A Categories Reviews TV September 9, 2022 American Gigolo is a pretty disappointment Showtime’s gritty reimagining of the ‘80s neo-noir is a lackluster look at the life of a male escort.
“ Categories Anniversaries Features Movies November 2, 2020 “We’re going this way”: “To Live and Die in L.A.” at 35 Pegged upon release as a retread of previous work, William Friedkin's neo-noir is something altogether different.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 22, 2020 “Phone Booth” is a tightly wound study in obsolescence Joel Schumacher's cracked tableau of New York City's shifts at the turn of the millennium remains a time capsule in the guise of a neo-noir.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 17, 2020 “8mm” is still up to snuff in delivering shock and repulsion Joel Schumacher's sleazy, sweaty neo-noir of porn and pain remains a bizarre artifact for the director's filmography, and it hasn't lost its bite.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 22, 2020 “The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.