Derek Winnert

Posts Tagged "neo film noir"

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Kiss of Death ** (1995, David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Helen Hunt, Stanley Tucci) – Classic Movie Review 2067

David Caruso stars as ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin who battles Nicolas Cage’s psychotic mobster Little Junior Brown in a basic, nastily violent crime thriller flick that’s no more than a cheesy B-movie. It’s flashy and atmospheric, but […]

Jan, 10

The Last Seduction **** (1994, Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman, Peter Berg) – Classic Movie Review 1616

Director John Dahl’s mesmerising, ultra-stylish 1994 retro neo-film noir thriller is the third part of his marvellous trilogy following his critically acclaimed successes with Kill Me Again (1989) and Red Rock West (1993). Writer Steve Barancik’s screenplay […]

Sep, 01

Brick **** (2005, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Emilie de Ravin, Matt O’Leary) – Classic Movie Review 409

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the lead in debut writer-director Rian (Looper) Johnson’s clever 2005 cult classic favourite neo film noir-style high school detective tale. It  won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the […]

Nov, 16

Rounders **** (1998, Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Gretchen Moll) – Classic Movie Review 392

‘Listen, here’s the thing. If you can’t spot the sucker in the first half hour at the table, then you are the sucker.’ – Mike McDermott. John Dall, the director of Kill Me Again, The Last […]

Nov, 11

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