Erik McClanahan, Author at The Playlist

Review: ‘Down Terrace’ Not Quite A New Gangster Classic, But Still Damn Good

October 7, 2010 2:55 pm

Crime stories have a long and celebrated lineage in film. Like horror, it’s a fun, but often disappointing genre. You have to wade through a lot of shit to get to the gold. But when they're good, they're really...

VIFF ’10 Review: ‘Barney’s Version’ Is Oscar-Baity Yet Goes Through The Motions

Erik McClanahan

October 5, 2010 12:47 am

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A quick glance at the career of Richard J. Lewis tells a lot about his approach to "Barney's Version," an adaptation of revered Canadian author Mordecai Richler's prize-winning last novel. He's something of a T...

VIFF ’10 Review: Takashi Miike’s Samurai Picture ’13 Assassins’ Is His Most Entertaining & Accessible

Erik McClanahan

October 4, 2010 8:00 pm

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Controversial Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike of late seems to have slowed down his ridiculously prolific pace. Just check his IMDB profile and you'll see. The man must love to make movies, but it's welcome to...

VIFF ’10 Review: ‘Seven Days In Heaven’ & ‘Leap Year’; Two Films United By Patriarchal Death, But Little Else

Erik McClanahan

October 4, 2010 3:22 pm

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A sense of deja vu is inevitable when attending a film festival. If you check out a lot of the offerings, one film may bleed in to another in your memory, but the strangest feeling comes when two films seen b...

Exclusive: Vincent Cassel Talks ‘Mesrine,’ His (Atypical) Favorite Gangster Films & Working With Darren Aronofsky & David Cronenberg

Erik McClanahan

August 27, 2010 3:30 pm

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Superstar French actor Vincent Cassel is no stranger to playing villains, and his latest is no different.The Cesar award winning two-part biopic, "Mesrine," opens today in limited release at several arthouse ci...

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