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THIRTEEN

By | August 2003

All the cool camera moves in the world and even an Academy Award winning actress can’t save “Thirteen” from feeling like an After School Special about mildly messed up kids…

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THIRTEEN

"Thirteen" is another movie about out of control fucked-up teenagers. In "Thirteen," the fucked-up teens are two young girls (thirteen-years-old hence the...

THE MAGDALENE SISTERS

Forget “Freddy Versus Jason.” For a real horror show, try “The Magdalene Sisters.” Exposing the hair-raising abuse and inhumanity that flourished...

BLACK BELT JONES 2: THE TATTOO CONNECTION (DVD)

Now you may wonder why I would give a Blaxploitation/Martial Arts flick from the 70s 3 ½ stars. But man, this has to be one of the best movies I have seen...

FACES OF REALLY NASTY STUFF

“Tired of the average movie? Tired of movies that make sense? Well, if you’re tired of the same ol’ “girl falls in love, but gets murdered by her...

NORTHWEST (DVD)

If you enjoyed Stacy Peralta’s documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys you will definitely like Coan Nichols and Rick Charnoski’s “Northwest.” Shot over the...

FRIDAY NIGHT (Vendredi Soir)

After detouring to make the vampire thriller "Trouble Every Day," French filmmaker Claire Denis is back in Beau Travail mode with another nearly wordless...

NOI THE ALBINO (Noi albinoi)

This quirky Icelandic fable is an intriguing and extremely clever blending of comedy, tragedy and coming-of-age angst. Noi (Tomas Lemarquis) is a...

13TH CHILD: LEGEND OF THE JERSEY DEVIL

Okay, maybe it’s me. “13th Child” has been getting a lot of good ink since it’s initial release last year, due in no small part for it being an...

NEW WORLD

Oh, man. As a loyal Film Threat writer, the minute I saw good ol’ Kevin Carr’s name in the credits, I really wanted to like this movie. He’s a...

SHORTKUTZ – VOLUME III (DVD)

“Shortkutz” bills itself as “The DVD Magazine of Independent Cinema”. While it doesn’t likely speak for ALL of indie film, it does have a good...

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