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REVIEW: Marlowe (2023)

AlexGherzo | Feb 19, 2023 | 2

To call Marlowe a wannabe noir film would be to ascribe to it aspirations it doesn’t have. Marlowe isn’t trying to capture a time and place, evoke a particular tone or feel, replicate a form of dialogue, or even basic things like engage you in a mystery or surround you with compelling characters...

Marlowe Trailer Promises a Hard-Boiled Throwback

AlexGherzo | Jan 13, 2023 | 1

Raymond Chandler’s legendary detective, Philip Marlowe, is returning to the big screen as Open Road Films has released a trailer for Marlowe. Based on The Black-Eyed Blonde, a continuation of Chandler’s classic mystery series written by John Banville (under the pseudonym Benjamin Black, which he...

The Naughty List: Five Christmas Crime Movies

AlexGherzo | Dec 24, 2022 | 0

Not everyone is nice on Christmas. There are plenty of Christmas movies with love, kindness, family, and charity, but sometimes you’re more in the mood to party with Scrooge before his big reform. For those instances, here are five lumps of coal for the cinematic stocking: Five Christmas Crime Mov...

New Batman and Superman Animated Shows Coming

virginiakublawi | May 20, 2021 | 0

HBO and Cartoon Network will soon be airing new Batman and Superman animated shows. J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves will be teaming with original Batman: The Animated Series creator Bruce Timm on Batman: Caped Crusader. This series returns Batman and Gotham to their “noir roots.” My Adventures With...

Jon Hamm Will Play Fletch for Miramax

AlexGherzo | Jul 16, 2020 | 0

Jon Hamm is about to start using Jane Doe as his byline. According to Deadline, the Mad Men star will play the lead role in the finally-materializing Fletch reboot at Miramax. Directed by Greg Mottola (of Superbad and the wonderful, underappreciated Paul), the reboot will be based on the second entr...

Perry Mason Trailer Arrives Online

brettstevens | Apr 20, 2020 | 0

An iconic lawyer is back on the case as the first trailer for HBO’s new Perry Mason limited series starring The Americans’ Matthew Rhys – who succeeds Raymond Burr and Monte Markam in the role – has arrived online. Amid the noir ambiance, Mason is called on to solve the case at hand,...