CITY PRIMEVAL (1980) **** by Elmore Leonard This paperback edition published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005, 160pp First published in the USA in 1980 © Elmore Leonard, 1980 ISBN: 9780-753-81967-8 Blurb: Clement Mansell knows how easy it is to get away with murder. The crazed killer is back on the Detroit streets – thanks to some…
Month: January 2022
Film Review – THE BIG HEAT (1953)
THE BIG HEAT (1953, USA, 89m, 15) **** Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller dist. Columbia Pictures; pr co. Columbia Pictures; d. Fritz Lang; w. Sydney Boehm (based on the Saturday Evening Post serial by William P. McGivern); pr. Robert Arthur; ph. Charles Lang (B&W | 1.37:1); m. Henry Vars; ed. Charles Nelson; ad. Robert Peterson. cast: Glenn…
Film Review – GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021)
GODZILLA VS. KONG (2021, USA/Australia/Canada/India, 113m, 12) **½ Action, Sci-Fi dist. Warner Bros.; pr co. Legendary Entertainment / Warner Bros.; d. Adam Wingard; w. Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein (based on a story by Terry Rossio and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields); pr. Jon Jashni, Eric McLeod, Brian Rogers, Thomas Tull, Alex Garcia, Mary Parent; ph….
Film Review – THE DRY (2020)
THE DRY (2020, Australia/USA, 117m, 15) *** Crime, Drama dist. IFC Films (USA), Sky Cinema (UK); pr co. Made Up Stories / Arenamedia / Cornerstone Films / Film Victoria / Media Super / Pick Up Truck Pictures / Screen Australia; d. Robert Connolly; w. Harry Cripps, Robert Connolly, Samantha Strauss (based on the novel by…
Shaft deserves a “boutique” blu-ray release
Having celebrated its 50th-anniversary last year I was disappointed that SHAFT did not get a celebratory collector’s edition Blu-ray release. With so-called “boutique” distributors such as Criterion, Indicator, BFI and Arrow pushing out high-quality releases of both classic and lesser-known titles with superb packaging, a host of extras and commemorative booklets, it is hard to…
Book Review – SEE THEM DIE (1960) by Ed McBain
SEE THEM DIE (1960) *** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Pan, 1987, 160pp First published in 1960 © Ed McBain, 1960 ISBN: 9780-330-25402-2 Blurb: Kill me if you can – that was Pepe Miranda’s challenge. Murderer, two-bit hero of the street gangs, he was holed up somewhere in the 87th Precinct, making the cops…
Film Review – UNDER SUSPICION (1991)
UNDER SUSPICION (1991, UK) *** Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. Rank Film Distributors (UK), Columbia Pictures (USA); pr co. Carnival Film & Television / Columbia Pictures / London Weekend Television (LWT) / The Rank Organisation; d. Simon Moore; w. Simon Moore; pr. Brian Eastman; ph. Vernon Layton (Colour. 35mm. Panavision (anamorphic). 2.35:1); m. Christopher Gunning; ed….
Film Review – ADRIFT (2018)
ADRIFT (2018, USA) *** Drama, Adventure dist. STX Entertainment; pr co. Huayi Brothers / Ingenious / Lakeshore Entertainment / Pantagruel Productions / RVK Studios / STX Entertainment; d. Baltasar Kormákur; w. Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell, David Branson Smith (“Red Sky in Mourning: The True Story of Love, Loss, and Survival at Sea” by Tami Ashcraft…
Book Review – THE HECKLER (1960) by Ed McBain
THE HECKLER (1960) **** by Ed McBain This paperback edition published by Penguin, 1987, 176pp First published in 1960 (USA) © Ed McBain, 1960 ISBN: 978-0-140-02393-0 Blurb: Spring was intoxicating the city air, but the harassing anonymous telephone calls planting seeds of fear around town were no April Fool’s joke. Crank calls and crackpot threats reported to…
TV Review – DOCTOR WHO: EVE OF THE DALEKS (2022)
DOCTOR WHO: EVE OF THE DALEKS (2022, UK) *** Adventure, Drama, Fantasy dist. BBC One; pr co. BBC; d. Annetta Laufer; w. Chris Chibnall; pr. Sheena Bucktowonsing; ph. Robin Whenary (Colour. 2.00:1); m. Segun Akinola; pd. Dafydd Shurmer; b/cast. 1 January 2022 (UK); r/t. 58m. cast: Jodie Whittaker (The Doctor), Mandip Gill (Yasmin Khan), John…