Advance Review: Serenity (2019) Peterson Hill January 24, 2019 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews So, what are we to make of Steven Knight’s newest film, Serenity?
The Prowler (1951) Rick Shingler November 9, 2017 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews What really makes The Prowler a great piece of noir is the deep-cut flaws in the two protagonists.
Hell or High Water (2016) Paul Brian McCoy February 23, 2017 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews Overall, Hell or High Water is an understated neo-Western, neo-noir that deserves whatever attention it gets.
Live By Night (2016) Nate Zoebl January 17, 2017 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews Live By Night is Affleck losing the depth of his world to its surface-level genre pleasures and they are indeed a pleasure.
L.A. Confidential (1997) Nate Zoebl November 22, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews L.A. Confidential was based upon a James Ellroy novel that many argued was unfilmable.
Advance Review: Private Property (1960) Blu-ray Paul Brian McCoy November 6, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, DVD/Blu-ray, Reviews The film follows two drifters, a sociopath and his closeted sidekick, Duke and Boots, in what is a textbook study in the psychology of a sexual predator.
Chinatown (1974) John E. Meredith June 23, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies Chinatown was made long after the supposed end of the noir period, yet it thoroughly recreates the mood and style of film noir.
The Nice Guys (2016) Peterson Hill June 16, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews The messy plot means it still rests in the noir tradition perfectly. The Nice Guys is shaggy and messy, but endlessly watchable.
Badlands (1973) Paul Brian McCoy April 24, 2016 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews It's this vision of youth and young love in particular that really makes Badlands resonate and disturb.
4.5 Only God Forgives (2013) Paul Brian McCoy August 2, 2013 Big Sleeps and Long Goodbyes, Movies, Reviews Only God Forgives is a brilliant knife edge slicing cleanly through a soft, white belly.