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Nanking

by Cynthia Fuchs

[12.Dec.07] :. On paper, the film's combination of interviews, readings, and archival footage sounds unwieldy, but on screen, it is exceptionally effective and appropriately jarring.

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The Fly (Collector’s Edition) / The Fly II (Special Edition) (1986/1989)

by Bill Gibron

[16.Nov.05] :. Timeless terror needs more than goop and glop. Only one Fly film even tried to get it right.

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Blood Simple, The Directors’ Cut (1984/2000)

by Tobias Peterson

Though shot on a shoestring budget by first-time feature filmmakers, the movie encapsulates all that has come to typify the Coen brothers' style: engaging narrative, inventive direction, and the juxtaposition of grim violence with moments of sublime, sometimes surreal, human behavior.

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