Monthly Archives: February 2007

JIGOKU (HELL, A.K.A. THE SINNERS OF HELL): CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

Name: THE NUMBER 23
Released: 2007-02-24T00:00:00-08:00

By | February 2007

While the prevalence of realistic (though fairly surreal) settings may disappoint some, these portions of “Jigoku” play like a loosely plotted B-grade noir…

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JIGOKU (HELL, A.K.A. THE SINNERS OF HELL): CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

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THE NUMBER 23

“A lot of people don't realize what's really going on. They view life as a bunch of unconnected incidents and things. They don't realize that there's...

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JIGOKU (HELL, A.K.A. THE SINNERS OF HELL): CRITERION COLLECTION (DVD)

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