Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "the Mob"

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A Rage in Harlem *** (1991, Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens, Zakes Mokae, Danny Glover) – Classic Movie Review 9980

Director Bill Duke’s 1991 neo noir thriller A Rage in Harlem is based on Chester Himes’s novel and stars Forest Whitaker as clumsy but nice Harlem hero Jackson, who meets and falls for sassy and […]

Jun, 29

The Lineup **** (1958, Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Warner Anderson, Richard Jaeckel, Emile Meyer) – Classic Movie Review 7611

Director Don Siegel’s taut, tough-toned and witty 1958 B-movie film noir police procedural crime thriller The Lineup, a big-screen version of the hit 1954-60 TV series The Lineup aka San Francisco Beat, is a credit […]

Sep, 21

Mikey and Nicky *** (1976, Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty) – Classic Movie Review 7221

Writer-director Elaine May signed up real-life old friends Peter Falk and John Cassavetes for her 1976 Mikey and Nicky as long-time criminal buddies Mikey and Nicky, one of whom turns out to be designated by […]

Jun, 25

The Big Shakedown *** (1934, Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins) – Classic Movie Review 6901

Director John Francis Dillon’s 1934 crime drama stars Bette Davis as platinum blonde Norma Frank, a pharmacy clerk who wants to shake off her pharmacist husband Jimmy (Charles Farrell) when he is duped into joining […]

Apr, 08

Charley Varrick ***** (1973, Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Jacqueline Scott, Felicia Farr, Andy Robinson, John Vernon, Sheree North, Norman Fell) – Classic Movie Review 2581

Producer-director Don Siegel’s gritty 1973 neo-noir crime thriller Charley Varrick is a total humdinger. It is flown to glory with the nimblest of serious work from Walter Matthau as Charley Varrick, a former stunt pilot turned […]

Jun, 10

Kill Me Again **** (1989, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen) – Classic Movie Review 1615

Co-writer-director John Dahl’s sizzling, quirky and twisty 1989 retro-film noir thriller stars the young Val Kilmer at his most ingratiating as a dubious, cash-strapped, third-rate Reno private eye called Jack Andrews. Kilmer is ideally cast opposite […]

Aug, 31

Dogville **** (2003, Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany) – Classic Movie Review 1496

Director Lars von Trier’s challenging, not to say intimidating, 2003 epic is a minimalist parable playing out on a stage-like set. It stars Nicole Kidman, who gives a tour de force in one of her […]

Jul, 30

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