Film, Thriller
Film: The Hunter
Steve McQueen’s final film The Hunter (1980) is basically an excuse for stunts, and it won’t resonate much with…
May 15, 2022-
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Film, ThrillerFilm: The Towering Inferno
Seeing Underwater recently reminded me of my inexplicable soft spot for disaster movies — especially those of the 1970s,…
April 25, 2021 -
Film, World War IIFilm: Never So Few
Seeing Bullitt on my birthday whet my appetite for more Steve McQueen, so I decided to check out his…
November 2, 2018 -
FilmFilm: Bullitt
Steve McQueen is a Hollywood icon, and he’s always held a place in my heart for his quirky, inspiring…
October 9, 2018 -
FilmFilm: Baby Driver
It’s tempting to open this review with an effusive shout of “Edgar Wright has done it again!” But that…
July 4, 2017 -
FilmFilm: The Great Escape
There are some films you’ve seen so many times you can’t possibly review them objectively. John Sturges’ World War…
May 22, 2014 -
Life, WritingNotes from the Cooler
At the beginning of 2011, I wrote the following: So far the plan is pretty simple: New novel. New album.…
January 1, 2012