The Little Things (2021)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared LetoGrade: C+ The scariest thought one faces in life is doing something and realizing it can never be undone. [Read More…]
Tag: neo-noir
Lady in Cement (1968)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, and Richard ConteGrade: C- How you don’t bring back Nancy Sinatra’s all-timer “Tony Rome” theme from the first movie and [Read More…]
Tony Rome (1967)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Jill St. John, Sue Lyon, Richard Conte, and Rocky GrazianoGrade: C+ The corporation that handles the Kosterman’s jewelry is the ACME insurance [Read More…]
The Two Jakes (1990)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Madeleine Stowe, Eli Wallach, Frederic Forrest, James Hong, and David Keith, with a cameo from Tom Waits and a voiceover [Read More…]
Chinatown (1974)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Burt Young, Diane Ladd, James Hong, and Roman PolanskiGrade: Classic On top of having one of the best [Read More…]
The Detective (1968)
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Lee Remick, Jacqueline Bisset, Robert Duvall, and Sugar Ray RobinsonGrade: B- If Lee Remick’s character didn’t exist or had a much lesser [Read More…]
French Connection II (1975)
Starring: Gene Hackman Grade: A I absolutely hate that this sequel was named “French Connection II” instead of “The French Connection II”. Why drop “The”? [Read More…]
The French Connection (1971)
Starring: Gene Hackman and Roy ScheiderGrade: Classic Can anyone explain to me the ongoing running gag between this film and its sequel of the line, [Read More…]
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Starring: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, and Don CheadleGrade: B+ Denzel Washington in a neo-noir film? You had me at Denzel Washington. Summary In [Read More…]
Basic Instinct (1992)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, Jeanne Tripplehorn, George Dzundza, Mr. Kruger from Seinfeld, Newman from Seinfeld, Dorothy Malone, and James RebhornGrade: B+ Why in the [Read More…]
