From Dusk Till Dawn

From Dusk Till Dawn

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1996
Horror, Action, Thriller, Crime

Seth Gecko and his younger brother Richard are on the run after a bloody bank robbery in Texas. They escape across the border into Mexico and will be home-free the next morning, when they pay off the local kingpin. They just have to survive ‘from dusk till dawn’ at the rendezvous point, which turns out to be a Hell of a strip joint.

A classy old school movie from Tarantino. Goes a bit out of control but doesn’t stop the entertainment. You could as well watch it only for Hayek’s dance, heh.
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Hereditary

Hereditary

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2018
Horror, Mystery, Thriller

When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.

Amazing debut for Ari Aster. With a help of great actors, creative cinematography and little details, there's something sinister about everything in this story. This is a painfully slow movie…
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Ready or Not

Ready or Not

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2019
Horror, Thriller, Mystery, Comedy

A bride’s wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.

A fun wicked ride into the even more wicked ending. The acting and cinematography are very good for this kind of movie, just the actions of the characters are unbelievable…
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Blue Ruin

Blue Ruin

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2013
Crime, Thriller

When the quiet life of a beach bum is upended by dreadful news, he sets off for his childhood home to carry out an act of vengeance. However, he proves an inept assassin and finds himself in a brutal fight to protect his estranged family.

Not too dramatic as opposed to many art-house movies of this kind, and realistic. Everything is in its place, there are some interesting shots, but the script is somewhat lacking.…
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The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

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2013
Crime, Drama, Comedy

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort’s autobiography.

Despite all the efforts from the actors, it’s not amongst the best of Scorsese, but it’s still worth the watch for its careful execution and wittiness.
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Escape Plan

Escape Plan

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2013
Action, Thriller

Ray Breslin is the world’s foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He’s framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

I know Caviazel from the Person of Interest TV series and he is also great in this one. The movie is sharp, fast-paced and not stupid, just like a good…
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The World’s End

The World’s End

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2013
Comedy, Action, Science Fiction

Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind’s only hope for survival.

Fun movie when you are out of comedies. Not the best of Edgar Wright, but still has this British style with Nick Frost and Simon Pegg duo.
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Side Effects

Side Effects

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2013
Thriller, Crime, Drama

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband’s upcoming release from prison.

Stylish cinema that reminds of older times when action movies weren’t so boring. Like expected from Soderbergh, the actors are good, the tension is there, and the movie doesn’t reveal…
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Tower Heist

Tower Heist

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2011
Action, Comedy

A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire gets away with the perfect crime, the unlikely crew of amateur thieves enlists the help of petty crook Slide to steal the $20 million they’re sure is hidden in the penthouse.

A fun action comedy with the certain patterns of Hollywood, but still having enough of originality to be a good movie on its own. A proper comeback for Murphy, and…
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Carnage

Carnage

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2011
Comedy, Drama

After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim’s parents invite Zachary’s parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.

A start of Polanski’s period of making movies in a small setting. There’s a proper character study with great acting, so the movie is a fun to watch. It’s like…
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