Michael Mann is a filmmaker everyone instinctively associates with crime thrillers like Thief (1981), Heat (1995),…
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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) Review – A Gloriously Over-the-Top 1990s Action Thriller That Deserves Its Cult Classic Status
Many of Shane Black’s scripts have become cult classics, including The Monster Squad (1987), The Last…
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20 Best Hong Kong Action Movies of All Time, Ranked
Best Hong Kong action movies: Watching Kenji Tanigaki’s The Furious (2025) recently sent me down the…
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Walkabout (1971) review – Nicolas Roeg Turns a Survival Story Into a Dreamlike Masterpiece
At first glance, Walkabout looks like a simple survival adventure, but Nicolas Roeg has much more…
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Miller’s Crossing (1990) review – A Brilliantly Twisted, Unpredictable Gangster Noir That Gets Better With Every Viewing
For their third feature, following the impressive Blood Simple (1984) and the wonderfully offbeat Raising Arizona…
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Lone Star (1996) review – A Compelling Murder Mystery Where the Past Refuses to Stay Buried
I’m a sucker for small-town murder mysteries because one murder is enough to reveal every carefully…
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Re-Animator (1985) review – A Wild, Gory, and Hilarious Cult Horror Classic
Stuart Gordon’s 1985 science-fiction horror comedy Re-Animator is a gloriously deranged piece of filmmaking, throwing stomach-churning…
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Hard Boiled (1992) review – John Woo Unleashes Hong Kong Action Cinema at Its Most Spectacular
Of the five Heroic Bloodshed films John Woo directed in Hong Kong (before moving to Hollywood),…
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The Long Goodbye (1973) review – Robert Altman’s Brilliant Revisionist Neo-Noir Masterpiece
When legendary screenwriter Leigh Brackett (known as “the Queen of Space Opera” and for her collaborations…
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Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) review – Sam Peckinpah’s brutal, deeply personal neo-Western masterpiece
Sam Peckinpah’s 1974 film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia is a gritty, nihilistic, uncompromising,…
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