Tag: Gangster films

The Walking Dead Blu-ray review

Director Michael Curtiz, the man responsible for directing some of the arguably best classic films in cinema including Casablanca, Mildred Pierce, and Angels with Dirty Faces, dabbled a little into the classic horror film genre in the early thirties. Horror themed movies on his resume which consist of Doctor X, Mystery of the Wax Museum…


Angels with Dirty Faces Blu-ray review

In the late thirties, James Cagney was a major star for Warner Brothers, while Humphrey Bogart’s star was on the rise, basically playing gangsters or crooked characters for most films he acted in. With Angels with Dirty Faces, the two stars were paired together along with screen legends Pat O’Brien, Ann Sheridan and the Dead…


Kansas City Blu-ray review

There is nothing like watching a contemporary film that takes place during the 1930s, kind of like a remembrance of the golden age in both reel and real life. Kansas City is an American crime drama helmed by iconic director Robert Altman. The film explores themes of crime, racism, love, romance and politics during the…