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Daily Archives: August 11, 2022
Gumshoe (1971) Stephen Frears, Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay

Ginley (Albert Finney) is a nightclub bingo caller eager for a career change. Read More »
The Revolt / Dôran (1980) Shirô Moritani, Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masakane Yonekura

When a young solider is killed while trying to prevent his younger sister, Kaoru, from being sold into a life of prostitution Read More »
A Confucian Confusion / Du li shi dai (1994) Edward Yang, Li-Mei Chen, Shiang-chyi Chen, Yi-wen Chen

After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values. Read More »
Okatsu the Fugitive / Yôen dokufu-den: Okatsu kyôjô tabi (1969) Nobuo Nakagawa, Junko Miyazono, Reiko Ônobuta, Tôru Abe

Okatsu: a “tomboy” who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry Read More »
13 Frightened Girls! (1963) William Castle, Murray Hamilton, Joyce Taylor, Hugh Marlowe

An international bevy of beautiful teenage girls represent their countries as the daughters of diplomats. Read More »
The Slugger’s Wife (1985) Hal Ashby, Michael O’Keefe, Rebecca De Mornay, Martin Ritt

Darryl Palmer (Michael O’Keefe) is a major league baseball player who meets Read More »
25 Fireman’s Street / Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973) István Szabó, Lucyna Winnicka, Margit Makay, Károly Kovács

On one hot summer night, the residents of a Hungarian apartment house slated Read More »
Silent Witness (1985) Michael Miller, Valerie Bertinelli, John Savage, Chris Nash

Michael, son of a prestigious family, and his friends rape the young alcoholic Patty Read More »
Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid / Zeisters (1986) John Golden, Mark Alfred, Joan Allen, Ted Bardi

Two brothers befriend an escaped mental patient “the fat guy”) and accompany him on his misadventures in the big city. Read More »