All posts tagged "murder"
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“Trompoppie” – TV Series Review
The title of the darkly comic murder-fest “Trompoppie” is Afrikaans for drum majorette. We first meet aspiring South...
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“The Bridge: Seasons 2 & 3” TV Series Review
Back in 2011, the Scandinavian crime series, “The Bridge,” was not only hugely popular in Europe but spawned...
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HELEN’S DEAD – Review
If you’re in the mood for a gory little dark comedy, HELEN’S DEAD might allay your craving. The...
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KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON – Review
In the 1920s, the people of the Osage Nation became the richest people on earth after oil was...
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A HAUNTING IN VENICE – Review
Agatha Christie fans will delight in A HAUNTING IN VENICE, because Kenneth Branagh really hits the mark with...
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MAGGIE MOORE(S) – Review
Fans of quirky, darkly comedic murder mysteries should find MAGGIE MOORE(S) to be a worthy descendant of films...
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Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games: The 70s – TV Review
Forget whatever you assume about Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. They don’t matter here. “Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games:...
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THE RITUAL KILLER – Review
Any time Morgan Freeman is in the cast, a film is going to be worth considering. In the...
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THE PALE BLUE EYE – Review
At West Point in 1830, a cadet is found hanged, in an apparent suicide, but then the body...
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GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY – Review
As the temperatures continue to dip, and some parts of the country are neck-deep in snow, a great...
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TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID – Review
This film’s premise may promise many flights of fantasy and endearing whimsical humor, but what it delivers is...
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BEAST – Review
BEAST is a gripping, suspenseful film that mixes forbidden love, rebellion and murder, set on the English Channel...
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LADY MACBETH – Review
Director William Oldroyd’s LADY MACBETH is not Shakespeare but it is certainly Shakespearean in its bloody mix of...
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THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS Review
I don’t like speaking ill of the dead, especially icons who’ve defined an entire genre, but name-dropping is...
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GHOUL (2015) – The Review
The truth is that, no mater how great a concept is for a story, no matter how well...
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WHITEY: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. JAMES J. BULGER – The Review
It’s been quite a while since we’ve had a decent real-life career criminal to ogle over in the...
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OCULUS – The Review
Scaring people has become a lucrative business over the years and decades since Hollywood first embraced the concept...
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Review: THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO is not your mother’s formulaic mystery novel of the month, nor is...
