The Last Detail is of course one of quintessential films of the ’70s, directed by the equally quintessential Hal Ashby. Ashby had preceded it with what was then seen as a tremendous flop, Harold and Maude, which has since received the acclaim it deserves. Jack Nicholson had by this point broken through as a bona … Continue reading The Last Detail – Blu-Ray Review
Month: March 2017
Mildred Pierce – Blu-Ray Review
Todd Haynes years before he adapted James M. Cain's novel Mildred Pierce speaks on the DVD of The Reckless Moment about 1945's Mildred Pierce as one of the few films which merged the noir with the "women picture". That sums with the film up pretty well it's a balancing act throughout between high melodrama but due to … Continue reading Mildred Pierce – Blu-Ray Review
