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Tomasz Raczkowski

Tomasz Raczkowski

Anthropologist, critic, enthusiast of social cinema, British humor and horror films.

bang bang

BANG BANG. Rocky – A True Story [REVIEW]

It sounds a bit like a gritty version of “Rocky” or similar films about the tear-filled, sweat-drenched path to success and redemption....

OH, CANADA. Paul Schrader’s Reckoning Elegy [REVIEW]

“Oh, Canada” ultimately feels lackluster.

hellboy

HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN. Hellboy Returns, But in What Style? [REVIEW]

“Hellboy: The Crooked Man” ultimately falls short and feels painfully mediocre.

demon disorder

THE DEMON DISORDER. Family horror [REVIEW]

The Demon Disorder builds an intimate horror story.

THE APPRENTICE. How Donald became Trump [REVIEW]

It’s inevitable that “The Apprentice” will be seen in a political context.

mutiny in heaven

"Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party". Legendarily Dangerous

“Mutiny in Heaven” reconstructs the band’s history.

speak no evil

SPEAK NO EVIL. Great James McAvoy, Mediocre Remake [REVIEW]

“Speak No Evil” is another example that the term “American remake” has become synonymous with diluting and stripping away the...

the beast

THE BEAST. Love, Longing, and Artificial Intelligence [REVIEW]

Stylistically, “The Beast” is an amalgam of three different formal identities.

Deliverance

THE DELIVERANCE. A horror that scares with its quality [REVIEW]

It’s hard to even call “The Deliverance” an ambitious failure – it’s just a dreadful movie, practically a knockoff.

DO THE RIGHT THING Decoded. No Easy Theses, No Simple Solutions

DO THE RIGHT THING Decoded. No Easy Theses, No Simple Solutions

Brooklyn, New York, a scorching summer in 1989.