Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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The Germanic Giallo: Masks (2011)

The Germanic Giallo: Masks (2011)

November 22, 2016 | By

Review of Andreas Marschall’s Germanic giallo Masks (2011), packaged in a sexy limited 3-disc edition from Reel Gore Releasing.

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BR: Masks (2011)

BR: Masks (2011)

November 22, 2016 | By

Andreas Marschall’s open love letter to Dario Argento and the giallo is packed with numerous elements designed to tickle genre fans, and it manages to succeed for the most part in its first third, as Britt, a young student at an acting academy, is confronted by a gloved, masked, saber-wielding killer in her apartment…

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Podcast Interview with Do Not Resist Director Craig Atkinson

Podcast Interview with Do Not Resist Director Craig Atkinson

November 21, 2016 | By

Review of the unsettling doc Do Not Resist + Podcast Interview with Director Craig Atkinson on the militarization of local U.S. police forces.

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Film: Do Not Resist (2016)

Film: Do Not Resist (2016)

November 21, 2016 | By

After serving as cinematographer and co-producer on several documentaries (including 2012’s festival hit Detropia), Craig Atkinson’s directorial debut comes with a bang as the chance positioning with a camera crew in Ferguson, MI, resulted in capturing footage of the street protests and police crackdown, the latter involving the use of heavy decommissioned army surplus vehicles…

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The Saga of Franca Viola: The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)

The Saga of Franca Viola: The Most Beautiful Wife (1970)

November 18, 2016 | By

Review of Damiano Damiani’s docu-drama The Most Beautiful Wife / La Moglie Più Bella (1970), starring Ornella Muti and Alessio Orano, and released on Blu by Twilight Time.

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