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  Gate of Hell 1953

  ★★★★ Watched 22 Mar 2025

  The subtlety of the editing with the perfectly placed insert shots elevates this tale of destructive obsession to artistic heights.

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  Brute Force 1947

  ★★★★ Watched 16 Mar 2025

  Has the operatic fury of an epic myth.

Popular reviews

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  Histoire(s) du cinéma 1989

  ½ Watched 19 Sep 2019

  If I am a philistine, then I am a philistine.
  But I have to call BS on this assualt on the senses.
  There was one or two moments when I thought the relentless free associations and cacophony of images might begin to cohere into an idea, but I can't recall what they were.
  This is the possibly most unpleasant and tedious noise I have ever subjected myself to.

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  Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier 1955

  ★★½ Watched 08 Jun 2022 2

  I guess the worst part is where it's implied that Davy defeated the Indian Removal Act.

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