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THE INTERNET'S MOST HONEST FILM REVIEWS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.


Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Three Days Of The Condor is held in high regard, and it's fun, but it's not essential.
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Elf (2003)
One imagines this will continue to be considered a classic for many years to come.
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Detour (1945)
Detour is a wonderful reminder of the Noirs of the thirties and fourties.
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Black Book (2006)
Paul Verhoeven returns to his native Netherlands after two decades directing English language films in this World War II thriller.
Dec 3, 20231 min read


Napoleon (2023)
For the moment we have to make do with Ridley Scott's shorter version of Napoleon.
Dec 3, 20232 min read


Top Gun (1984)
Everything in the film that makes you laugh (and there’s plenty), you know Scott has placed it all there firmly tongue in cheek.
Nov 26, 20231 min read


Aladdin (1992)
Inspired by the 1940 film The Thief Of Bagdad, Aladdin remains one Disney's finest films.
Nov 26, 20231 min read


A Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018)
Bi Gan’s mesmeric tale of a man, Luo, who returns to his hometown shortly after the death of his Father, is split into two differing halves.
Nov 26, 20231 min read


The Maltese Falcon (1941)
There’s not much, if anything that needs to be added to the discussion over John Huston’s masterful 1941 neo noir thriller.
Nov 26, 20231 min read


The Consequences of Love (2004)
Paulo Sorrentino’s second feature stars Sorrentino regular Toni Servillo as a man living a seemingly arduoust life in a Swiss hotel.
Nov 26, 20231 min read


Saboteur (1942)
Hitchcock’s utterly brilliant black and white neo-noir thriller goes somewhat under the rader these days.
Nov 21, 20231 min read


The Lost Weekend (1945)
Billy Wilder’s dark tale of alcoholism set over the course of four days, is a solid as granite, bona fide masterpiece.
Nov 21, 20231 min read


The Good Shepard (2006)
Loosely based on an espionage escapade that led to the formation of the CIA, The Good Shepard was released to fairly mixed reviews.
Nov 21, 20232 min read


Shakespeare In Love (1998)
Raising many eyebrows when it won the Oscar for Best Picture, John Madden’s film is a trudge through a dull love story.
Nov 20, 20231 min read


Scarface (1932)
Howard Hawks’ significant gangster pic was a comment upon the US government's lack of action against the gangster influence on society.
Nov 20, 20232 min read


Wonderland (2003)
Val Kilmer reminds you of how good he could be as John Holmes, one of the most successful porn stars of all time.
Nov 19, 20232 min read


Martin Eden (2021)
Based on Jack London's 1909 novel, Pietro Marcello's adaptation transposes the story from California to Naples, with stunning effect.
Nov 19, 20232 min read


Blackhat (2015)
Michael Mann yet again proves his genius even if Blackhat is one of his slightly less brilliant offerings.
Nov 19, 20232 min read


The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
A truly mad romp, a film posing as an A-lister, this is an Ozploitation thriller that could almost be straight from the Grindhouse era.
Nov 19, 20231 min read


The Great Beauty (2013)
Viewed by many as Paulo Sorrentino’s magnum opus, The Great Beauty won the Oscar for best foreign language film in 2014.
Nov 19, 20232 min read
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