Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton
Directed by: Frances Ford Coppola
Plot: The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
But is it any good?
Wow. I think it says an awful lot that despite watching it on a tiny computer screen, and having already watched so many […]
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert de Niro, Diane Keaton
Directed by: Frances Ford Coppola
Plot: The early life & career of Vito Corleone in 1920’s New York is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on his crime syndicate stretching from Lake Tahoe, Nevada to pre-Revolution 1958 Cuba.
But is it any good?
It’s a bit unfortunate […]
Starring: John Travolta, Samuel L Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster’s wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
But is it any good?
Ten years-plus later and this is still one of my favourite films ever […]
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollack
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Plot: A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.
But is it any good?
To be honest, I could leave […]
Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Plot: Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.
But is it any good?
I watched Goodfellas last night for the first time, reluctant as always to watch a mafia movie. Maybe it’s a girl thing, but I just don’t like them. […]
Starring: Gloria Swanson, William Holden
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Plot: A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
But is it any good?
Another unexpected gem on this list. In Sunset Blvd., a cynical screenwriter named Joe Gillis is down on his luck when he chances across a seemingly abandoned […]
Starring: Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Orson Welles
Directed by: Carol Reed
Plot Arriving in Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who has invited him, recently died in a car accident.
But is it any good?
Oh my god, yes! Shame on me for not having seen it earlier, considering I’m such an ardent fan of Citizen […]
Starring: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Plot: An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator’s suspicions.
But is it any good?
I watched Double Indemnity for the first time last night knowing nothing about it, but I generally like Billy Wilder movies. This one […]
Starring: Morgen Freeman, Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey
Directed by: David Fincher
Plot: Police drama about two cops, one new and one about to retire, who hunt a serial killer using the seven deadly sins as his MO. He’s always one step a-head (ahem) of them.
But is it any good?
Ouch. Se7en is not for the delicate-natured. […]
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor
Directed by: John Huston
Plot: Sam Spade, a private detective, gets involved in a murderous hunt for a valuable statuette.
But is it any good?
First, I must say I haven’t seen the 1931 version of The Maltese Falcon, which by a few accounts is superior to this version. This one had some contradictions […]