James Purefoy

High Rise

High-Rise Review

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A self-contained, ultra-modern apartment building slowly descends into complete anarchy in High-Rise , an utterly bonkers adaptation that's certainly not for everyone, but is it for anyone?

TIFF Review: Solomon Kane

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British director Michael J. Bassett brings to the screen Solomon Kane , the graphic novel penned by Robert E. Howard (who also created Conan the Barbarian) with all due seriousness and gravity, as apparently befits the character. I have not read the books, so this was my first exposure. And while certainly not a perfect […]

TIFF Review: Solomon Kane

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With only a few middle-of-the-road horror films to his name, Brit filmmaker Michael J. Bassett tackles sword and sorcery with his third directorial effort, Solomon Kane . Adapted from the short stories and poems of Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian ), Solomon Kane tells the tale of the eponymous 17th century mercenary […]