Robert Towne

  • Movie Review: The Two Jakes (1990)

    Movie Review: The Two Jakes (1990)

    Sixteen years after the neo-noir classic Chinatown came this sequel, with Jack Nicholson reprising his role as the gritty sleuth, Jake Gittes. This project was delayed in production for years, until Nicholson himself took over as its director. While it failed at the box office and some critics panned it as clunky, others like me Read more

  • Movie Review: Chinatown (1974)

    Movie Review: Chinatown (1974)

    Chinatown, directed by Roman Polanski and based on a screenplay from Robert Towne, is one of the defining neo-noir movies of all time. Set in the Los Angeles of 1937, the movie features Jack Nicholson as a private eye trying to unravel a series of unfolding revelations after taking on the investigation of an unfaithful Read more