The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A

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The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A

Initially written off as vapid & glitzy, L.A.‘s a searing indictment of 80s materialism and macho posturing crafted from the era’s shallow pop culture trappings...

Anniversaries

“It’s Just You And Me Now, Sport”: Manhunter at 35

We look back at Michael Mann's moody, underappreciated take on the Hannibal Lector (sorry Lecktor) mythos, thirty-five years later.

Anniversaries

“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.

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