Neo Noir
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Movie Review: Thief (1981)
Michael Mann’s Thief: A Gritty, Stylish Neo-Noir Classic Thief, Michael Mann’s directorial debut, is a standout neo-noir thriller from the 1980s, starring a stylish and charismatic James Caan. Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who appears to be living the perfect con after his release from prison. On the surface, he owns a bar Read more
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Movie Review: To Live and Die in LA (1985)
“To Live and Die in L.A.” is a hidden gem of neo-noir cinema from the 1980s. Directed with sharp precision by William Friedkin and based on a novel of the same name by Gerald Petievich, a former Secret Service agent, the film features a stellar cast including William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, and John Read more
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Movie Review: Millennium Trilogy
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) The Girl who played with Fire (2009) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest (2009) In this post, we will look at a Swedish mystery-action thriller trilogy based on the novels by Stieg Larsson. All three films were released in 2009. Other adaptations and remakes of these books Read more
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Movie review: Bound (1996)
Bound is an intense neo-noir, violent,erotic, and perhaps romantic thriller from the Wachowskis. It tells the story of two women who become lovers and conspire to steal money from a vicious gangster, but get trapped in a dangerous situation. Its plot shares some similarity with another great movie, The Handmaiden, which I reviewed earlier. Unlike Read more
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Movie Review: Manhunter (1986)
Five years before “Silence of the Lambs” made Hannibal Lecter a household name, director Michael Mann released this stylized neo-noir classic, the first movie to feature the iconic villain. Based on the book “Red Dragon” by Thomas Harris, the movie stars William Petersen of “CSI” fame and Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecktor. Though it did Read more
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Movie Review: Bad Lieutenant(1992)
From director Abel Ferrara and Harvey Keitel as its lead thespian comes Bad Lieutenant, a powerful and intense neo noir, Bad Lieutenant. This movie is not for the faint of heart or the underaged. If viewers can stomach it, the NC-17 version of the film is a more impactful experience of the film, than the Read more
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