All posts by Mark Glass
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LA SOGA: SALVATION – Review
For a definition of what people mean when they describe a crime drama as “gritty,” look no further...
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Iskander series seasons 1 and 2 – TV Review
Season 2 of Topic’s original TV series ISKANDER debuts Thursday, Jan. 13, with the entire season 1 also...
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PERSONA – TV Review
PERSONA is a subtitled Turkish 12-episode TV miniseries offering a unique protagonist in a suspenseful crime drama. Agah...
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BETA TEST – Review
In 1973, Erica Jong wrote FEAR OF FLYING, a wildly popular erotic novel that introduced us to the...
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ONE SHOT – Review
ONE SHOT supports my contention that Scott Adkins is the reliable, taciturn star of low-budget action flicks that...
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DANGEROUS – Review
In DANGEROUS, Scott Eastwood stars as a guy who was incarcerated under psychiatric care for many years due...
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THE EMPEROR’S SWORD – Review
THE EMPEROR’S SWORD is a Chinese period action drama opening with a huge battle that results in China...
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LAST NIGHT IN SOHO – Review
Great set designs and cinematography. Moments of innovative direction by Edgar Wright. Superb performances from the two leading...
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“NOX” – TV Series Review
“NOX” is a six-episode subtitled miniseries from French TV that is far more complicated than most, but worth...
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THE MANOR – Review
There have been plenty of suspense and horror flicks set in the sequestered confines of nursing homes and...
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WEASEL’S TALE – Review
THE WEASEL’S TALE (“El Cuento De Las Comadrejas”) is a subtitled Argentine dramedy about a cluster of past-their-prime...
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VENGEANCE IS MINE – Review
I wonder what percentage of action movies rely on our innate human desire to avenge a wrong? That...
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BLACK AS NIGHT – Review
Ever since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, and the woefully inadequate efforts to rebuild many residential areas, New...
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BEST SELLERS – Review
Michael Caine. Aubrey Plaza. Great start for an indie dramedy. But how best to deploy such fine assets?...
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DIVINE LOVE – Review
DIVINE LOVE (DIVINO AMOR) is a low-key piece of speculative fiction set in 2027 Brazil. In this Brazilian...
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MARTYRS LANE – Review
A sullen 10-year-old girl named Leah (played by Kiera Thompson) is living in a rambling, creepy old house...
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THE COLONY – Review
According to almost every movie made on the subject, the future of our species and planet is pretty...
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FATAL RAID – Review
THE FATAL RAID is a contemporary Hong Kong action flick offering the best and the worst of this...
