
Movie Review: Zero Dark Thirty
February 6, 2026Despite Bret Easton Ellis's claims to the contrary, Bigelow is an interesting filmmaker because of her...

Movie Review: Mama
February 5, 2026Mama is a movie of weight and a certain dark beauty. It is unlikely to change...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Infernal Affairs, #41
February 5, 2026Martin Scorsese used this movie as the framework for The Departed. And while Infernal Affairs has...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Miller’s Crossing, #40
February 4, 2026In a cast as deep as the 1998 Yankees, two performances stand out. Character actor Jon...

Before Witch Hunters…The Brothers Grimm in Film
February 4, 2026With the release of Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters, I examine three films inspired by The...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, #39
February 1, 2026The twisting, amusing heist movie was written and directed by Guy Ritchie, a 29-year-old Brit who...

Has The Avengers Ruined X-Men: First Class II- Days of Future Past?
January 31, 2026Moreover, if the filmmakers believe that The Avengers worked because it united pre-established characters, they’re missing...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: The Friends of Eddie Coyle, #38
January 30, 2026There is no glamour in the underworld of Eddie Coyle, nor is there any attempt by...

Movie Review: Side Effects
January 28, 2026Side Effects is the twisty story of Emily Taylor (Rooney Mara), a depressive young woman whose...

100 Greatest Gangster Films: A History of Violence, #37
January 27, 2026Joey Cusack was the nastiest guy in Philadelphia’s Irish mob. He killed dozens, sometimes without the...














