Category Archives: Film
Friday Noir: Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum stars in this noir thriller as a Korean War vet who comes home from the war to join the family moonshine business. He’s got to evade both the cops and the big city gangsters trying to take over
Friday Noir: Thunder Road
Robert Mitchum stars in this noir thriller as a Korean War vet who comes home from the war to join the family moonshine business. He’s got to evade both the cops and the big city gangsters trying to take over
Gumshoe Tuesday: The Fall
This new BBC detective drama stars Gillian Anderson as a third wave feminist detective stalking a misogynistic serial killer. Almost too graphic, definitely disturbing, this show examines the sexual politics of crime and law enforcement.
Gumshoe Tuesday: The Fall
This new BBC detective drama stars Gillian Anderson as a third wave feminist detective stalking a misogynistic serial killer. Almost too graphic, definitely disturbing, this show examines the sexual politics of crime and law enforcement.
Gumshoe Tuesday: Barnaby Jones
In the great tradition of 1970s private detectives, Barnaby Jones tells the story of a father and his widowed daughter-in-law solving the murder of his son/her husband. They turned out to be so good at solving mysteries together that they
Gumshoe Tuesday: Barnaby Jones
In the great tradition of 1970s private detectives, Barnaby Jones tells the story of a father and his widowed daughter-in-law solving the murder of his son/her husband. They turned out to be so good at solving mysteries together that they
Gumshoe Tuesday: Top of the Lake
It’s always good news when talented directors agree to do crime shows. I’ve been a fan of Jane Campion since the 1990s, and she did a great job with Top of the Lake. It’s a noir crime drama similar to
Gumshoe Tuesday: Top of the Lake
It’s always good news when talented directors agree to do crime shows. I’ve been a fan of Jane Campion since the 1990s, and she did a great job with Top of the Lake. It’s a noir crime drama similar to
Friday Noir: Marked Women
This was the first noir film that I ever saw. One night when I was about nine years old, I couldn’t sleep and I turned on Marked Women with Humphrey Bogart and Betty Davis.
Friday Noir: Marked Women
This was the first noir film that I ever saw. One night when I was about nine years old, I couldn’t sleep and I turned on Marked Women with Humphrey Bogart and Betty Davis.
Gumshoe Tuesday: Lie to Me
I’ve been a sucker for Tim Roth ever since he threatened to shoot up that diner in Pulp Fiction, so I’m not sure why I didn’t clue into this show earlier. It’s a private detective show with an unexpected scientific
Gumshoe Tuesday: Lie to Me
I’ve been a sucker for Tim Roth ever since he threatened to shoot up that diner in Pulp Fiction, so I’m not sure why I didn’t clue into this show earlier. It’s a private detective show with an unexpected scientific
Friday Noir: Pickup on South Street
Directed by the incomparable Sam Fuller, Pickup on South Street is a visually-compelling noir film starring Richard Windmark and Jean Peters.
Friday Noir: Pickup on South Street
Directed by the incomparable Sam Fuller, Pickup on South Street is a visually-compelling noir film starring Richard Windmark and Jean Peters.
Gumshoe Tuesday: Rocky King, Detective
If you’re looking for an old-timey tough guy detective show, look no further than Rocky King, Detective. A 1950s noir detective show, made back when smoking was glamorous and people wore evening gowns to nightclubs. Now that’s class.
Gumshoe Tuesday: Rocky King, Detective
If you’re looking for an old-timey tough guy detective show, look no further than Rocky King, Detective. A 1950s noir detective show, made back when smoking was glamorous and people wore evening gowns to nightclubs. Now that’s class.
Friday Noir: Fear in the Night
Based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich, Fear in the Night is a classic noir film starring Paul Kelly and DeForrest Kelly (that’s Bones from the original Star Trek to some of you). A man dreams he committed murder,
Friday Noir: Fear in the Night
Based on a short story by Cornell Woolrich, Fear in the Night is a classic noir film starring Paul Kelly and DeForrest Kelly (that’s Bones from the original Star Trek to some of you). A man dreams he committed murder,
