Entries tagged Crime, Drama and Romance

  • West Side Story Review

    Is Spielberg’s West Side Story better than the original?

    Is Spielberg’s West Side Story better than the original?
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  • Pickup on South Street - Review

    Through his career, Samuel Fuller carved a dark corner in Hollywood, writing and directing pictures that used America’s shadowy underbelly as a backdrop for sexy, romantic capers, fronted by characters with mixed-up morals. Some of his films…

    Through his career, Samuel Fuller carved a dark corner in Hollywood, writing and directing pictures that used America’s shadowy underbelly as a backdrop for sexy, romantic capers, fronted by characters with mixed-up morals. Some of his films may be deemed a little rough around the edges, too eager to shock and awe the audience into an easy state of knee-jerk praise – but there was always an exciting energy to them, one that’s undimmed by time. 1953’s Pickup on South Street is one such movie,…
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  • Mr. Holmes - Review

    “for the first time Sherlock is no longer somebody we’re merely in awe of, but somebody we can relate to.”

    “for the first time Sherlock is no longer somebody we’re merely in awe of, but somebody we can relate to.”
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  • Inherent Vice trailer 2

    When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly shows up out of nowhere with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just so happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that…

    When private eye Doc Sportello’s ex-old lady suddenly shows up out of nowhere with a story about her current billionaire land developer boyfriend whom she just so happens to be in love with, and a plot by his wife and her boyfriend to kidnap that billionaire and throw him in a loony bin… well, easy for her to say. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic ’60s and paranoia is running the day and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or…
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