The Italian Job (2003)
“Marky Mark” Wahlberg must have been kicking himself in the fanny after passing up the chance to be in the immensely entertaining Steven Soderbergh heist flick, Ocean’s Eleven. His commitment to the critically panned remake...
Category: Thriller
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
The Trouble with Harry shows a lighter side to Hitchcock, continuing a trend from the fluffy soufflé, To Catch a Thief, and the light-hearted spirit of the “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” television show he launched in the same...
Red Rock West (1993)
Red Rock West is an early modern-noir from one of the premiere directors in that small genre, John Dahl. It marks his second effort, coming four years after the impressive debut in the equally twisty...
Identity (2003)
Part Agatha Christie, part Alfred Hitchcock, Identity is a modern updating of old-school mystery/suspense for today’s slasher-flick appreciative audiences. Shades of Psycho mixed with “Ten Little Indians“ get churned in the idea blender. Toss in a few new twists, and...
Confidence (2003)
The con game has been a frequently visited subject in the realm of film, but it has almost become its own genre in the last couple of years. Heist, Nine Queens, Ocean’s Eleven, The Score come readily...
Darkman (1990)
Reportedly, director Sam Raimi wanted to film the old comic hero, The Shadow, but couldn’t get the rights, so he created a darker, more bleak version in Darkman. It’s much darker than its big-screen predecessor...
Octopussy (1983)
After taking a less campy approach with For Your Eyes Only, the Bond series returns to the tongue-in-cheek adventures that had become the staple of the Roger Moore era. Also, for the first time there...
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Francisco Scaramanga (Lee) is the world’s leading assassin, pulling in a million dollars per killing. He loves the kill as much as the money, thinking it an art-form, as evidenced by his use of...
The Good Thief (2002)
The Good Thief is a loose remake of the classic French film, Bob le Flambeur, and with all of the heist films that have come out in recent years, I suppose it would seem as good...
Phone Booth (2002)
Phone Booth is B-movie theatrics given A-movie treatment. If this were an independent short film, like the student film where this reportedly draws its inspiration, End of the Line, it would be a terrific idea, at...