Despite heavy studio cuts, The Lady from Shanghai remains a film noir classic and one of Orson Welles’ best movies. Intended to be a much longer picture than it was, Welles might […]
Mystery and Menace Was… – The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
King of Thieves – Danger: Diabolik (1968)
Danger: Diabolik might not be the best comic book adaptation of all time, but this Italian-sourced feature is a faithful one and even more importantly, it is a lot of fun. Starring […]
Striking Back – Night Key (1937)
The 1937, Boris Karloff-starring vehicle, Night Key is a fun little crime film that does nothing but entertain from start to finish. It is a perfect bit of fluff that will while-away […]
Camping Gone Afoul – Grizzly (1976)
One does not have to watch a movie to know that man and nature cannot co-exist, it is proven on a daily basis through the various news outlets and it is a […]
A Thumb, a Gun and Bad Intentions – The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
The Hitch-Hiker, like many movies before and after it, is based upon real-world events, specifically the story of killer Billy Cook. It stars William Tallman as sociopath Emmett Myers who has been […]
Not as Tough as He Seems – Pushover (1954)
Fred MacMurray stars in Pushover, a Columbia Pictures release from 1954 and while one can always count on the man for a good performance, the film feels more like Double Indemnity-lite than […]
More Than His Appearance – The Face Behind the Mask (1941)
Peter Lorre is Janos, a poor immigrant who has come to America looking for work in order to get enough money that he might marry his fiancé in The Face Behind the […]
A Reality Worth Fighting For – The Chase (1946)
The Chase, released in 1946, follows the familiar pattern seen in many a film of the down-on-his-luck, war-torn veteran, yet still honest to a fault, fall in with the wrong crowd. Here, […]
Held Prisoner Upon the… – Island of Doomed Men (1940)
The motion picture called Island of Doomed Men would be a rather forgettable experience if not for the memorable performance of Peter Lorre. It was not a terrible movie as such, but […]
Spy Versus Spy – Top Secret (1967)
The 1960’s would see quite a few spy thrillers produced, both American and those made abroad with many falling under the Eurospy sub-genre and as a result, often being far more entertaining […]
