Directed by Nicholas Ray The first third of On Dangerous Ground is a film noir. Filmed almost exclusively at night on the slick, sparsely-populated streets of New York, the story follows three detectives led by our unsympathetic antihero Jim Wilson (Robert Ryan). The black and white film is harsh all over. Jim acts more like a … Continue reading On Dangerous Ground (1951)
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The Sunset Limited (2011)
Directed by Tommy Lee Jones Based on a Cormac McCarthy play, The Sunset Limited is a single conversation between two people that takes place completely within one small room. The characters are unnamed, and they are played by Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones, two actors I'm certain will get their big break sooner or … Continue reading The Sunset Limited (2011)
The Producers (1967)
Directed by Mel Brooks It helps to know the climate into which The Producers was born and released. It's a lowbrow comedy with a series of jokes both vulgar and cheap, and the utter disbelief audiences may have had could be lost on modern audiences because of the insane amount of lowbrow comedies released since. This … Continue reading The Producers (1967)
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