Listicles
50 Years, 50 Films – 1950 – 1999
Instead of just listing a clump of movies, I’m only picking one film a year. So ultimately, after 50 days, you’ll have 50 films that (I think at least) are worth your time. I’ll also […]
The Godfather
Movies
THE VALACHI PAPERS: Godfather Lite?
Based on an autobiographical novel by Peter Maas, The Valachi Papers tells the story of Joseph Valachi, a lower-echelon enforcer in the mafia. The book, released in 1968, was based on the Valachi hearings, as […]
Movies
Death is the Ultimate High: Two 70’s Films on Heroin and Sex
Unsurprisingly, in the past few years heroin suppliers have been finding new and innovative ways to kill their clients. From late 2013 and into 2014, there were at least 700 deaths connected to fentanyl-cut heroin. […]
Movies
B-Roll: Francis Ford Coppola’s DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
You can’t fault Dementia 13 for its ambition: a gothic, slow-burn horror film thick on atmosphere and dread. You can, however, fault director Francis Ford Coppola and producer Roger Corman for everything else: stilted dialogue, […]