‘The Forgiven’: When Worlds, Uh, Collide
Photo: ‘The Forgiven’ The People of the Worlds ‘The Forgiven’ gets most of its juice from the tension between its two worlds: the sneering, hollow world of the Western elitists and the conservative culture of the Muslim Moroccans. It’s a familiar device, but the...
Humphrey Bogart & Gloria Grahame ‘In a Lonely Place’: Rediscovering the Darkest Film Noir from Hollywood’s Golden Age
Photo: ‘In a Lonely Place’ A Novel, a Man, a Woman, a Murder ‘In a Lonely Place’ was released in 1950, deep into the era of the classic film noir, when the Golden Age of Hollywood was at its brightest; TV had not yet become popular enough to present an...
Top Gun Then Vs. Now: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ is the Movie I Thought ‘Top Gun’ Would Be
Photo: Top Gun “You Have to See Top Gun” I’ve heard the same phrase about ‘Jaws,’ ‘The Terminator,’ ‘Scarface,’ a whole score of 80s classics I didn’t grow up with. They took on a mythic status in my mind, and when I finally saw ‘Top Gun’ in high school I was...
