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REVIEW: Black Sunday (1977)

April 15, 2021 Grant Watson

Released in early 1977, John Frankenheimer’s thriller Black Sunday blends crime drama, espionage thriller, action flick, and disaster movie – all while maintaining an unexpected realism. It adapts the debut novel of author Thomas Harris, and indeed foreshadows the double narrative technique … Continue reading REVIEW: Black Sunday (1977)

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REVIEW: The Challenge (1982)

November 29, 2017 Grant Watson

American boxer Rick Murphy (Scott Glenn) is hired to smuggle a rare katana – a traditional Japanese sword – into Tokyo. Ambushed on arrival, he finds himself caught between two warring brothers: the younger Hideo (Atsuo Nakamura) is a powerful … Continue reading REVIEW: The Challenge (1982)

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