Bullitt (1968)
Although many people associate Bullitt with the 10-minute car chase at the heart of the film, and for cementing McQueen’s (and his Ford Mustang) iconic coolness factor, it is also cited by many as the film...
Tagged: detective
Black Rain (1989)
Michael Douglas (Romancing the Stone, The Star Chamber) stars as macho NYC detective Nick Conklin, under investigation from Internal Affairs for possibly covering up theft done by his fellow officers in the line of duty....
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
This film is set in Los Angeles in the 1940s, where part of the city is the fictional Toontown, where all of the famous (and not so famous) cartoon characters (called “Toons”) reside. Bob...
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Although considered a critical misfire at the time of its release, this comedy would be the film that proved Jim Carrey to be a comedic actor that could be zany and unique enough to...
21 Eyes (2003) | aka: Replay
21 Eyes is a high-concept thriller told almost entirely from the perspective of twenty-one security video cameras capturing the events revolving around a botched robbery attempt of a priceless diamond at the home of a...
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Kiss the Girls is a film based on the James Patterson bestseller, slickly directed by Gary Fleder (Impostor, Runaway Jury), and relatively engaging until about the final third of the film. Like so many mystery-thrillers, there...
Rollercoaster (1977)
Yet another attempt during the 1970s at a disaster film (although not a purist one), Rollercoaster isn’t the worst of its genre, but it’s quite a sizable distance from being the best. What it has...
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo is my favorite movie of all time. It’s a mesmerizing psychological thriller that beguiles on multiple levels and has come to be known as the film that most reveals the man behind the camera,...
Taxi (2004)
Taxi is a Hollywood remake of the slickly produced French film of the same name by Luc Besson. What was implausible in the older film becomes absurd to the point of insult in this way-over-the-top...
Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play marks the second of two Colin Higgins screenplays to liberally lift plots straight from the works of Alfred Hitchcock, then wrap it up in 70s comic style, Silver Streak being the other. Call this The 39...