Category: CPE
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Criterion: Daughters of Darkness (*) doesn’t see the light of day
One can understand why Criterion would show these films during the month of October. They do at least have historical value as a representation of how the X-Rating pushed mainstream films to a new level of what it conceived as eroticism. Still the time period represents a low period of cinematic achievement, even if its…
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Criterion: Let’s Scare Jessica To Death (***): Down with the hippies
If this were less of a dead period cinematically, this story might have been made into a classic. As it stands, its above average for its time, bug only slightly.
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The Lie (**): Parent Trap
How one reacts to The Lie will depend on how far along they ride with its conceit.
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Criterion: The Vampire Lovers (*) You must take it all off, dear…
If there is good Hammer horror, I haven’t seen it yet.
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Criterion: Trog (*) Not so wild thing
This movie knows it’s trash. It’s still trash. Except for Crawford, on both counts.
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Another Look: American Gangster Unrated (****) feels right
If that sounds like too much to cover in a movie, it’s not. The three hours fly by and justice is served.
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Another Look: Falling Down (****) everybody hurts
Schumacher was an easy director to poke fun at, but this is one film that doesn’t give one many opportunities for that pastime.
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Unhinged (***) is not quite falling down
If you want to see a film on par with The Hitcher, but well under the capability of Michael Douglas in Falling Down, you could do worse. I think I will watch Falling Down again.
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Last Shift (***) not exactly the king of hell
It would be nice to see what DiBlasi could do with a smarter script.
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Walkaway Joe (***1/2) is worth it to see Strathairn work
We don’t see a plethora of shots in their entirety, but the only trick I want to see is how Strathairn can move us with so few words.
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