Film
Film: Knives Out
Rian Johnson is a remarkable auteur, and while his list of writer-director credits has convinced me I prefer his…
December 4, 2019-
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Film, SpiesFilm: Triple Cross
There’s something strangely refreshing about the apolitical antihero of Triple Cross (1966), which says more about my current threshold…
May 30, 2018 -
FilmFilm: The Silent Partner
The Silent Partner (1978) is a crime caper with a dynamite high concept, and opens stylishly with quiet, slow-building…
July 31, 2017 -
Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: The Amateur
The Amateur (1981) is one of those movies that isn’t on the Spy 100 list but definitely should be.…
August 23, 2012 -
Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm: The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
I had high hopes that Terry Gilliam’s latest, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), would be a stirring, brilliant…
May 8, 2010