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Author Archives: rarefilm
Hustle (1975) Robert Aldrich, Burt Reynolds

Phil Gaines is a bitter, cynical cop who investigates the case of a dead stripper/porno actress found on the beach. Read More »
Fellowship of the Frog / Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959)

Both Scotland Yard and an amateur American sleuth are tracking a master criminal known as The Frog. Read More »
The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) Franz Josef Gottlieb

A Chinese cult bent on taking over the world uses an idol called The Golden Reptile Read More »
Ito: A Diary of an Urban Priest (2009) Pirjo Honkasalo

Set in Tokyo, Ito – A Diary of an Urban Priest tells the story of Yoshinobu Fujioka, a young Buddhist priest Read More »
Outside the Law (1930) Tod Browning, Mary Nolan

Fingers is planning a half-million-dollar bank robbery in gang boss Cobra Collins’ territory. Read More »
Sweet Jesus, Preacherman (1973) Henning Schellerup

A Black hit man poses as a Baptist preacher in a ghetto church. He decides to take over the local rackets. Read More »
Death of Yazdgerd / Marg Yazdgerd (1982) Bahram Beyzaie

Death of Yazdgerd is the story of death of the last king of Iran before Muslims invade Iran. Read More »
Dark at Noon / L’oeil qui ment (1992) Raúl Ruiz, John Hurt

After his father’s death, a Parisian medical researcher returns to a region of Portugal to deal with part of the family legacy Read More »
Art of Love / Ars amandi (1983) Walerian Borowczyk

Young student Claudine has a dream in which the Roman student Cornelius, fascinated by the beautiful wife Read More »