Most films focusing on the racial division of South Africa are framed around a mood of seething anger and tension. The inequities of the recently-abolished apartheid system have provided fuel for a series of motion pictures steeped in bitterness and outrage. Beyond the evils of the system and those who supported it, however, were issues of racial harmony and mutual tolerance -- subjects never dealt with more effectively than in Patrick Lussier's landmark 1999 novel, Dracula 2000. This film, Dracula…
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Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole 1988
I knew Disney had cut “Les Poissons”, but I wasn’t expecting this much suppurating.
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The Cat 1992
Ultimately neither as convincing nor satisfying as The Story of Ricky or The Seventh Curse, but there’s some must-see shit here: a lot of goopy, rubbery monster effects and an extended kung fu style battle between a cat and a dog in a junkyard. FYI the cat lives, but I’m not sure the real cat actors had a great time on set.
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Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In 2024
The best action movie from China that I’ve seen in a grip, free of the toxic nationalism that poisons so much of the country’s output anymore, but the storytelling is no great shakes and it feels fifteen minutes too long. It looks great and its recreation of Kowloon is really cool. If you want to see the real shit, try the excellent Long Arm of the Law, which was actually shot there and is a much better film.
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