In the decade following World War II, a dark, cynical mood crept into Hollywood cinema which expressed itself in fatalistic crime films and pessimistic melodramas
Tag: Crime
For the release week of August 13th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Touchez Pas Au Grisbi [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: This French gangster film, which translates
A note before we get started — There are two versions of the 1953 film Beat the Devil, so even if you have seen the
For the release week of July 2nd: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Le Doulos (aka The Finger Man) [Blu-ray / Kino Lorber]: Kino Lorber is releasing
If, like me, you frequent a lot of movie websites and listen to a lot of film podcasts, you could not fail to encounter multiple
When perusing the filmography of William Friedkin, one might consider The Brink’s Job (1978) to be slight or a minor work. Certainly, Friedkin directed more
For the release week of May 21: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Warlock [Blu-ray / Twilight Time]: This film, directed by the underrated Edward Dmytryk, is one of
Few movie genres are as reliable and enjoyable as the heist film. There is something elementally cinematic about watching a team of professionals assemble, plan
For the release week of April 30th: Garv’s Pick of the Week: Fantomas Three Film Collection (Fantomas / Fantomas Unleashed / Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard) [Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Studio Classics will release a treasure trove of French cinema on Blu-ray and DVD on July 2nd, including three films from the master
With the success of the James Bond films Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), movie studios around the world were on the
Kino Lorber Studio Classics posted a list of upcoming July Blu-ray titles on their Facebook page, and it is an amazing lineup. Fans of French
