CITY BY THE SEA
Lost amidst a stellar decades-long career that includes Taxi Driver, The Godfather II and Raging Bull is a superlative performance by the one and...
Category: Reviews
THIS IS ENGLAND
Nowadays, there’s a trend about romanticizing the past. For instance, we always think of the 80’s as an era when neon lights were shining,...
CRIMEWATCH: Beverly Hills Cop
When it comes to a movie cop who doesn’t play by the rules, usually the very first name that people think of is Harry...
CRIMEWATCH: No Country For Old Men
Ten years later, No Country For Old Men still holds its place as a masterpiece: a majestically realized character study in which good, evil,...
Film Noir Classics: PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET
Made at a time when America was obsessed with foreign influence, Pickup on South Street tells the tale of an unsophisticated guttersnipe with a...
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...
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...
