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Iceman, The (2012)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:47 +0000

In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski is working as a porn film lab tech until his mob bosses persuade him to change his career into that of a contract killer. For years, Kuklinski gains a reputation for cold blooded professionalism even as he raises a family who are kept in the dark about his true career. Unfortunately, mob politics ultimately forces him to secretly work independently with the psychopathic Robert ‘Mr. Freezy’ Pronge. As much as Kuklinski tries to keep his lives separate, circumstances and his own weaknesses threaten a terrible collision as the consequences of his choices finally catch up to him.

Iceman, The

Iceman

Loving husband. Devoted father. Ruthless killer.

Ariel Vromen

USA

IMDb

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Compliance (2012)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:46:08 +0000

At a fast food restaurant, the manager, Sandra, is having a bad day. Suddenly, she gets a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer who has a complaint that one of her young female employees has stolen from a customer. At the orders of this authoritative sounding stranger, Sandra takes the apparent accused, Becky, to a back room to search her before she is picked up. Once there, the phone scammer manipulates the gullible personnel into participating in Becky’s sexual humiliation that grows more twisted with every new sucker on the phone. Only when one final person has the conscience to revolt do they realize the crime they were tricked into, which the real police are hard pressed to solve.

Compliance

Craig Zobel

USA

6.5

IMDb

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Badlands (1973)

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:23:25 +0000

Kit Carruthers, a young garbage collector and his girlfriend Holly Sargis from Fort Dupree, South Dakota, are on the run after killing Holly’s father who disagreed with their relationship. On their way towards the Badlands of Montana they leave a trail of dispassionate and seemingly random murders. A very intriguing narrative without judgements, and lacking the usually sensational approach of this genre. Very good acting and directing, and beautiful photography. The script was based upon the true story of the Charles Starkweather and Caril-Ann Fugate murders in 1958.

Badlands

In 1959 a lot of people were killing time. Kit and Holly were killing people.

Terrence Malick

USA

7.9

IMDb

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Heavenly Creatures (1994)

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 13:39:53 +0000

Two girls have an intense fantasy life; their parents, concerned the fantasy is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.

Heavenly Creatures

The true story of a crime that shocked a nation.

Peter Jackson

UK, Germany, New Zealand

7.6

IMDb

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An Angel At My Table (1990)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:32 +0000

Janet Frame grows up in a poor family with lots of brothers and sisters. Already at an early age she is different from the other kids…

An Angel At My Table

Jane Campion

UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA

7.4

IMDb

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Black Like Me (1964)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:14 +0000

Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin’s experiences when he passed as a black man. John…

Black Like Me

Carl Lerner

USA

6.6

IMDb

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At Close Range (1986)

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:34:09 +0000

In 1978 Pennsylvania, an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons who become intrigued with his romanticized life of crime.

At Close Range

Like father. Like son. Like hell.

James Foley

USA

6.8

IMDb

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