Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "Film noir"

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Detour ***** (1945, Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake, Edmund MacDonald) – Classic Movie Review 1547

‘Fate or some mysterious force can put the finger on you or on me for no good reason at all.’ Edgar G Ulmer’s all-time great, flashback-driven 1945 film noir thriller Detour is a deservedly celebrated […]

Aug, 15

Cold in July *** (2014, Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson) – Movie Review

Michael C. Hall stars as the frightened everyman Richard Dane, who kills an intruder in his home one night in 1989 in Texas. Dane foolishly attend the man’s funeral, and the victim’s murderous ex-con father (Sam […]

Jun, 26

Dark Passage ***** (1947, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Tom D’Andrea, Houseley Stevenson, Clifton Young, Douglas Kennedy) – Classic Movie Review 1344

Writer-director Delmer Daves’s 1947 Warner Bros vintage film noir mystery thriller Dark Passage marks the extremely satisfying third star pairing in the series of the four films made by husband and wife Humphrey Bogart and […]

Jun, 21

Dark City **** (1950, Charlton Heston, Lizabeth Scott, Dean Jagger) – Classic Movie Review 1322

Director William Dieterle’s 1950 classic film noir thriller stars a young-looking 27-year-old Charlton Heston, who makes a strong impression in his film debut as Danny Haley, a war hero turned villain running from a vengeful killer. […]

Jun, 14

Blue Ruin (2013, Macon Blair) – Movie Review

The film noir is profitably revisited by writer-director Jeremy Saulnier, who provides an unforgettable role for Macon Blair as Dwight. The little-known actor grabs his chance in the spotlight beautifully. First seen with the kind […]

May, 01

The Glass Key ***** (1942, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Joseph Calleia, Moroni Olsen, Richard Denning, Bonita Granville, Arthur Loft) – Classic Movie Review 1010

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake are perfectly teamed again in the excellent 1942 film remake of the Dashiell Hammett classic thriller novel The Glass Key, with the whole cast and crew hitting their career peak.  […]

Mar, 29

Out of the Past [Build My Gallows High] ***** (1947, Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming) – Classic Movie Review 914

Robert Mitchum gives a legendary performance as a one-time private eye, caught between a mobster (Kirk Douglas) and a femme fatale (Jane Greer), in the brilliant 1947 film noir classic Out of the Past [Build […]

Mar, 15

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