A middle-aged, sex-starved Joan Crawford falls for hunky, often shirtless Jeff Chandler, but there’s a good chance he’s really a killer who preys on rich, lonely older women in Female on the Beach. (How’s that fo...
Private eye Lew Harper returns in The Drowning Pool, a surprisingly satisfying follow-up to 1966’s Harper. Paul Newman is back as the roll-with-the-punches investigator and his real-life wife Joanne Woodward tags along for t...
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is beyond preposterous from a story standpoint, but all the grit and toughness we expect from director Fritz Lang are on full display in his final American film. Though it pales when compared to The Woman...
Another fine effort from director Fritz Lang, While the City Sleeps paints a cynical portrait of a media empire that shamelessly exploits a brutal killing while trying to solve the crime. A big name cast and literate screenplay en...
Did director Fritz Lang invent film noir? The Woman in the Window is pretty strong evidence to support that argument. Though Kino’s Blu-ray doesn’t give this stylish, engrossing thriller the restoration it deserves, th...
Harper is a 1960s throwback to the great film noirs of the 1940s. While there’s a lot to like about it, this hard-boiled mystery starring Paul Newman and a cast of Hollywood heavyweights never quite lives up to the classic m...
A timeless cautionary tale and just a damn good thriller, the low-budget Gun Crazy takes us on a riveting ride into the dark, crooked world of film noir. This crime classic stands as one of the genre’s finest entries and des...
There’s a peculiar theme at work in this week’s Blu-ray releases. In separate movies, both Liam Neeson and Matt Damon find their whole lives taken away from them by mysterious forces. Neeson wakes up from a car acciden...
