{"id":1118,"date":"2010-05-04T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2010-05-07T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2010-05-07T14:10:49","slug":"comic-strip-review-the-card-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/2010\/05\/04\/comic-strip-review-the-card-player\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Strip Review: The Card Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this 2004 detective thriller, master of <I>giallo<\/I> Dario Argento focuses on a serial killer who likes to play deadly games with the police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1119\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cardplayerreview.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[1118]\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/cardplayerreview.jpg?resize=474%2C1342\" alt=\"\" title=\"The Card Player \" width=\"474\" height=\"1342\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1119\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comic Review by Chris Doherty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"info\"><I>The Card Player<\/I> was released in the UK by Arrow Video on 22 March 2010. 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