Criterion is resurrecting Curtiz’s reputation and legacy, illustrating to young cinephiles that there’s more to this underrated director than Casablanca.
Kazan’s furious look at barely dormant post-war anti-Semitism gets a classy Blu-ray release.
Instead of understanding the femme fatale as a genre staple, Grossman wants to dispense of the characterization altogether.
Force of Evil shows how a middling movie can still be an exemplary noir.
This release is a knockout on points, at least, with a strong transfer and a meaty mono track.
A nice set of examples of what not to do in adapting a legendary writer for the screen.
Look to He Ran All the Way and Tension as examples of how John Berry was trying to push a melo-noir style.
Those who are familiar with the once-lauded plays of Clifford Odets will find his hyperbolic, wondrously godawful style all over the dialogue.
Humoresque is a fine woman’s picture with an iconic Joan Crawford performance.