Daily Archives: August 5, 2024

Classic Film Review: Delon and Melville serve up the Quintessential Hit-Man thriller — “Le Samouraï” (1967)

“Le samouraï” (1967) is rightly regarded as the hit-man movie, the one which most modern thrillers in this lone-gunman genre spin out of. It’s got a handsome solitary “Killer,” living in a non-descript apartment with only a pet bullfinch (not … Continue reading

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Netflixable? A Shakespearean spin on Nigerian history — “House of Ga’a”

“House of Ga’a” is a sweeping historical epic from Nigeria, a tale of backstabbing and poisoning intrigues, lust, brutality and greed set just before the events depicted in the West Africa of “The Woman King.” There’s a universality to this … Continue reading

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