Shot in the chiaroscuro black-and-whites of film noir and restricted, until its climax, to a series of small, relatively claustrophobic rooms in wartime London, this is the visual and thematic antithesis of the Archers’ mostContinue reading

The year of Rambo is at hand. Not only did Sylvester Stallone resurrect his ’80s Cold Warrior for a surprisingly robust fourth outing back in January, but now we have this British import that treatsContinue reading

There is an innocence to producer Alexander Korda’s lavish Technicolor version of The Thief of Bagdad that is notably unusual in theaters today. With rare exception, even those movies that are explicitly aimed at children todayContinue reading

Not the worst of the Roger Moore-era James Bond films (that disgrace goes to 1985’s A View to a Kill), but pretty close, especially given that it followed on the heels of Moore’s best outing,Continue reading

Neil Marshall’s anarchic mash-up of early ’80s science fiction and apocalyptic action flicks offers one central pleasure: sitting back and wondering what on earth he’s going to throw at you next. Marshall is no hack,Continue reading

A kind of British JFK, The Bank Job employs a dizzying mixture of fact, specualtion, and innuendo to recreate one possible explanation for the infamous 1971 robbery of a Lloyd’s Bank in London. Jason StathamContinue reading

It takes a long, long time to build up any momentum, but once it gets rolling George Lanzeby’s sole outing as 007 is a pretty decent entry in the James Bond franchise. The return ofContinue reading

It takes a long, long time to build up any momentum, but once it gets rolling George Lanzeby’s sole outing as 007 is a pretty decent entry in the James Bond franchise. The return ofContinue reading

Definitely not one of the better Bond films. Perhaps I was expecting too much given that it was written by Roald Dahl; I kept waiting for some beautifully twisted touches from the mind behind CharlieContinue reading