Michael Mann is a filmmaker everyone instinctively associates with crime thrillers like Thief (1981), Heat (1995),…
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Reviews of films from various genres
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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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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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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The Brood (1979) review – David Cronenberg’s Flawed Yet Deeply Personal Body Horror Classic
The Brood is one of those films that didn’t impress me at first but has grown…
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The Killer (1989) review – John Woo’s Heroic Bloodshed Masterpiece
John Woo’s The Killer is a landmark film of Hong Kong’s golden age of action crime…
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Normal (2025) review – Bob Odenkirk goes for broke in Ben Wheatley’s stimulating dark comedy that sticks the landing
The last time Bob Odenkirk collaborated with Derek Kolstad was for the sequel to their blood-soaked…
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