John Carpenter's Escape From L.A. (1996)
54%
2/4
“...its CGI is frankly cartoonish, while the composites that make up that surfboard ride down Wilshire Boulevard are...unconvincing...” –
Film Freak Central
Feb 18, 2022
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The Reckoning (2021)
20%
44/100
“Imagine a downbeat cross between historical romance, rape-revenge thriller and what's become known as folk horror and you'll have a pretty good idea of the overall mood.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Feb 5, 2021
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Knocking (2021)
80%
75/100
“A threadbare narrative that's gorgeously shot, beautifully performed and spooky as hell.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Jan 31, 2021
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Censor (2021)
89%
54/100
“It runs a bare 84 minutes and yet manages to feel draggy in its slow-moving first hour and rushed in its eventful climactic segment.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Jan 30, 2021
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Possessor: Uncut (2020)
94%
95/100
“A horrifying but finely observed thriller about psychology, cyberintelligence, and that old chestnut, the duality of mind and body.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Jan 28, 2021
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First Cow (2019)
96%
4/4
“Impressively rich with period detail and finely drawn characters.” –
Film Freak Central
Sep 8, 2020
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The Owners (2020)
60%
C+
“Diverting if overly familiar crime drama with horror-movie undertones comes to life when Sylvester McCoy and Rita Tushingham arrive.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Sep 2, 2020
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Zatoichi (2003)
87%
B+
“A gorgeous and evocative piece of entertainment that takes a deliberately playful approach to its genre.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Aug 13, 2020
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We Summon the Darkness (2019)
68%
46/100
“Simply can't wring suspense from a scenario that ends up isolating the murderers from their murderees on either side of a locked door for a long, dull section of the film.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Apr 8, 2020
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Bad Boys for Life (2020)
76%
C+
“In quieter moments, Martin Lawrence turns in a genuinely touching performance as a man torn between duties to his family and his friend, but Smith is more reliant on a constant feed of mild one-liners.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Jan 17, 2020
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Knives and Skin (2019)
70%
B-
“The film's style can be frustratingly mannered, but Reeder's teenaged characters have some heart and soul.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Dec 6, 2019
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Detour (1945)
98%
“Detour is about as threadbare as they come: a small film, shot on a shoestring over a handful of days at a Poverty Row film studio. And yet, the finished product is uniquely compelling.” –
Film Freak Central
Jun 25, 2019
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The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
65%
2.5/4
“Nobody's idea of an innovative masterpiece, but at least an unpretentious, lavishly designed, and mischievously executed spookshow.” –
Film Freak Central
Mar 6, 2019
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Piercing (2018)
71%
B-
“Dark, contrasty imagery complements increasingly uncomfortable action on-screen, as Piercing settles into an entertainingly twisted groove and a compelling rhythm of give and take.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Jan 31, 2019
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Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)
87%
2.5/4
“These flourishes keep Ant-Man and the Wasp light on its feet...and it doubles down on the first film's fathers-and-daughters themes to moderately heart-warming effect.” –
Film Freak Central
Nov 26, 2018
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Twilight (2008)
48%
2/4
“Twilight is an earnest fantasy set on the cusp of adulthood, just as the way the light falls on everything in your life is changing. I don't blame anyone who wants to linger there for a moment. Even with sparkle vampires.” –
Film Freak Central
Oct 31, 2018
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The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
49%
2.5/4
“The idea of a female-fronted, R-rated spy movie isn't especially novel... but there is something delicious about the notion of a couple of completely ordinary millennials boasting and bluffing their way through a multinational conspiracy plot.” –
Film Freak Central
Oct 30, 2018
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Mishima (1985)
79%
3.5/4
“As Mishima imagines his new trajectory through the upper atmosphere, Mishima finds its own resting place, and the sleepy drone of Glass's organs swells on the soundtrack, both eerie and comforting--anthem, hymn, and requiem.” –
Film Freak Central
Sep 5, 2018
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Disobedience (2017)
84%
B
“Director Sebastián Lelio's portrayal of the orthodox community is exceptionally even-handed; he doesn't soft-pedal its stifling and anachronistic nature, but neither does he present it as hopelessly cruel or unyielding.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Aug 9, 2018
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
91%
3/4
“Terminator 2 is genuinely reverential towards Arnold, gazing raptly upon his physical form and elevating his lack of affect to something like a Platonic ideal of masculinity.” –
Film Freak Central
Jul 25, 2018
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The Hurricane Heist (2018)
47%
3/4
“It's an impressive level of craft brought to bear in the service of nothing more than filling out your lazy Saturday afternoon.” –
Film Freak Central
Jun 13, 2018
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Escape Plan (2013)
50%
2/4
“For old-school action fans, the sight of Arnie's automatic weapon spraying bullets that rip through flesh and send dark spatters of blood tracing patterns through the air like grim fireworks may still quicken the pulse...” –
Film Freak Central
Jun 5, 2018
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An Actor's Revenge (1963)
95%
3/4
“Hasegawa's carefully-modulated performance is treated with admiration, and Yukinojo is by any consideration a tragic creation--a magnetic personality with no interest in making friends, an avatar of sensitivity who rejects intimacy in favour of justice...” –
Film Freak Central
May 11, 2018
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Brimstone (2016)
45%
C
“It's Gaspar Noe without the freaky-deaky audacity and grandiose concern for the human condition or, maybe more to the point, Lars Von Trier without the formal elegance.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Mar 10, 2017
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Elle (2016)
91%
B
“Elle is as entertaining as any film Verhoeven has made, which might seem like an odd thing to say about a film that conjures a brutal rape scene abruptly and repeatedly.” –
Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus
Sep 26, 2016
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