Sam Kench
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Wraiths of the Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler – Review
My review of S. Craig Zahler’s western horror novel “Wraiths of the Broken Land.” I also cover his audiostate / radioplay “The Narrow Caves” in the video below. Read more
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A Congregation of Jackals by S. Craig Zahler – Review
A review of S. Craig Zahler’s first novel: A Congregation of Jackals. Read more
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The Slanted Gutted by S. Craig Zahler – Review
A review of The Slanted Gutter, the latest novel from author and filmmaker S. Craig Zahler. Read more
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Hug Chickenpenny: the Panegyric of an Anomalous Child by S. Craig Zahler – review
My review for the S. Craig Zahler novel “Hug Chickenpenny: the Panegyric of an Anomalous Child.” Read more
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Halloween Ends (Poorly) – Review
David Gordon Green’s modern “Halloween” trilogy started with major promise. Unfortunately, after a decent initial outing, it was all downhill from there. I covered his first two “Halloween” movies along with every other entry in the series in my big “Halloween” franchise retrospective, but “Halloween Ends” came out after I put that behemoth together, so… Read more
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Hedda (2025) Review
Even though the 2021 “Candyman” rebootquel had plenty of problems and was ultimately just okay, director and co-writer Nia DaCosta still made a good first impression with me—I have yet to see her debut feature “Little Woods” but it’s on my radar. I found myself hoping for a longer director’s cut of “Candyman” and planning… Read more
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Little Amelie or the Character of the Rain (2025) Review
Grey joined me for a review and discussion of the 2025 animated film Little Amélie or the Character of the Rain from co-directors Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang & Maïlys Vallade, and adapted from the autobiographical novel written by Amélie Nothomb. The story of a Belgian child growing up in Japan who believes she’s God .… Read more
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Le Samurai and the art of silence – review
Bryce joined me for a review and discussion of Jean-Pierre Melville’s “Le Samuraï.” Sam’s score = 8/10 Read more
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Armour of God (1986) Review
Greg joined me to review Jackie Chan’s “Armour of God,” which is also known as “Operation Condor 2” for confusing reasons even though it came out long before the “first” “Operation Condor,” which is actually a sequel to this movie… don’t bother trying to make sense of that mess. score = 7/10 Read more
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The Hunt (2012) Review
Greg joined me for a review and discussion of Thomas Vinterberg’s “The Hunt,” which contains the best performance from the great Mads Mikkelsen. Sam’s score = 10/10 Greg’s score = 8/10 Read more
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