I thought this movie was pretty great; it’s like stumbling across something special on CBC in the middle of the night, the kind of thing they used to play with unusual content—you know, German films that occasionally featured nudity and dealt with taboo subjects. The audio design, the sense of being under attack, the vehicles, a distinctive urban setting, the outfits, the depiction of 1980s anxieties around homose…

I recall renting this movie, originally titled Siege, years ago in the eighties. It’s really surprising that an official release hasn't happened yet; it’s something that should have occurred already. The film moves quickly, without any slow moments, presenting a constant series of intense confrontations between violent criminals and a group of people who shelter someone escaping from the gang's earlier attack—all wit…