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Joe Bendel
Film Review: ‘Black Souls,’ Calabria’s Crime Family
The ‘Ndrangheta is to Calabria what the Camorra is to Naples. Although they are considered more provincial amongst Italian criminal networks
Film Review: What Went Down in Northern Ireland in ‘71
Rising star Jack O’Connell looks ridiculously young and lost in the grim, battle-scarred world.
Film Review: ‘The Humbling,’ Don’t Call It a Comeback
With a name like Pegeen Mike Stapleford, it is not surprising that this grown daughter might still want to get back at her parents.
TV Series Review: ‘Sons of Liberty,’ From the Streets of Boston to 1776
It is always bad news for an oppressive government when the wealthy elites start making common cause with the drunken rabble.
Film Review: ‘Night Will Fall,’ Documenting the Concentration Camps
It was a case of one legendary director replacing another.
Film Review: ‘Black Sea,’ an Updated Pirate’s Tale of Sorts
It should have been a routine, but highly profitable salvage job.
