If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Thieves’ Highway (1949) Directed by Jules Dassin Produced by Robert Bassler Screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides, based on his 1949 novel...

Although it might seem like we’ve been social distancing forever, it’s still early in what may be a very long process. Of course we’re...

The head of the Virtual Services department for our library system contacted me a couple of days ago with the idea of having a movie...

Obviously we’re all trying to make it through these hard times any way we can. For me, watching movies and reading books helps take my...

Murder by Decree (1979) Directed by Bob Clark Produced by Bob Clark, René Dupont, Robert A. Goldston, Len Herberman Screenplay by John...

99 River Street (aka Crosstown, 1953) Directed by Phil Karlson Produced by Edward Small Screenplay by Robert Smith Based on the short...

Since the library is shut down for two weeks, I've got a bit of time on my hands, so I've decided to recycle some reviews from my...

Since the library is shut down for two weeks, I've got a bit of time on my hands, so I've decided to recycle some reviews from my...

Since the library is shut down for two weeks, I've got a bit of time on my hands, so I've decided to recycle some reviews from my...

Since the library is shut down for two weeks, I've got a bit of time on my hands, so I've decided to recycle some reviews from my...

We all have a lot to think about right now, regardless of where we are in the world, and although many people may be facing...

Downhill (aka When Boys Leave Home, 1927) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by Michael Balcon (1, 2, 3), C.M. Woolf (3) Based on the...

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Shamus Dust (2019) Janet Roger Troubador Publishing/Matador Trade paperback, 367 pages ISBN 978-1-83859-043-7 $15.99, £11.99 Trouble was...

If you followed me on the first post in my journey through Criterion’s Ingmar Bergman box set, you’ll know that while I've seen a handful...

I knocked out 33 movies in February. Unfortunately none of them had anything to do with either my Alfred Hitchcock or Ingmar Bergman...

The Spanish Prisoner (1997) Written and directed by David Mamet Produced by Jean Doumanian Cinematography by GAbriel Beristain Music by...

On May 12, 2020, Kino Lorber will release the box set Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema II, featuring three Universal films: Thunder on...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...