A loose biopic of Meyer Lansky (Harvey Keitel) focuses on his older years, this film is also known in some territories as A Righteous Man. The story is wrapped around “David Stone,” a composite character played by Sam Worthington. Stone is a journalist who comes to interview Lansky in the early ‘80s, near the end … Continue reading Lansky (2021) – DVD Review →

This Walter Hill film has a very interesting back story. It might be my favourite of Hill’s movies. He’s best known for his modern westerns, like this film. It started life as a John Milius script. Milius is one of the old-time renegades of Hollywood, who declared himself a Maoist, an anarchist and a right-wing … Continue reading Extreme Prejudice – Blu-Ray Review →

Murphy's War is a film that Peter Yates directed in Britain after he had a huge success in the United States with Bullitt and, to a lesser extent, John and Mary. It was initially pitched as a vehicle for Frank Sinatra—there are conflicting reports, but Burt Kennedy may have been the director on board for that version. Regardless, it … Continue reading Murphy’s War – Blu-Ray Review →

Enter the Void is the definitive film of Gaspar Noé's career. It was a project he had been working on since the '80s after having watched the Robert-Montgomery-as-Philip-Marlowe film Lady in the Lake whilst tripping on magic mushrooms. What Enter The Void and Lady in the Lake have in common is that both are shot completely from a first-person perspective, except … Continue reading Enter the Void – Blu-Ray Reviw →