There’s a beauty to smaller-budget films commonly attributed to the love and care that filmmakers with auteur potential give to…
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As a part of ‘Man Movie May,’ I rewatched the 1967 yakuza-noir-spaghetti western “A Colt Is My Passport” by Japanese…
When thinking of the headliners of The Movie Buff’s ‘Man Movie May,’ action stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger or Sylvester Stallone pop…
I like Brian Helgeland’s writing. I haven’t seen the film he won his Oscar for, “L.A. Confidential,” but I’m a…
“Knives Out” is a romp. A whodunnit. A bold-faced homage to the murder mystery genre. And, with an unrecognizable Daniel…
“McKinley” is an independent short written by Ben Fowkes and directed by Ben Bloore, which aims to take a look…
“The Killer” is a tale of friendship, blurred moral lines, revenge, guilt, and lots and lots of bullets. This 1989…
1981 was a very rough period for New York. Crime rates were at an all-time high, and heinous acts like…
There’s something to be said about iconic actors teaming up for a one-two punch of cinematic insanity. It’s a whole…
“Who is a good cop?” asks Lt. Carmichael. “Bent,” the twenty-something-minute short by director/producer Chris Esper is a film that blends,…