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Jan 172012

Sensuous Sorceress (1970) – Torgny Wickman may be best know for his Kärlekens Språk (The Language of Love) 1969, but the following year, he dabbled in sorcery, black magic and nakid Swedish ladies (and lads). A great eeire tale of a house maid (Solveig Anderson) who decides that she want’s to steal the parish viccar (Hans Wahlgren) away from his wife Anna (Anita Sanders). Solveig Anderson is superb in the part as the ever so innocent, but maliciously seductive witch Hedvig, and this is a movie that fans of Swedish Sin flicks should check out asap. Continue reading »

Film Review: The Controversial Film ‘Territories’ (2010) Questions The Meaning of Patriotism in Post-9/11 America

Canada, Drama, France, Horror, J. Meredith, Thriller, War No Responses »

Nov 222011

Following a weekend at a wedding in Canada, a bunch mates get pulled over when they drive their minivan across the border to America. Two customs officers ask to see Jalil’s (Michael Mando) driving license and move back to their car to check him out. When they point out that the youngsters are driving with a bust front light, Jalil tells them that they hit a deer a while back, which triggers the officers

Despite constant claims of “only trying to do our job” the custom officers become increasingly agitated and act more and more threatening towards the group of youngsters. When one of the youths, Tom (Alex Weiner) starts Continue reading »

Film Review: Almodóvar’s Masterpiece ‘The Skin I Live In’ (La piel que habito – 2011) Leaves The World of Cinema Breathless

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Oct 262011

Theatrical Poster

There’s no real reason to waste space and time trying to sell this movie on you with fancy writing and descriptive amateur journalism. The Skin I Live In is a modern masterpiece, Pedro Almodóvar a genius and if you miss this movie, then you have no reason to ever call yourself a genre fan ever again.

Horror has always been at the core of Pedro Almodóvar movies. In one-way or another, it’s been an important part of the universe his movies work in. Be it the rape victim taking violent revenge, the lunatic kidnapping the woman of his obsession, or the sexual predator being caught up in his own game. If you know your Almodóvar, you know that I’m talking about Kika, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! and Matador – which starts with a scene of Diego Montes [Nacho Martínez] having a good old wank to the death scenes of Mario Bava’s Blod & Black Continue reading »