A thief named Ismael breaks into an art gallery with the intent of executing a simple burglary. Before we the audience fully register what has happened, the thief has callously murdered a woman while her daughter watches. The girl walks up to her mother, unable to comprehend what has happened. She sees Ismael and he…
Prince of the City Blu-ray review
Back in 1998, I watched a cool monster horror thriller called Deep Rising. This is the movie where I first became aware of Treat Williams. I hadn’t seen many other films with Treat Williams outside of Deep Rising and The Phantom. Sidney Lumet’s Prince of the City is the earliest film I’ve seen the actor…
Straight Time Blu-ray review
Based on Edward Bunker’s 1972 novel No Beast So Fierce, Ulu Gosbard’s Straight Time is the tale of a man who gets paroled but is unable to go straight. The man also gets involved with a woman who doesn’t mind his criminal ways, if she doesn’t get involved in them. Max Dembo (screen legend Dustin…
P.J. Blu-ray review
P.J. is a neo-noir crime mystery thriller from 1968 directed by the great John Guillerman(King Kong ‘76) and starring George Peppard(The Blue Max) and screen legend Raymond Burr(Perry Mason). For those who have seen The Long Goodbye, Busting and Shadows of an Empty Room, P.J. has similar elements. New York private eye “P.J.” Peter Joseph…