In recent years I’ve seen a critical push to apply familiar terms like Film Noir to all manner of Japanese … More
Category: Crime
Everyone’s Gone Crazy: VIOLENT COP (1989)
“Beat” Takeshi Kitano has been making headlines recently. Late last year the 70-year-old Japanese filmmaker, actor, author and entertainer was … More
GUN AND SWORD: AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF JAPANESE GANGSTER FILMS 1955-1980
I first became familiar with Chris D.’s (Dejardins) writing in the early 1990s thanks to his work for a small-press … More
Jewel Thieves & Giant Monsters: DOGORA (1964)
After reading and writing about Peter H. Brothers’ book Mushroom Clouds and Mushroom Men: The Fantastic Cinema of Ishiro Honda … More
Bad Movie Mothers We Love to Hate
TCM is celebrating Mother’s Day (Note: this was originally published in 2014) with a great program of classic films showcasing … More
Bigotry & Bloodshed: SAPPHIRE (1959)
A beautiful young woman named Sapphire (Yvonne Buckingham) has been murdered. Her bloodied corpse was found in London’s Hampstead Heath … More
GORDON PARKS: FILMMAKER, PHOTOGRAPHER & RENAISSANCE MAN
“Something mighty there is inside a man that takes him from being the youngest of 15 children raised in Kansas … More
EQUAL SHARES FOR ALL: THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN (1960)
The League of Gentlemen (1960) contains one of my favorite moments from postwar British cinema; a group of ex-soldiers carrying … More
LOSEY LET LOOSE: THE CRIMINAL (1960)
While looking through the collection of Joseph Losey films currently available to stream on FilmStruck I was inspired to revisit … More
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