Documentaries: UNDER THE SUN
Throughout my years of movie watching, I’ve stumbled upon all types of weird kinds of documentaries. I saw one with a twist ending (Orson...
Category: Reviews
CRIMEWATCH: A Most Violent Year
Among the most hauntingly beautiful films that chronicle the 1980s, A Most Violent Year (the title refers to 1981, New York City’s most pronounced...
South American Savagery: TURISTAS
Trading in equal parts youth, beauty, violence, murder and social commentary, Turistas (“tourists” in Spanish) features several visually stunning segments that, alone, are worth...
ANIMATED CLASSICS: The Plague Dogs
The most common misconception about animation is that it’s always for kids. This kind of thinking gets kind of old because there’s lots of...
CRIMEWATCH: A History of Violence
At its core A History of Violence takes a look at the dubious nature of deception. Is there a time in life when lying...
Clint Eastwood’s PLAY MISTY FOR ME
An early female stalker gem, the ambiguously titled Play Misty For Me is both an A-list thriller and the directorial debut of one of...
Film Noir Classics: TOO LATE FOR TEARS
What would you do if you were driving along the highway and someone tossed a bag of cash–$60,000 to be exact—into your car? Would...
Film Noir Classics: SCARLET STREET
Fritz Lang’s celebrated back to back look at the prescient fantasies of New Yorkers in the nineteen forties remains a touchstone for crime cinema:...
DESIERTO is a most gruesome manhunt
Desierto is a minimalist survival thriller by Jonás Cuarón, the promising son of Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity), who produced the film. With Gael García Bernal...
Forsaken | 50 Furious Westerns
Forsaken is a 2015 western starring Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys). Next to a number of other recent westerns, I was looking forward to this...
