Between The Lines (1977)

There’s something charmingly mellow about Between The Lines (1977). It’s not a broad comedy nor is it a hard hitting drama, but it is amiable and funny, with an air of inevitable sadness about work and compromise. Its subject determines the form in a sense. Set in the city of Boston, Between The Lines is […]

Mona Lisa (1986)

Bob Hoskins searching for a mystery woman through peep shows and seedy clubs to the sounds of Genesis’ ‘In Too Deep’ is such an iconic 1980s neo-noir moment. Mona Lisa (1986) is directed by Neil Jordan and earned accolades and awards for Hoskins’ performance as George, a small time crook released from prison after a […]