harryhausen was the most celebrated visual effects expert of the third quarter of the 20th century. Though his techniques, primarily...

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Retro Film Review: Blades of Glory (2007)

After parodying dodgeball in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and NASCAR racing in Talladega Nights, Hollywood found the opportunity to ...

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Film Review: Shooter (2007)

The career of director Antoine Fuqua offers an intriguing lens through which to examine the changing attitudes of Hollywood towards geop...

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Kinds of Kindness (2024): savagely weird, darkly funny | salvajemente rara, oscuramente divertida

La colaboración más reciente entre Emma Stone y Yorgos Lanthimos The most recent collaboration between Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos We...

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Film Review: Premonition (2007)

Sandra Bullock is widely regarded as one of the most affable screen personalities in the history of Hollywood. This charm has served her...

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Film Review: The Blob (1958)

Fate can be capricious when it comes to the careers of Hollywood's grandest stars. Steve McQueen, often hailed as the epitome of "c...

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Retro Film Review: The Borgia (Los Borgia, 2006)

Catholic Church is having serious PR problems, but they appear trivial with those that plagued the said institution more than half mille...

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Retro Film Review: L'Équilibre de la terreur (2006)

Hollywood initially reacted to 9/11 by jingoistic flag-waving support for Global War on Terror, only to do 180 turn and begin to condemn...

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Film Review: Black Snake Moan (2006)

In 2005, Craig Brewer achieved considerable success with his gritty drama Hustle & Flow. A year later, he attempted to repeat that f...

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Film Review: The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

Impoverished masses all over the world are drawn to America thanks to the notion, heavily propagated by Hollywood, that anyone can rise ...

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How to Have Sex (2023): the days of being young | los días de ser joven

An extraordinary debut | Un extraordinario debut Most streaming platforms create and distribute content based on labels or markets, thus ...

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Film Review: Elevator to the Gallows (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, 1958)

In the realm of filmmaking, there are few directors who have earned a place in history books with their debut features. Louis Malle, a F...

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Retro Film Review: Amazing Grace (2006)

Hollywood has long sought to convince us that the USA is the most advanced and freest country in the world, implying that the world was ...

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Retro Film Review: The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

In mid 2000s Hollywood has, particularly thanks to the George W. Bush in White House, sought to present itself as a kind of conscience a...

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Retro Film Review: Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

Hollywood suggesting one thing in the trailer and delivering another in the actual film is quite common, and such surprises usually end ...

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Film Review: Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament, 1958)

Few countries endured the catastrophic trials of the 20th century as profoundly as Poland. Subjected to wars, genocides, and occupations...

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The Painting (2011): a beautiful fable about existence | una bella fabula sobre la existencia

Una experiencia visual y emocional | A visual and emotional experience With the large number of film productions that are produced in the...

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Retro Film Review: The Host (2006)

Bong Joon-ho is, mainly thanks to his Oscar triumph with Parasite, the best known and arguably the most successful director in history o...

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Retro Film Review: Election (2005)

One of the reasons why Hong Kong gangster films tend to look refreshingly different from their Hollywood or Western counterparts might b...

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Film Review: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

The task of transferring great literature to the big screen is one that often eludes film makers, with some challenges being greater tha...

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Film Review: Children of Men (2006)

The passage of time can significantly influence the reputation of science fiction films, particularly those set in a near-future context...
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