Based on Rumaan Alam’s 2020 novel of the same name, Leave the World Behind, directed by…
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Reviews of films from various genres
Dillinger (1973) review – John Milius’ directorial debut is a mean, bleak cat-and-mouse gangster film that packs a solid punch
By the time he directed his first feature film, Dillinger, John Milius (whose writing credits include…
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Napoleon (2023) review – Apart from a few spectacular action set pieces, the film is a bloated mess
Napoleon, directed by Ridley Scott, fits wonderfully as a double bill with his directorial debut, The…
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Kill Me Again (1989) review – Michael Madsen shines in this neo-noir thriller, which suffers from a lackluster final act
The noir genre, which peaked in popularity from 1941 to 1959, evolved and adapted to the…
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The Silent Partner (1978) review – A tightly scripted, swiftly paced crime thriller that never takes a wrong step
The Silent Partner, directed by Daryl Duke, is the kind of hidden gem that comes out…
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The Killer (2023) review – David Fincher delivers his most meditative and personal film to date
On the surface, David Fincher’s The Killer may seem like just another generic serial killer film,…
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The Royal Hotel (2023) review – A tense, slow-burn psychological thriller set in the Australian outback
Kitty Green’s directorial debut feature film, The Assistant (2019), was an impressive claustrophobic psychological drama that…
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Leo (2023) review – Lokesh Kanagaraj’s version of “A History of Violence” yields mixed results
Leo, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj and heavily inspired by David Cronenberg’s A History of Violence (2005),…
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A Colt Is My Passport (1967) review – A visually stunning, ultra-cool masterpiece that ranks among the finest films in the Yakuza genre
As I sat down to watch this film and the opening credits started playing to an…
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Ballerina (2023) review – A slick South Korean action thriller with a simple plot, a solid emotional core, and decent action sequences
Ballerina, written and produced by Lee Chung-Hyun, is a slick South Korean revenge action thriller that…
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