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Tag Archives: cop
The Silent Partner (1978)
Director: Daryl Duke Writer: Curtis Hanson (Based on the novell “Think of a Number” by Anders Bodelsen) Had never heard of this before I came across it on Criterion Channel. Terrific crime thriller. Can’t go wrong with Gould and Plummer!
Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 1978, adaptation, anders bodelsen, aquarium, bank, bank robber, bank robbery, billy williams, canada, canadian, christmas, christopher plummer, cop, crime, criminal, crook, curtis hanson, daryl duke, decapitation, drama, elliott gould, fish tank, george appleby, heist, holiday, investigation, joel b. michaels, john candy, mall, money, murder, oscar peterson, police, robbery, safety deposit box, santa claus, silent partner, stephen young, susannah york, the silent partner, thief, think of a number, thriller, toronto, vault
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Red, White and Blue (2020)
Director: Steve McQueen Writers: Courttia Newland & Steve McQueen Third film in the Small Axe series. Good. Boyega is excellent.
Posted in Drama
Tagged 2020, anita overland, Antonia thomas, Assad Zaman, assault, britain, Calum Callaghan, Conor Lowson, cop, courttia newland, england, father, harassment, john boyega, joy richardson, Liam Garrigan, metropolitan police, mica levi, michael elliott, Nadine Marshall, police, race, racism, racist, red white and blue, Seroca Davis, Shabier Kirchner, small axe, son, steve mcqueen, steve toussaint, Tyrone Huntley
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Mangrove (2020)
Director: Steve McQueen Writers: Alastair Siddons & Steve McQueen First installment of Small Axe. Excellent!
Posted in Drama
Tagged activism, activist, alastair siddons, alex jennings, anita overland, arrest, black panther, caribbean, cop, court, drama, england, gary beadle, Gershwyn Eustache, jack lowden, jail, judge, jumayn hunter, jury, letitia wright, london, malachi kirby, mangrove, mangrove nine, mica levi, michael elliott, nathaniel martello-white, police, protest, race, racism, racist, restaurant, richie campbell, rochenda sandall, sam spruell, shaun parkes, small axe, steve mcqueen, trial
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Cobra (1986)
Director: George P. Cosmatos Writer: Sylvester Stallone (Based on the novel “Fair Game” by Paula Gosling) Kinda good in that cliche 80s action movie kind of way.
Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller
Tagged 1986, action, adaptation, andrew robinson, art lafleur, axe, brian thompson, brigitte nielsen, california, cobra, cop, crime, cult, detective, fair game, gang, george p. cosmatos, john herzfeld, knife, lapd, los angeles, marco rodriguez, match, men ahem golan, motorcycle, murder, pizza, police, slasher, sunglasses, sylvester stallone, thriller, Yoram Globus
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Halloween II (2009)
Director: Rob Zombie Writer: Rob Zombie (Based on characters created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter) Had not seen this since release. Watched the, apparently superior, Director’s Cut. A controversial entry in the Halloween series for sure. I am kind … Continue reading
Posted in Horror, Thriller
Tagged 2009, adaptation, andy gould, angela trimbur, author, book tour, brad dourif, brandon trost, brother, caroline williams, chris hardwick, cop, danielle harris, debra hill, director's cut, doctor, family, halloween, halloween 2, halloween II, john carpenter, knife, malcolm mcdowell, malek akkad, margot kidder, mark boone junior, mask, michael myers, mike elliott, murder, octavia spencer, party, police, psychiatrist, remake, rob zombie, scout taylor-compton, sequel, serial killer, sheri moon zombie, sheriff, sister, stab, the shape, tyler bates, tyler mane, weird al, white horse
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Halloween (2007)
Director: Rob Zombie Writer: Rob Zombie (Based on a screenplay by John Carpenter and Debra Hill) Unnecessary but could have been worse.
Posted in Horror, Thriller
Tagged 2007, adaptation, andy gould, bill moseley, brad dourif, brother, clint howard, cop, daeg faerch, dancer, danielle harris, danny trejo, dee wallace, doctor, family, halloween, horror, ken foree, knife, lew temple, malcolm mcdowell, malek akkad, mask, mental institution, michael myers, micky dolenz, murder, police, psychiatrist, remake, richard lynch, scout taylor-compton, sequel, serial killer, sheri moon zombie, sheriff, sid haig, sister, skyler gisondo, stab, stripper, the shape, thriller, tom towles, trick or treat, tyler bates, tyler mane, udo kier, william forsythe
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It’s Alive (1974)
Director: Larry Cohen Writer: Larry Cohen
Posted in Horror
Tagged 1974, andrew duggan, baby, bernard herrmann, birth, cop, dad, family, father, guy stockwell, horror, hospital, it's alive, John P. Ryan, john ryan, larry cohen, mom, monster, mother, murder, police, pregnancy, pregnant, sharon farrell
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Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1992)
Director: William Lustig Writer: Larry Cohen
Posted in Action, Crime, Horror
Tagged action, badge of silence, caitlin dulany, cop, crime, horror, jackie earle haley, joel soisson, larry cohen, maniac cop, maniac cop 3, maniac cop 3: badge of silence, michael leahy, new york, new york city nyc, police, priest, robert davi, robert forster, robert z'dar, sequel, serial killer, ted raimi, undead, voodoo, william lustig, zombie
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Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Director: William Lustig Writer: Larry Cohen
Posted in Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Tagged action, bruce campbell, clarence williams III, claudia christian, cop, crime, danny trejo, horror, larry cohen, laurene landon, maniac cop, maniac cop 2, michael lerner, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, police, robert davi, robert z'dar, sam raimi, sequel, serial killer, supernatural, thriller, times square, undead, william lustig, zombie
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21 Bridges (2019)
Director: Brian Kirk Writers: Adam Mervis and Matthew Michael Carnahan (Story by Adam Mervis)
Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tagged 2019, 21 bridges, action, adam mervis, alexander siddig, anthony russo, brian kirk, bridge, bridges, chadwick boseman, cocaine, conspiracy, cop, crime, detective, drama, drugs, gigi pritzker, investigation, j.k. simmons, joe russo, keith david, logan coles, louis cancelmi, manhattan, manhunt, matthew michael carnahan, mike larocca, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, nypd, police, robert simonds, sienna miller, stephen james, taylor kitsch, thriller
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