Dog Eat Dog
By Jack Gattanella November 13, 2016
A fleabag of a crime movie and pure, unadulterated, hard-R-don’t-give-a-damn Paul Schrader.
A fleabag of a crime movie and pure, unadulterated, hard-R-don’t-give-a-damn Paul Schrader.
A powerful film that alternates between biting humor and shocking violence, all against a backdrop of vast frigid landscapes.
This neonoir will not surprise you. That’s not a criticism. In fact, that very predictability is central to the film’s success.
The murder of Kitty Genovese is one of the most famous cases in the history of sociology and criminology, and this documentary accomplishes something remarkable by making us reconsider a story, and a concept, that we’ve long taken for granted as true.
Urgency. That was the main ingredient propelling many of the best films at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including the winner of the Palme d’Or, I, Daniel Blake.
A hothouse drama and a refreshingly cynical thriller with two ace performers pushing edgy parts way over-the-top.
What starts as a cancer drama shifts to a thriller that plays out almost seemingly in real time.
In many ways, The American Side has it all—crackling wit, crazy science, and dames as wicked as they are beautiful.
The rough and intense Triple 9 goes to the limit of what we’ve seen of corrupt cops in movies, and with a near-perfect cast: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, and Aaron Paul. In other words, it’s another button pushing, balls-to-the-wall John Hillcoat movie.