Director Maggie Greenwald and The Kill-Off
April 10, 1992 | In this fatalistic, often darkly sadistic novels of low-rent crimes and high-octane passions, author Jim Thompson (1906-1977) rattled around inside the skulls of drifters, psychos and…
Black Widow
February 6, 1987 | The lines between hunter and hunted get blurred once again in Black Widow, an ingeniously plotted and stylishly directed psychological thriller that brings out the very best…
The Indian Runner
November 22, 1991 | Joe Roberts (David Morse) is the good brother. Without him saying a word about it, you know — you just know — he didn’t ask for the role,…
The Immortal Akira Kurosawa
The Belcourt Theater in Nashville and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will present Kurosawa retrospectives in August 2025. Throughout much of his life in his native Japan, Akira Kurosawa…
Pomp, Polanksi & Paranoia: Remembering Cannes 1986
Some folks were afraid terrorists would strike. Others were suspicious that the fix was in. May 22, 2025 | “So how come Rambo isn’t coming here, eh?” The question, posed…
Hear My Song
February 21, 1992 | With a strut to its walk and a lilt to its talk, and a crafty bit of whimsy up its sleeve, Hear My Song is a…
High Tide
May 17, 1988 | Just as a single swallow does not a summer make, two terrific movies from the same country don’t necessarily signal another national renaissance of cinema. Still, it’s…
Rosewood
February 21, 1997 | Given the facts that inspired the makers of Rosewood, it shouldn't be surprising that so much of the movie, for good or ill, has the look and feel…
Morris Chestnut
August 27, 2004 | Morris Chestnut chuckles heartily as he admits that, when he learned he had landed a key role in Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, it…
Paul Newman in Blaze
December 12, 1989 | Paul Newman will meet the press, but that doesn't mean he has to like it. It's slightly after 9 on a battleship-gray Sunday morning in Manhattan. In…