“The Name is NOT Bond” James Bond’s Best Movie Rivals
The Covid-19 delayed No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond, is set for release this November – a more traditional…
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Dictator Hagiographies: Air-Brushed Totalitarianism On-Screen
Armando Iannucci’s comedy Death of Stalin (2017) depicted a farcical version of the final days of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili…
Retro Reviews: The Top Ten London and U.K. Cities Gangster Flicks
Gertcha! In the way that Chicago, New York, Boston and other major US cities have their own brand of mobster films, so do we in…
Quit Buggin’ Me! Insect Menaces at the Movies with Arnell
Adam & The Ants - AntmusicWatch this video on YouTube Ant Music by Adam & The Ants* Although the theory that cockroaches will survive a…
When Low Brow Goes High Art: Unlikely Projects With Mainstream Actors
In a bid for credibility/better roles or personal artistic fulfillment, mainstream action and comedy stars have occasionally been tempted to change gears and try their…
When Harry Palmer Matched Wits With the ‘Billion Dollar Brain’ (1967)
The third of Michael Caine’s 60s Harry Palmer trilogy (after 1965’s The Ipcress File and 1966’s Funeral in Berlin), Ken Russell’s Billion Dollar…
Three for the Road: Neglected Heist and Caper Films of the 70s
Everyone knows The Sting and Dog Day Afternoon, but today I wanted to chat about three of what I think are some of the best…
What’s in a Name? Remembering the Late, Great Rip Torn (1931-2019)
Strangely enough for an actor who came to prominence in the 50s, Rip (Larry Sanders, Men in Black, Dodgeball, Cincinnati Kid) Torn’s name…
Odd Dick: A Look Back at ‘Peeper’ (1975) With Michael Caine
Albert Finney’s death in early 2019 and memories of his 1971 Liverpudlian detective picture Gumshoe prompted me to take a look at other odd movie…