Film: 49th Parallel
Lately, it’s difficult not to layer the reality-warping lens of our era over the art of earlier ones. This seems especially true of 49th Parallel (1941), director Michael Powell’s Canada-set …
Spy 100, #55: Marathon Man
The spy elements are definitely in place, but Marathon Man (1976) ultimately feels more like a straight thriller to me, combining gritty seventies realism with taut suspense. Dustin Hoffman stars …