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New REVIEWS!
World Noir Vol. 5 – Post War Italy in Crisis (1946, 1950 & 1951)
Holy Days (2026) Your Granny’s Feel-Good Movie of the Year
Vampire’s Kiss (1988) The Patient Zero of Nicolas Cage Performances
Hellcat (2025) Breathes Fresh Life into One-Location Horror
Jiří Trnka – Puppet Master: The Czech Year (1947), Old Czech Legends (1953), The Hand (1965)
Stolen Kingdom (2026) – A whole new world behind the curtain
Dead Man’s Shoes (2004) A Taut and Terrifying Tale of Abuse and Revenge
Two Boxes: Televised Terror in Franco’s Spain (1972 & 1974) Unabashed horror that puts most feature lengths to shame
Cruel Hands (2026) A Grim and Tense Domestic Horror of Flight and Fire
Into the Forest: Folktales at DEFA (1955-77) The Film That Made Paul Whitehouse Pee His Pants (as a child)
Desperate Living (1977) The darkest, cruellest, and most shocking entry in Waters’ Trash Trilogy
The Odyssey (2026) Grounded & Terrifying, Nolan’s Boldest Adaptation to Date

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