“The Dark Half” Takes Flight
“The Dark Half” Takes Flight “I’ve always wanted to make a novel of Steve’s into a film,” says George Romero. “So many people have tried…
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“The Commuter” (2018) Review
“The Commuter”: Former cop Michael MacCauley has been commuting by train every day for the past 10 years. So far, on one “fine” day, an…
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“La notte che Evelyn usci dalla tomba” (1971) Review
“La notte che Evelyn usci dalla tomba”: Lord Alan Cunningham recently became a widower. His young wife, Evelyn, is buried in a crypt near the…
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“Papaya dei Caraibi” (1978) Review
“Papaya dei Caraibi”: Every year civilization bites off new pieces of virgin nature. A corporation, violating the interests of local residents, is building a power…
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“La vergine di Norimberga” (1963) Review
“La vergine di Norimberga”: Not entirely successful project «La vergine di Norimberga» by Italian director Antonio Margheriti, known for his commitment to the horror film…
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“The Investigation” (1980) Review
“The Investigation”: An experienced thief Vorobyev (Vladimir Samoilov) decided to go for a big deal: in broad daylight rob a jewelry department of a large…
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“La noche de Walpurgis” (1971) Review
“La noche de Walpurgis”: Elvira writes either a book or a term paper. She invites her friend Genevieve to go to a village near Paris,…
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“Commando” (1985) Review
“Commando”: Retired Colonel John Matrix, along with his young daughter, lives away from civilization. During his time in the Special Forces unit, Matrix made many…
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“Souvenir for the Prosecutor” (1989) Review
“Souvenir for the Prosecutor”: Southern resort town. The warehouse manager of a large machine-building plant dies in a car accident. At first, the investigation believes…
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“The Mystery of the Notebook” (1981) Review
“The Mystery of the Notebook”: The retired major Alexey Samartsev (Nikolai Penkov) returns to his hometown and learns that his younger brother, Yuri, is accused…
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“Demon Wind” (1990) Review
Don’t believe me if I say I was a different man before watching the movie “Demon Wind”. I remained myself. But this film turned my…
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“A Serious Man” (2009) Review
«A Serious Man»: The directorial tandem of the Coen brothers (older Joel and younger Ethan) has firmly taken place under the cinematic sun. For their films,…
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Roger Corman’s Life of Fright
There are only a handful of names from the annals of Fango-dom – King, Barker, Romero and Savini among them – who, as the cliché…
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“Phantasm III” Review
Phantasm III: Don Coscarelli admits that he’s always had a third “Phantasm” in mind. “We kind of left everything in limbo in part II,” says…
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