Etichetta: revenge
The Harder They Come review – Jimmy Cliff falls hard in visceral revenge western
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Perry Henzell’s visceral 1972 Jamaican crime drama exists between the two moods of its two most famous tracks: the aspirational lesson of You Can Get It If You Really Want and the disillusioned downfall-premonition of...
She Will review – atmospheric tale of post-menopausal revenge fantasies
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Director Charlotte Colbert’s first feature, co-written by her and Kitty Percy, brews up a tangy blend of folk horror and post-MeToo reckoning with a salty spike of satire targeting the sort of new age piffle certain e...
There Are No Saints review – Schrader script is schlocky revenge thriller
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A new film with a Paul Schrader script has to be news … but this isn’t exactly new. It’s a grungy, grubby and frankly dreary exploitationer in the straight-to-video mould, with a perfunctory and shallow religious moti...
There Are No Saints review – Schrader script is schlocky revenge thriller
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A new film with a Paul Schrader script has to be news … but this isn’t exactly new. It’s a grungy, grubby and frankly dreary exploitationer in the straight-to-video mould, with a perfunctory and shallow religious moti...
Al-Qaida in Indian subcontinent plans revenge attacks over prophet remarks
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Al-Qaida in the Indian subcontinent has said it plans to carry out suicide bombings in revenge for the “insulting and slandering” remarks made by leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party about th...
‘Apocalypse mentality’, ‘revenge spending’ and an exodus in newly free Shanghai
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For 26-year-old Daphne, the last two months felt like “a fever dream”. The Taiwanese marketing specialist has lived in Shanghai for years, but had never experienced anything like this. Alongside an estimated 25 millio...
David Squires on … Manchester City’s popularity, ballboys and Roy’s revenge
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Our cartoonist on post-match nonsense, Pep Guardiola’s complaints, Roy Hodgson and difficult viewing for Erik ten Hag
Tory ’revenge’ against Channel 4 could turn into bruising battle
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According to one key individual involved in the battle for Channel 4’s future, the broadcaster is a “wonderful company doing a fantastic job”, it is performing well financially and plays a crucial role in supporting t...
Catch the Fair One review – tale of revenge and sex trafficking pulls no punches
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Real-life boxing champion Kali Reis makes an indelible impression here as both the lead actor and the co-writer of this dark, unsettling if slightly predictable tale of revenge, violence and sex trafficking, directed ...
‘The Taliban are seeking revenge’: ex-cultural worker on a UK project
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Omar* worked for a UK-funded cultural programme, working on human rights and cultural projects. He lost his work when the Taliban arrived, and has applied to move to Britain. He has five daughters and is particularly ...
Bull review – a gangland revenge shocker with Neil Maskell on vicious form
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Paul Andrew Williams’s revenge nightmare is a stomach-turningly violent gangland shocker that returns this film-maker to territory he first staked out with his 2006 feature debut, the lowlife thriller London to Bright...
‘Go for an entertaining revenge’ – readers’ tips for healing a broken heart
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Take up Muay Thai – it’s a great way to get really sweaty on a weekly basis. If the heartbreak is really bad, travel solo, going as far and as for as long as you can, preferably somewhere with a lot of open space – I ...
Taliban seek no ‘revenge’ and all Afghans will be ‘forgiven’
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The Taliban have said they seek no “revenge” on opponents and that everyone will be “forgiven”, during the first press conference held by the hardline Islamist group since taking power in Kabul on Sunday. Saying the g...
US launches emergency airlift to rescue Afghan allies at risk of Taliban’s revenge
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America has launched emergency airlifts for Afghans who worked with its armed forces and diplomats, evacuating hundreds who are still waiting for their visas to the United States on military flights. Only people in th...
Riders of Justice review – oddly life-affirming revenge comedy
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A former military man is driven to avenge the death of his wife with brutal, at times overly enthusiastic efficiency. It’s a fairly generic revenge movie premise. tuttavia, in the hands of Danish director and co-writer...
Riders of Justice review – Mads Mikkelsen revenge thriller turns screwball
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The poster image of a grey-bearded, shaven-headed, tooled-up, mean-looking Mads Mikkelsen, combined with that title, might set alarm bells ringing … along the lines of, “Oh no, he’s doing a Taken.” Blessedly, rather t...