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Sisters (1972)

December 11, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A De Palma showcase

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1972, b movie, bernard herrmann, brian de palma, dario argento, giallo, gore, jennifer salt, journalism, margot kidder, murder, quebec, review, sisters, william finley

Decision To Leave (2022)

November 4, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Uneasy precipice, devastating plummet

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2020s, 2022, cannes, chung seo-kyung, decision to leave, femme fatale, korea, murder, park chan-wook, Park Hae-il, police, tang wei

Cure (1997)

August 13, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Kurosawa, master of the morass

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1990s, 1997, asian, cure, horror, japan, Kôji Yakusho, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, murder, mystery, Tsuyoshi Ujiki

Body Heat (1981)

June 17, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Like watching a now-extinct jaguar in its prime. A sexy, seductive jaguar.

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1980s, 1981, femme fatale, film noir, florida, kathleen turner, lawrence kasdan, murder, sex, willilam hurt

Homicide (1991)

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

A murder story with a million victims.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1990s, 1991, anti-semitism, crime, david mamet, joe mantegna, murder, mystery, roger deakins, ving rhames, william h macy

The Driller Killer (1979)

December 14, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Drill, baby, drill

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, 1979, abel ferrara, b film, crime, horror, madness, murder, new york city, punk, subculture, the driller killer

Klute (1971)

October 30, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Beware the bourgeoisie

Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1970s, 1971, alan j pakula, andy lewis, bourgeoisie, david e. lewis, donald sutherland, jane fonda, men who hate women, murder, new york city, paranoia, thriller

Titane (2021)

October 11, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Cinematic wheels of steel

Posted in UncategorizedTagged 2020s, 2021, Agathe Rousselle, body, cannes, euro, france, Julia Ducournau, murder, sex, substance abuse, titane, vincent lindon

The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971)

April 26, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Glorious aesthetics, gore-less giallo

Posted in ReviewsTagged 1970s, carlo leva, dario argento, europe, giallo, italy, journalism, karl malden, murder

Knives Out (2019)

January 5, 2021 Mikkel FrederiksenLeave a comment

Every bit as camp and colourful as you want murder to be

Posted in ReviewsTagged 2010s, 2019, ana de armas, chris evans, christopher plummer, don johnson, jamie lee curtis, lakeith stanfield, michael shannon, murder, mystery, rian johnson, toni colette
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