Reviews of two underrated WWII dramas, Sean Ellis’ docu-drama Anthropoid (2016) from Universal + Richard Marquand’s vivid film version of Ken Follett’s Eye of the Needle (1981) from Twilight Time, and from the archives, Ellis’ Cashback (2006) + The Broken (2008)
Review of Greg Palast’s cautionary / agit-doc The Best Democracy Money Can Buy (2016), currently ending its run at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
Review of Anthony Mann’s Cold War drama Strategic Air Command (1955), newly released on DVD & Blu by Olive + Howard Hughes’ nutty Jet Pilot (1957) from the KQEK.com archives.
Review of Sidney Pollack’s ‘European’ drama Bobby Deerfield (1977), new on Blu from Twilight Time.
Review of the little-known Finnish horror-drama The White Reindeer / Valkoinen peura (1952), directed by Erik Blomberg and co-written with actress Mirjami Kuosmanen.
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