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ACatholichighschoolstudent,tryingtoperfecthissoccertimingbypracticingdance,fallsinlovemolikan.comwithhisdancepartner.

Whenex-policeofficerTomhearsnewsoftheabductionofJulieDelaney,heleaveshispartnerSamandtheirbeautifulcoastalhomeandheadsstraighttothecrimescene.

Max McLaughlin is an American cop who arrives in Berlin in the summer of 1946 - to help create a police force in the chaotic aftermath of the war.

Inspiredbytheradioprogramofthesamename,NightEditorfeaturesCharlesD.BrownastheeditoroftheNewYorkStar.Inflashback,theeditortellsthetaleofpolicelieutenantWilliamGargan,whoforsakeshishappyhomelifefortheloveofno-goodsocietydameJanisCarter.BothGarganandCarterbegincheatingontheirrespectivespouses,andwhileonaromanticrendezvousthecouplewitnessesamurder.Theycan’treportthecrimewithoutrevealingtheirowninfidelities,adilemmawhichleadstoblackmail,double-crossingandasecondmurderattempt.Atwistendingcapsthissnappylittle65-minutemoralityplay.ThescriptofNightEditorwasbasedonthestory"InsideStory"byScottLittleton,previouslydramatizedontheNightEditorradioseries.~HalErickson,AllMovieGuide

Themanagerofthehospitalstrivestohinderthepoliceinvestigation,butGinésCastillo,thewarden,talkstoagentsandtriestoconvincethemthatCatherinetriedtocommitsuicide.Enriquewillcontinuetryingtofindoutwhowashiswife’slover.

OneofthemostpopularTVminiseriesinitshomecountry,TheMeetingPlaceCan’tBeChangedisapoliceproceduralsetinpost-WorldWarIIMoscow.VladimirSharapov(VladimirKonkin),recentlydischargedfromtheRedArmy,joinsthehomicidebureauofthelocalpolice.Sharapov,whotendstodoeverythingbythebook,oftenclasheswithseasonedpolicedetectiveGlebZheglov(VladimirVysotsky).Thelatterissoconvincedthat"athief’splaceisinprison"thathedoesnotstopatplantingevidencehimselfifnecessary.Thetwomenlearntoworktogetherduringamurderinvestigationthatleadsthemtoagangofcriminalsknownas"theBlackCat."

After living peacefully in the caverns of a small town, a stranded group of aliens turn deadly as they fight for their existence, betraying the compassionate chief of police who has protected them for 28 - years.

ThesecondseriesofAftertheFloodfindsnewlypromoteddetectiveJoMarshallonthetrailofabafflingmurderinvestigation.AstensionssimmerinWatersideamidtherisingthreatofmoorlandfiresandthesubsequentriskoffurtherflooding,abodyisdiscoveredinbizarrecircumstances.Jo'sracetostopthekillerwillputherinoppositiontodark,influentialforceswithinthetown,andultimatelytakeheronamuchmorepersonalinvestigation.Onethatwillrequirehertooperateinsecretifsheistohaveanyhopeofrootingoutthecorruptionthathasblightedthetown'spoliceforce-andherownfamily-fordecades.

AfteraparticularlyharshwinterBriangoesintoadeepdepression;completelyisolatedandwithnoonetotalkto,Briandoeswhatanysanepersonwoulddowhenfacedwithsuchamelancholicsituation.Hebuildsarobot.

Setinanundergrounddungeoninhabitedbybundled,raggedhumanbeings,afterthenuclearholocaust.Thestoryfollowsthewanderingsofaherothroughthesituationsofsurvival.PeoplewaitfortheArktoarriveandrescuethemwhiletheirhabitatfallsapart.Delvingdeepintothedustyandlongabandondedvaultsofb-cinemainsearchoflostgemsalwaysleavesmewithabittersweettaste.Ononehandthediscoveryofunexpectedgemswherenoonewouldthinkthempossibleisarewardingexperience.Ontheotherhandthoughitmakesonewonderhowmanyoftheseremarkablelow-budgetoddities,personalloveaffairsofdirectorsneverquitefamousandnowallbutforgotten,havealmostforeverslippedfrommemory?nanycasewhatwehavehereisalittlepost-apocalypticgemfromPolandthatisreallybetterthanithasanyrightto.ThedystopiannearfutureofO-BI,O-BAfindsagroupofsurvivorsofthenuclearwarthatravagedtheEarthinhabitinganunderworldconcretebunkerandbidingtheirtimeastheywaitforthemysteriousArk,anairshipofsomekindthatwillcomeandsavethem.TheArkprovestobeanelaboratehoax,carefullydesignedtogivehopetothemalnourishedanddesperatedenizensofthebunker,whileinthemeantimethedomethatseparatestheirmiserableexistencefromthenuclearwinteroutsideisslowlycavingin.Whatfirststrikedmeaboutthemovieisthedesignofthebunkerandthedepictionofthesurvivors.Thesurvivorsaregaunt,filthyandterrible-lookingpenitents,dressedinragsandaimlesslywanderingtheneon-lithallsofthebunkerlikeautomatons.Thebunkerisarundown,seedyplace,withbrightneonlightspeeringfromallsidesliketheeyesofmalignantbeasts.Ononehanditisaslightly80’sdepictionofthedystopianfuturebutthemovieneverstoopsdowntoMADMAXcheese.Insteaditcombinesbitingpoliticalsatirewiththebleakoutlookofaworldwithnofuture,blackcomedywithbarbsonapathy,religionandpower.Thesurvivors,forexample,arefedsomekindofflourdroppingfromatubethathoversintheair-lateronwediscoverthefoodsupervisorusesbooksandtheBibleitselfasfillerforthismeagremeal.Therearemanysuchshortsymbolictouches,perhapsnotlife-changingorfaith-restoring,yetplayful,cleverandinspired.Onethingisforsure;O-BI,O-BAisnotyourrun-of-the-millsci-fischlock.Itovercomesitsmodestbudgetwithcreativityandhasgenuineartisticaspirationsbothfromawritinganddirectingperspective.Myopinionisthatitshouldhavebeenfilmedinblackandwhiteinsteadofcolourthough.Thedirectorusesatmosphericlightandshadowtogreateffectanditwouldhaveregisteredevenbetterinstarkblackandwhite.Theblue-greenneonontheotherhandoutstaysitswelcomeafterawhile.Justaminorgripeinanotherwisesolidb-moviewithitsheartsetinalltherightplaces.ImaginealessbleakTHEROAD(CormacMcCarthy)beinginjectedwiththesatireandhumourofDR.STRANGELOVEandyou’regettingthere.Seeitifyoucanfindit.