Tag: crime

Broken Mirrors

Broken Mirrors

Screen Reviews

Marleen Gorris’s first theatrical feature is a potent feminist look at the easily disposable lives of sex workers in Amsterdam. Phil Bailey reviews Broken Mirrors.

Red Sun

Red Sun

Screen Reviews

Obscure German counter-culture thriller Red Sun defies genre expectations with its fairy-tale take on feminist ritual murder. Phil Bailey reviews the 1970 Rudolf Thome film.

Under-Earth

Under-Earth

Print Reviews

Carl F. Gauze reviews this graphic novel about a dystopian prison society obsessed with sewage and fighting.

Our Country’s Good

Archikulture Digest

The prison colony of Botany Bay attempts to produce the first theatrical event in Australia, and it nearly destroys them.

Roman de Gare

Screen Reviews

Halfway through watching this stylish and engrossing French murder mystery, Carl F Gauze begin to suspect it was HE who was the killer after all.

Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act

Screen Reviews

Helen Mirren returns to say goodbye to her groundbreaking character Jane Tennison in the conclusion to the Prime Suspect series. Amidst a myriad of personal problems, she must search for a missing-presumed-dead 14-year-old girl.

6ixtynin9

Screen Reviews

Finally! A film from Thailand titled 6ixtynin9 that’s almost safe enough to watch with your parents and Aaron Shaul is incredulously impressed.

Purple Butterfly

Screen Reviews

It took Aaron Shaul a couple of viewings to unravel the web surrounding Zhang Ziyi’s latest film, Purple Butterfly, but it was effort well-spent.

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Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

Eclipse 2024

Eclipse 2024

Features

The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.

Sun Ra

Sun Ra

Music Reviews

At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.

Dark Water

Dark Water

Screen Reviews

J-Horror classic Dark Water (2002) makes the skin crawl with an unease that lasts long after the film is over. Phil Bailey reviews the new Arrow Video release.