All posts tagged "movie drama"

100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Layer Cake, #62
March 26, 2026The movie’s title refers to the various strata of the chaotically violent, multibillion dollar world of...

Movies
Movie Review: Cosmopolis
March 25, 2026The short shelf lives of even the best individuals. The apathy towards one’s surroundings. The vibe...

Movies
Movie Review: Lawless
March 24, 2026From the opening credits, framed in a colorful autumn canopy, to the final shot, a restored...

100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Bugsy, #60
March 21, 2026Back home on the East Coast, he tells Lansky, “What do people always fantasize about? Sex,...

Movies
Movie Review: The Words
March 21, 2026In an age when originality is almost anathema to filmmaking (Hollywood, especially), it is exciting and...

100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Heat, #59
March 19, 2026This is an organized crime movie in the literal sense of that term. It’s not about...

Movies
Movie Review: The Master
March 19, 2026The Master's really an existential voyage where The Cause, alcohol, sex, and loyalty serve as poor...

Movies & TV
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Jackie Brown, #58
March 18, 2026The cast is major league. Pam Grier reestablished her career playing the title character and Robert...

Movies & TV
Movie Review: End of Watch
March 16, 2026End Of Watch is a perfectly serviceable drama. It is also a bait and switch job....

100 Greatest Gangster Films
100 Greatest Gangster Films: Kill the Irishman, #57
March 15, 2026Greene’s story is told in the excellent 2011 biopic, Kill the Irishman, which covers his rise...














