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  Spencer 2021

  

  Imperial Leatherosa

  Not sure what surprises me more - that I watched some royalsploitation or that I actually loved it. Nothing interests me less than the royal family, aside from media about…

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  Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime 1941

  

  PUNQ ★★

  Ellery Queen investigating some monkey business and doing insane bidding. Alright entry, but not as smooth as one could have hoped. Spring Byington was bubbly enough.

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  Someone to Watch Over Me 1987

  

  Jake Isgar

  Look, I get it - Berenger's seduced by upward mobility, class, etc., but he's already punching above his weight with Lorraine Bracco. What're ya doing, Mike??

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  Walk a Crooked Mile 1948

  

  Tim Leggoe ★★½

  A clunky Cold War propaganda piece that plays more as a heavy handed procedural than the film noir that the box it came in claimed it to be.

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  Death Was a Passenger 1958

  

  mariocki ★★★½

  Cozy tale of wartime intrigue in flashback style. A modest production shot with style, and carried by the strong performances of the two leads - plus I'm just a sucker…

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  Adios Sabata 1970

  

  mariocki ★★★½

  A spirited in-name-only sequel from Gianfranco Parolini, whose penchant for recycling is in full force; he may not have got Van Cleef, but he brings back Ignazio Spalla and Gianni…

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  The Deceivers 1988

  

  Justin Decloux ★½ 1

  An art-house production produced by Merchant/Ivory:

  Pierce Brosnan goes 'undercover' in brownface for about 80% of the running time.

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  The Tell-Tale Heart 1953

  

  Mark Cunliffe 🇵🇸 ★★★

  The fact that the BFI are releasing another Short Sharp Shocks set on Monday (in time for Halloween) reminded me that I hadn't watched all the films on the first…