HITMAN
While it may not be a perfect movie, “Hitman” is a perfectly nuanced satire. “Hitman” comes at right time. Cole…
Crime Procedural
SPOTLIGHT
“Spotlight” is a labored reportage procedural that arrives a decade too late. The story of the Boston Globe’s [“Spotlight”] editorial…
D.O.A. — CLASSIC FILM PICK
B-Movie, Black and White, Capsule Reviews, Classic Cinema, Crime Drama, Crime Procedural, Crime Thriller, Cult Film, FOUR STARS, Noir, Video Essay
Cinema doesn’t get much more tightly wound than the anxious premise for Rudolph Maté’s film noir standard-bearer. A mussed-up man…
COLE SMITHEY’S CLASSIC CINEMA
