Damiano Damiani captured the reality of the Mafia life in Italy in numerous films. While other directors might have made crime movies, often they stuck to the safety of a movie studio backlot. Damiani went to the heart of the Mafia by shooting in Sicily, the home of the Cosa
A Hell of a Trip to Delicias Short Film Review
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No Tell! Short Film Review
★★★★ Directed by: #DarwinReina Starring: #HasseBrontén, #ToroCuenca, #DanaDilan, #DidrikMorgan Short Film Review by: Alexandra James No Tell! An action packed, gritty crime drama that focuses on a mob boss looking for an escape out of the crime lifestyle but needs to move quickly before his luck runs out. To do this,
Last Rendezvous Short Film Review
★★★★ Directed by: #HughLiu Starring: #InannaCusi and #DavidCJones Short Film Review by: Alexandra James The Last Rendezvouz, written and directed by Hugh Liu, is a short film shot over a span of just 48 hours. It is a character based short that is all improvised and allows space for the
Blu-ray Review: The Threat (Limited Edition)
Kinji Fukasaku must be considered elite among directors of gangster films. His five films for Battles Without Honor and Humanity, three installments of New Battles Without Honor and Humanity and numerous other movies get deep into the Yakuza culture. He charted the history of how organized crime rose up in