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Murder by Decree (Bob Clark, 1979)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Budd Wilkins

“New to Blu-ray, Bob Clark’s atmospheric marrying of fact and fiction still resonates with its themes of political corruption and abuse of power.” Read the rest of my review over at Slant Magazine.

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Murder by Decree (Bob Clark, 1979)

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Budd Wilkins

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Capsule Reviews: June 24 – July 11

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

For Your Height Only (Eddie Nicart, 1981) Queen of Black Magic (Liliek Sudijo, 1983) Two from cult DVD label Mondo Macabro’s schlockmeister of choice, producer Dick Randall. Hands down the more amusing entry, Height towers over the competition—if by competition … Continue reading →

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Capsule Reviews: June 17 – 20

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

Spies (Fritz Lang, 1928) – 4/5 In effect remaking his own Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922), Lang interlards rip-roaring action pieces—the most impressive among them, a third-act train wreck—with a pretty conventional “romance between opposing sides” subplot, which never takes … Continue reading →

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“God Was Wrong!”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Budd Wilkins

NICHOLAS RAY’S BIGGER THAN LIFE (1956) Based on a New Yorker article by Berton Roueché, Bigger Than Life appears on the surface to be a “social problem” film—an exposé of drug abuse and addiction—although generically the film incorporates elements of … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: james mason

Murder by Decree (Bob Clark, 1979)

Murder by Decree (Bob Clark, 1979)

Capsule Reviews: June 24 – July 11

Capsule Reviews: June 17 – 20

“God Was Wrong!”

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