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Historian: Interview with Brian Garfield

by Nikki Tranter

[5.Mar.08] :. "I think that, except for its ludicrous violence toward the end, the Death Sentence movie does depict its character's decline and the stupidity of vengeful vigilantism." Death Wish creator Brian Garfield talks to PopMatters about remakes, sequels, writing, and the meaning of vengeance.

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Death Sentence

by Cynthia Fuchs

[31.Aug.07] :. Death Sentence is smart enough about its generic limits: the violence is ragingly B, the dialogue goofy, the cops always steps behind.

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Saw (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Oct.04] :. Detective Tapp's convoluted weirdness is attributable to Danny Glover's resourcefulness, since the script doesn't know quite what to do with him.

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