Tag Archives: Neo-Noir
My Review of ‘The Killers’ (1964)
It’s funny that I hesitate to call this a remake, but it is in fact a remake of the original film noir from 1946. Isn’t that interesting? A 1946 movie remade in 1964. See what I did there? 🙂 In … Continue reading
My Review of ‘The Friends of Eddie Coyle’ (1973)
This is another movie I haven’t seen for quite a while, but had a chance to revisit recently. One of the interesting things about it is that it opens with scenes from a bank heist. But what seems to start … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Cutter’s Way’ (1981)
This movie is … well … very late 70s. Originally titled Cutter and Bone (which makes it sound like a story about a meat market), the main character in the film is what they used to call a “beach bum”, … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Veronica Mars’ (2014)
This is a video review I did several years ago on a now-abandoned YouTube channel, which I wanted to share here! On a channel that’s still alive an actively-updated channel. 🙂 Right! So … here you go! 🙂 And, in … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Shimmer Lake’ (2017)
When I heard about how this Netflix Original film told the story backwards, my first thought was of Memento. But this movie is anything but a knock-off. It’s about a bank robbery in a small town. And, like many small … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Bullitt’ (1968)
WARNING: This review contains minor spoilers! Okay, you’ve been warned. 🙂 This is, in my opinion, The Great Granddaddy of car chase films. It has the plot twists and turns of a great mystery, streetwise characters, and the cops who … Continue reading
My Review of ‘The Limey’ (1999)
This film came to my attention in the wake of Peter Fonda’s death. It also falls within the categories of neo-noir and crime film, which makes it particularly interesting to me. As the title suggests, the protagonist (or, should I … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (2018)
You know those movies where a bunch of strangers get together and get into hilarious mischief? This isn’t one of them. Not that you’d expect a film with this title to be anything other than what it is—a kind of … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Thief’ (1981)
I happened across this film by accident one evening, and was instantly drawn in by the description. It’s one of those heist movies in which the protagonist is a professional criminal who wants to make one last big score before … Continue reading
My Review of ‘Los Angeles Overnight’ (2018)
There’s so much I could say about this film that it’s hard to know where to start. But here’s what I’ve got. The opening scenes evoke classic “We’re in La La Land” imagery. However, before we’re treated to a flowing … Continue reading