Category: Reviews

CRIMEWATCH: Seven Psychopaths

Seven Psychopaths (2012) was a movie that I had strongly anticipated. I wasn’t able to see it until recently, because unfortunately the movie had...

MARATHON MAN

Based on the novel by writer William Goldman, John Schlesinger’s 1976 thriller Marathon Man marked his second collaboration with Dustin Hoffman who he first...

The Coen Brothers’ BARTON FINK

In New York City, 1941 we are introduced to successful playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) an idealistic artist who is inspired to forge a...

CRIMEWATCH: White Heat

“Made it, Ma! Top of the World!” In my previous post for our ongoing CRIMEWATCH series I looked at the film that catapulted Edward...

CRIMEWATCH: Little Caesar

At a small greasy spoon, Caesar Enrico “Rico” Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) and his best friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr) eat spaghetti, drink...

Wake In Fright (BluRay Review)

FILM REVIEW Based on a 1961 book written by Kenneth Cook, Wake In Fright tells the story of John Grant (Gary Bond) a bonded...

CRIMEWATCH: Hoodlum

There’s been a lot of great films made about criminals of the Prohibition era from Scarface (1932) to The St Valentines Day Massacre (1967)...

Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED

Quentin Tarantino‘s latest .44 magnum opus Django Unchained marks his first foray into the Western genre (well, it’s actually more of a Southern) and...

CRIMEWATCH: The Killing of A Chinese Bookie

Director John Cassavetes‘ work in cinema was focused on exploring the joy and sadness of being alive. It was evident in everything he made,...

CRIMEWATCH: State of Grace

Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) has been absent from his old neighborhood of Hell’s Kitchen, NYC for many years. While he was away a few...