Barb Wire: Is It Really That Bad?
The 1996 comic-book movie Barb Wire and its star Pamela Anderson have long been dismissed – but the film might be worth a second look.
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No Easter Fun In Germany: The Banned Films And Public Pleasures Of Silent Holidays
Almost 700 films – and other pleasures – are outlawed for public consumption in Germany at Easter and other religious holidays. Here’s the full list of the forbidden fruit.
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He’s Back: Patryk Vega’s Invisible War (Niewidzialna Wojna)
Poland’s most prolific and eccentric action film director goes all autobiographical in his new film. Is the world ready?
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The Fight Club: Announcing The London Action Film Festival
Fans of shoot-ups, fist-fights and general on-screen chaos now have their very own film festival.
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Going The Full Nick Cage: Blurring Fiction And Reality In The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent
The new fantasy interpretation of Nicholas Cage is part of a strange tradition of actors playing fictional, exaggerated versions of themselves.
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The World’s Greatest Double Bills
A collection of irresistible movie pairings from the glory days of cinema.
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The Small And Twisted World Of Patryk Vega
Does the latest film from the infamous Polish exploitation filmmaker finally go too far?
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Farewell To The Street Fighter
Remembering the great Japanese action star whose perpetually cool career spanned six decades.
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Pirates, Brigands And Viking Queens: Hammer’s Swashbuckling Adventures
The family entertainment action-adventure films of the 1960s from Britain’s gothic horror specialists.
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The Magnificent Seven Samurai
Akira Kurosawa’s action movie masterpiece remains one of the most thrilling movie experiences ever made.
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Outlaw Cinema: Thunderbolt And Lightfoot
Michael Cimino’s redneck heist movie feels like a Roger Corman film with bigger stars and less social commentary.
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The Emptiness Of Violence And Rollerball Murder
The classic science fiction film is more than just a collection of nihilistic sport and slaughter sequences.
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