Come for the wacky premise, stay for the action, and then leave wondering why there wasn’t any jiu-Jitsu.
“In hindsight, it couldn’t have worked. But it did.” – producer Jens Meurer
‘Speed Racer’ was a panned flop when it released in 2008. But these days the Wachowskis’ live-action anime has started to earn cult status.
Sometimes size does matter.
The great Sydney Pollack directs the great Burt Lancaster in an underseen but, well, great film.
John Boulting’s sinister adaptation examines the religious undertones of the film noir genre.
Who among us hasn’t craved a prolonged staycation of eating pizza, watching movies, and never getting out of your favorite pair of sweats?
Although a departure from typical film noir narratives, its exploration of taboo is perfectly in line with the genre’s goals.
A look at one of the most common visual effects in all of cinema: duplicating a human being and having the two interact.