Classic Flix Review: The Outfit (1973)

Greetings, all and sundry! Once again, I would like to take advantage of Ruth's largesse and wax poetic about a film that cemented my belief that Robert Duvall is a solid talent to be reckoned with. In what many consider to be a 'Criminal Revenge B-Movie', but is so much more! Hence, I proffer. Made …

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Classic Flix Review: Bonnie & Clyde

Greetings all and sundry! I am pleased to have the opportunity to approach and dissect in my own unique fashion one of  those films that arrives with not a lot of noise and hoopla. Takes the movie going audience by storm and creates a solid touchstone for actors and actresses no one has ever heard of before and plants …

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Classic Flix Review: Brute Force (1947)

Welcome all and sundry to another guest review of a film I caught quite by accident. Courtesy of Turner Classic Movies late into a dark and stormy summer night. The film Brute Force is exceptionally intriguing in more ways than one. With a screenplay by Richard Brooks, who had assisted on Burt Lancaster's earlier, The Killers, excellent direction by Jules Dassin and B&W camera …

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Guest Review: The Hustler (1961)

Special thanks to my pal and regular commenter Kevin a.k.a Jack Deth for this in-depth review! First, I'd like to thank Ruth for the opportunity to offer a guest review on her wonderfully enjoyable, informative site. It's not often that one is given the chance to rave about, offer insights or generally trash a film …

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