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Miami Vice Movie Did Justice to the Sonny Crockett Legacy
The Miami Vice movie did justice to the legacy of the television series, in general, and that of Sonny Crockett, in specific, paying both due homage. Although some critics may have been less than impressed with this 2006 effort, and the general public possibly lukewarm, hardcore fans of the Miami Vice television series can find many…
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Tom Ford Directed A Single Man Before Nocturnal Animals
Tom Ford helmed A Single Man, his 2009 directorial debut, before the recently released Nocturnal Animals (2016), his second film as director. The designer aesthetic of Tom Ford pours through virtually every single frame of A Single Man. Many of the shots during the movie look as if they were ripped straight from the pages…
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Film, A ‘Pitch-Dark’ Diorama, Explores Parallel Worlds
The film, A ‘Pitch-Dark’ Diorama, explores parallel worlds both real and fictional by examining a writer’s personal life and its effect on his characters. Alas, if it were only that simple. Keep in mind this entire 2016 film, A ‘Pitch-Dark’ Diorama, is a creation, a work of fiction in and of itself. A novelist…
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Hunting Hitler on History: Bibliography for Armchair Sleuths
Hunting Hitler on History takes armchair sleuths from the ratlines of Europe to the hideouts of South America. Here’s a supplemental bibliography. The following books have been read by yours truly and meet rigorous approval standards which include, but are not limited to, wild rides of excitement, intrigue, salacious details, strange men crossing Alpine passes…
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The Megan Is Missing Movie Almost Takes Shock Gore Too Far
The Megan Is Missing movie almost takes hardcore, shock-torture gore, too far. And you can delete the almost. This is one sick, but effective, movie. This 2011 movie features campy, fake newscasts. Headlines are punctuated repeatedly with exclamation marks. Perhaps this is an effort to make the production appear not too real, especially in light,…
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Nola and the Clones, Written and Directed by Graham Jones
The thought provoking Irish film, Nola and the Clones, written and directed by Graham Jones, begs an interesting question. Just who are the Clones? Well, it may just be a matter of your point of view. Soon after the beginning of the 2016 film, Nola and the Clones, you begin to get the drift that…
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Canadian Film, Whitewash, Features Edgy, Woodsy Dilemma
The Canadian film, Whitewash, presents a psychological, woodsy dilemma. Have you ever tried to hide-out on the spur of the moment? It is not easy. In this 2013 Canadian film, Whitewash, our small hero, an everyday man, Bruce Landry, is left to his own devices in the woods. Or make that his own device, in…