Tag: Drama
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Next Of Kin (1982)
Not to be confused with the Patrick Swayze action flick, Next Of Kin (1982) is an underrated Australian horror thriller, which has been championed as a classic by Quentin Tarantino in his appearance in Not Quite Hollywood, the documentary about “Ozploitation” reappraising Australian of the 1970s and 1980s, and the soundtrack is renown in some… Read.
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Trog (1970)
I’d always been curious about Trog (1970), infamous as Joan Crawford’s last film before she died; rather than a loving tribute at the end of a long career, Trog’s usually an example of the opposite side of the coin, denoting a fall from grace or an unfortunate note to go out on. Yet, even though… Read.
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Death Line (1972)
The concept of this British 1970s horror movie, Death Line (1972) sounds better, more horrifying, than its execution, and is less lurid than some of its posters make it look like (particularly the ones under the alternative title Raw Meat). Set in the London underground rail system, the opening follows a posh English gentleman doing… Read.
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The Lords Of Salem (2012)
I do have a soft spot for Rob Zombie – this is the guy who gave us ‘Dragula’ for crying out loud! As a director of horror films, sure, some of them feel like a pack of rabid drunks in a bar screaming horror movie references into your face, but I appreciated that he tried… Read.
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Amarcord (1973)
I really became swept up in Amarcord’s (1973) approach to depicting a place, a time, a memory. Directed by Federico Fellini, and while not strictly autobiographical, the film is based on his memories growing up, set in the village of Borgo San Giulano during the 1930s and Benito Mussolini’s Fascism. Rather than having one character… Read.
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