‘Cry of the City’ (1948): Sick, cynical noir packs a punch!
Nasty, sick-humored film noir classic, from one of the genre’s leading directors.
Tag: crime drama
‘The Miami Story’ (1954): Sleazy potboiler isn’t great, but it’s very entertaining
“The murder syndicate, the vice ring, the fixed race, the shakedown, the paid gun—all made America’s winter playground the world’s capital of crime…till Miami blasted back and shoved the underworld into the sea—lock, stock, and B-Girl! The screen now dares to bring you the brutality, the excitement, the truth about the terrifying struggle between the… Read More ‘The Miami Story’ (1954): Sleazy potboiler isn’t great, but it’s very entertaining
‘County Line’ (2017): Rural Western-flavored actioner is fast-paced family fun
So whatever happened to Luke after Uncle Jesse booted them Duke boys outta the farm? He became Roscoe P. Coltrane.
‘The Deadly Tower’ (1975): True crime thriller brings Texas killer to the screen
In a post-holiday mood for something light, I happened upon an older Warner Bros. Archive Collection disc of The Deadly Tower, NBC’s 1975 made-for-TV movie with Disney alumnus Kurt Russell starring as infamous University of Texas sniper, Charles Whitman.
‘Shadows in an Empty Room’ (1976): You ready for this un-PC craziness? We don’t think you are
Dirty Harry goes giallo…in The Great White North, no less!
‘The Lineup’ (1958): Nasty noir classic a cult fave for genre fans
Violent, perverted, nihilistic noir classic.
‘Party Line’ (1988): Eighties VHS schlock gets royal treatment
Films like these weren’t made to be remembered. Thankfully, we’re now remembering them.
‘Getting Gotti’ (1994): ’90s telefilm shines light on Gambino crime boss
Well, maybe more like Getting Close to Getting Gotti…but no cigar from the Teflon Don.
‘A Study in Terror’ (1966): Delightfully naughty, gory ’60s exploitation romp!
A blood-soaked, ripping 1960s Sherlock Holmes yarn where the Baker Street detective battles history’s most notorious serial killer.
‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): True crime thriller with Neil Patrick Harris
Mill Creek Entertainment has released a DVD and digital download combo pack of Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart, the true-crime made-for-TV movie that originally aired on NBC back in November, 1993. “Dramatized” (uh oh…) from Leslie Walker’s non-fiction book, Sudden Fury, which detailed the 1984 killings of Bob and Kay Swartz by their adopted… Read More ‘Sudden Fury: A Family Torn Apart’ (1993): True crime thriller with Neil Patrick Harris
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