Tag Archives: violence

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Posted on December 23, 2018 by

“Go back to Jersey, sonny. This is the City of the Angels, and you haven’t got any wings.” Good crime movies are a well-oiled machine. The complexity lies in the screenplay, a careful puppet show where strings are pulled left … Continue reading →

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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

“I’m so fuckin’ mad I can’t see straight. And they’re just daring me to kill again.” I could watch documentaries for days on end, and Netflix seems to have taken to the real crime drama with its selections, likely following … Continue reading →

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Elephant (2003)

Posted on March 3, 2017 by

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen.” I’m pretty sure I watched the wrong movie because there wasn’t a single elephant in this thing. Either way, I guess I’ll just review what I saw. Gus Van Sant’s Elephant chronicles … Continue reading →

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Mean Streets (1973)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by

“Honorable men go with honorable men.” The film that launched Martin Scorsese into a lifelong career of success, shot on a meager budget and featuring some of the biggest rising stars of the 70s – it’s Mean Streets. This straightforward crime flick … Continue reading →

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Funny Games (1997)

Posted on April 5, 2016 by

“You shouldn’t forget the importance of entertainment.” Nine years ago, I remember seeing a trailer on TV for Funny Games, a 2007 horror flick about a home invasion and a wager that the family involved would not live to see … Continue reading →

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