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Cat City
USA, 2009, 95 min.
This film noir crime thriller, set amid the trappings of wealth and the high life in Palm Springs, makes excellent use of its sun-drenched local backdrop to spin its tale of infidelity, deceit, greed and murder in the world of high-rolling developers and low-life financial backers.... more
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Dark and Stormy Night
USA, 2009, 92 min.
Hollywood satirist par excellence Larry Blamire returns again with his biggest and funniest film yet, Dark and Stormy Night, a lovingly faithful recreation of those 1930s old-dark-house movies, with every cliché and stereotype hilariously brought to life.... more
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Dog Eat Dog
Colombia, 2008, 106 min.
A gritty Colombian gangster flick — with humor! Dog Eat Dog follows two small-time thugs, Eusebio and Victor, who share a room and a crime boss. When, for completely different reasons, they manage to get on the boss' bad side, they try to escape their fate, with the other's help.... more
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The English Surgeon
United Kingdom, 2007, 93 min.
A life-affirming, unforgettable portrait of London brain surgeon Henry Marsh and his humanitarian work in the Ukraine, this extraordinary documentary delivers hugely emotive subject matter with nimble delicacy and steely reserve.... more
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Eugene
USA, 2009, 85 min.
Jake Barsha's feature debut is a brilliantly disturbing psychological thriller about a lonely bachelor who befriends a young hustler and his girlfriend, with disastrous results for all involved. Strong performances support Eugene's taut script and beautiful camerawork.... more
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Kandisha
Morocco, 2009, 100 min.
Set in atmospheric souks, ancient castles and modern Moroccan courtrooms, Kandisha is a gripping supernatural thriller. A leading criminal defense attorney, reeling from her own personal tragedy, must defend a woman accused of killing her husband.... more
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Summer Heat
Netherlands, 2008, 96 min.
Actress Monique van de Ven's (Keetje Tippel) stunning directorial debut invests a haunting love story with the elements of a taut, moody thriller. Bob, a nature photographer, becomes an unwitting pawn in a labyrinthine plot involving a mysterious beauty.... more
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Terribly Happy
Denmark, 2008, 95 min.
A southern Danish village hides as many secrets as the nearby bog in this blackly comic thriller about the universal nature of compromise and corruption. Entertaining and full of surprising twists, it's a highly cinematic tale of a Copenhagen policeman working punishment-duty.... more
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Three Monkeys
Turkey, 2008, 109 min.
Bad faith, simmering resentment, adultery and murder all figure into Turkish auteur Nuri Bilge Ceylan's darkly burnished fifth feature, in which his distinct visual style melds with a thriller plot. Best Director, Cannes Film Festival.... more
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