All posts by Mark Glass
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BAD HOMBRES (2024) – Review
BAD HOMBRES is a gritty little action drama based in the drug trade and illegal immigration along the...
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WOLF PACK – Review
WOLF PACK is a fast-paced, subtitled action flick from China that’s well worth having to read the dialog...
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“The Shift” Season 1 TV Series Review
The Danish TV hospital drama “The Shift (originally Dag & Nat)”offers some interesting contrasts with our domestic fare....
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THE BEEKEEPER – Review
By now, Jason Statham’s fans expect his movies to have a generous dose of over-the-top action sequences, with...
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THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME – Review
THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME is a western offering that is a pretty good recycling of several classic...
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“Arctic Circle” Season 3 – TV Series Review
When I covered the previous two seasons of the Finnish police procedural “Arctic Circle,” I was down on...
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“The Bridge: Seasons 2 & 3” TV Series Review
Back in 2011, the Scandinavian crime series, “The Bridge,” was not only hugely popular in Europe but spawned...
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“Deadly Tropics” Season 4 (French) – TV Series Review
Regular readers know how much I’ve enjoyed the first three seasons of ”Deadly Tropics (Tropiques Criminels),” a relatively...
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“Professor T” (German) – TV Series Review
Fans of European mystery series may find the “Professor T” title familiar. That could be because the Belgian...
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REACHER: Season 2 – Review
Ever since “Reacher: Season One” hit the streamiverse (is that a word?), fans have been speculating and salivating...
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SILENT NIGHT – Review
For years, film buffs have enjoyed arguing about whether DIE HARD is a Christmas movie. The “yeas” emphasize...
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“Pretty Hard Cases: Season 3” – TV Review
I must open with the disclaimer that I hadn’t seen the first two seasons of this Canadian cop/buddy...
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EYE FOR AN EYE: BLIND SWORDSMAN – Review
Chinese martial arts films have a long tradition of including quite an array of masterful fighters with significant...
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“Deadly Tropics: Season 3” – TV review
Regular readers know I’ve reviewed dozens of streaming TV series from a number of European countries over the...
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THANKSGIVING – Review
Back in 2007, Quentin Tarantino rounded up some pals for a release called GRINDHOUSE, intended to re-create the...
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“Varg Veum” – TV series review
“Varg Veum” is the eponymous title of this Norwegian crime series. The star (Trond Espen Seim) is a...
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ROSE – Review
The subtitled Danish dramedy ROSE features an award-worthy performance from its star, elevating what could have been treacly...
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COURTNEY GETS POSSESSED – Review
As the odd little horror comedy COURTNEY GETS POSSESSED opens, we meet Courtney (Lauren Buglioli) sitting alone and...
