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Author Archives: rarefilm
Passport to Treason (1956) Robert S. Baker, Rod Cameron, Lois Maxwell, Clifford Evans, Mystery, Film-Noir

While investigating the mysterious death of a friend, a man discovers a peace organization is the front for a crime syndicate. Based on the novel of the same name by Manning O’Brien. Read More »
City Of Fear (1959) Irving Lerner, Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Vicious drug dealer Vince Ryker escapes from San Quentin with another prisoner after stabbing a guard to death and stealing what he believes to be a cannister filled with experimental heroin from the prison hospital. Read More »
Progeny (1998) Brian Yuzna, Arnold Vosloo, Jillian McWhirter, Brad Dourif, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An unsuspecting woman is impregnated by aliens who are experimenting on the human population. Read More »
Rottweiler (2004) Brian Yuzna, William Miller, Irene Montalà, Paulina Gálvez, Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In 2018, in Spain, the prisoner Dante (William Miller) escapes from a prison and is chased by a robot dog. Read More »
Optimisti / The Optimists (2006) Goran Paskaljevic, Lazar Ristovski, Bojana Novakovic, Petar Bozovic, Drama

Five scenarios in which people have trouble distinguishing truth from illusions. Each segment reflects the motto of Voltaire’s Candide: “Optimism is insisting everything is good, when everything is bad.”
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Poulet au vinaigre / Chicken with Vinegar (1985) Claude Chabrol, Jean Poiret, Stéphane Audran, Michel Bouquet, Mystery, Crime, Thriller

When a small town begins losing its citizenry in a series of grisly murders, out-of-town police inspector Jean Lavardin (Jean Poiret) is sent to investigate. Read More »
Agony of Love (1966) William Rotsler, Pat Barrington, Sam Taylor, Parker Garvey, Drama

A bored housewife rents an apartment where she indulges in all of her sexual fantasies. Read More »
Svet-Ake / The Light Thief (2010) Aktan Arym Kubat, Taalaikan Abazova, Askat Sulaimanov, Drama

The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. Read More »
O Fantasma / Phantom (2000) João Pedro Rodrigues, Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato, Andre Barbosa, Drama

Young and handsome Sergio works the night shift as a trash collector in Lisbon, Portugal. Read More »