Humphrey Bogart
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Movie Review: The Roaring Twenties (1939)
‘The Roaring Twenties’ is a classic film-noir crime thriller starring Hollywood heavyweights James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart, set in, well, the twenties. Directed by Raoul Walsh, the movie’s plot covers many of the defining events of this decade, including the end of World War I, the beginning and end of Prohibition, and the famous stock Read more
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Movie Review: The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep is an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 novel of the same name. It features one of the most famous PIs of film noir, Phillip Marlowe. Writing a review of “The Big Sleep” has been challenging. Not only do I have to answer the question, if Bogart is the best Marlowe, I also Read more
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Movie Review: In a Lonely Place(1950)
‘In a Lonely Place’ is a movie adaptation of Dorothy B. Hughes’s book of the same name. While Casablanca and the Maltese Falcon are Humphrey Bogart’s most famous movies, ‘In a Lonely Place’ is another classic film, featuring the maestro in a deliciously wicked role. This time he plays Dixon ‘Dix’ Steel(I know! Lets me Read more
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Movie Review: Maltese Falcon (1941)
If you wish to see only one film noir in your life, make it this one. Maltese Falcon is one of the best and most important among the Film Noir movies. We have seen Dick Powell play the part of Chandler’s Marlowe and Meeker’s portrayal of Spillane’s Mike Hammer. None can match the Humphrey Bogart’s Read more
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