If you’re going to remake Rear Window, this is at least a good direction to go. The source material is clear to anyone who’s seen Rear Window, but Disturbia has enough of its own concerns and sensibilities to keep it from feeling like a stale do-over of a what is quite possibly my favorite film [...]
Goldie Hawn picks up a stranded stranger by the roadside, then meets him for a movie–only to have him die in the seat beside her. Unbeknownst to her, he is on the run with a precious role of film which he secretly deposited in her purse. Now his pursuers are after her, but she’s unable [...]
Rather slight but entertaining British WWII black comedy/suspenser. Alistair Sim, as perfect as ever, plays a detective brought in to solve a murder committed among a group of army doctors and nurses, a task made more difficult by the suspects’ complex romantic involvements and friendships; basically, all of them have motive and opportunity. This film [...]
This noirish detective film has a healthy reputation as a pulp classic (adapted from the king of pulp fiction, Mickey Spillane) that may overshadow its actual quality. It’s good for what it is, but it’s not great. In fact, I’m having difficulty remembering the exact plot, other than it has to do with a mysterious [...]
A gem of a little movie that slipped under the radar…it might still be playing near you, and I suggest you give it a look-see if it is. The lead Joseph Gordon-Levitt was one of may great things about last year’s Brick, and he brings a similar quiet intensity to The Lookout. He plays a [...]
