Crime Thriller
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Movie Review: Compliance (2012)
Compliance, written, produced, and directed by Craig Zobel, is an interesting, hard-hitting, and disturbing crime thriller. Its message serves as a warning about the impact of fearing authority to the point of indiscriminately submitting to it without any forethought. If you, like me, think that this could not happen, especially in the United States, you Read more
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Movie Review: The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (2015)
“The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun” (TLCGG), or “La Dame dans l’auto avec des lunettes et un fusil,” is a watchable French-Belgian crime thriller directed by Joann Sfar. The movie is based on a book by Sebastien Japrisot. Unfortunately, the movie relies more on style and aesthetics than on the screenplay Read more
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Movie Review: The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
“The Lincoln Lawyer” is a great legal thriller directed by Brad Furman, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly. With Matthew McConaughey in the lead, the cast of the movie also includes Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, William H. Macy, and Bryan Cranston. The plot is the tale of a Read more
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Movie Review: Mullholand Drive (1996)
“Mullholand Drive”, written and directed by David Lynch, is one of the most fascinating movies I have experienced. It is the ultimate ‘deep thinker’s neo-noir’. The plot of this masterpiece is subject to a multitude of interpretations and will continue to be the subject of endless speculation. Its stellar cast includes Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Read more
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Movie Review: After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
Based on the book by Jim Foley, “After Dark, My Sweet” is another superb neo-noir film. Set in the sunlit city of Palm Springs, California, the movie’s cast includes Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, and Bruce Dern. While the film may possibly have a Femme Fatale, it does not include nocturnal scenes, and its plot unfolds Read more
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Movie Review: Blood Simple (1984)
“Blood Simple,” the first movie directed by the Coen brothers, is a neo-noir work of art. While it has many of the facets of a noir film such as an illicit affair, a vengeful spouse, a private eye, and violent crime, the plot incorporates a series of unpredictable, chilling twists, and its characters do not Read more
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