The Hitcher (1986) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Ranking, purely on a level of sustained moodiness and visual authority, with the best of ‘80s American genre films, The …
Thriller
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
As a proclaimed aficionado of both John le Carre’s 1972 novel and the original mini-series adaptation, I approached this new …
The Debt (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
This remake of a 2008 Israeli film by John Madden is a peculiar and initially compelling blend of heavy duty …
The Double Hour (La doppia ora, 2009) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
An eerie, engrossing tale of romantic longing, duplicity, and fractured realities, this debut by Giuseppe Capotondi has taken some time …
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
What if Fate was a literal army of humourless bureaucrats shoving people in whatever chosen direction they’re supposed to go …
Bunco Squad (1950) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Pity the poor old B-movie without even a major cult director or star attached. Pity even more the B-movie that, …
The Human Factor (1979) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Otto Preminger’s final film, based on one of Graham Greene’s later variations on his style of “entertainment” thriller novels, fits …
Contraband (1940) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
Some quick comments on Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Contraband, for Fandor. I shall restrict my comments here to: watch …
What Are These Strange Drops of Blood Doing on Jennifer’s Body? (Perchéquelle strane gocce di sangue sul corpo di Jennifer?, 1972)
aka The Case of the Bloody Iris An entertaining if not major entry in the early giallo genre stakes, this …
Black Rain (1989) Movie Review & Film summary, Cast
After the sluggish box office of Blade Runner (1982) and the painful failure of Legend (1985), Ridley Scott crawled his way …
