Category: Drama
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The Missing Person (2009)
Michael Shannon and John Ventimiglia on the side of a dusty road talking for five minutes about what breed of dog Serpico had in the film Serpico is my idea of cinema, baby! That’s one scene from the neo-noir comedy-drama, The Missing Person (2009), which stars Michael Shannon as an alcoholic private eye named John… Read.
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About Endlessness (2019)
Swedish director Roy Andersson’s films have a distinctive style and tone, which you’ll either be on board for or have no patience with. About Endlessness (2019; Om det oändliga) follows in the tradition of his previous trilogy of movies – Songs From The Second Floor; You, The Living; and A Pigeon Sat On A Branch… Read.
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At Close Range (1986)
The Patrick Leonard score to At Close Range (1986), and the “teasing” (as director James Foley described in the interview accompanying the new blu-ray release) of the Madonna single, ‘Live To Tell’ (written for the movie) is so great. Just a haunting synth ambience that works as an overture to the oncoming tragedy ahead of… Read.
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Throw Down (2004)
Director Johnnie To said in an interview that he “didn’t want any antagonists” in the Hong Kong film, Throw Down (2004). This is intriguing to hear – no antagonists in a neo-noir martial arts movie set in the backstreets, gambling dens and smoky bars of Hong Kong? And that is specifically about the fighting form… Read.
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Sibyl (2019)
I think I had the mistaken impression that Sibyl (2019) was an erotic thriller (the first act initially made me think of Francois Ozon’s Double Lover), which it isn’t. But there’s lots of intrigue and tension throughout, a psychological character study that is about a few things at once: sexual desire, substance addiction, creative process,… Read.
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