The Friends of Eddie Coyle
by Felipe Rosa
The Friends of Eddie Coyle: Peter Yates’ drama is low-key, tight, efficient and a bit cold, even, but not less engaging because of it.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
Tag: crime
The Connection (La French)
by Felipe Rosa
The Connection: Cédric Jimenez’s film is well-put together and solid, but also
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
Victoria (2015)
by Felipe Rosa
Victoria: Sebastian Schipper has a nice story to tell, but it’s the manner chosen to have the story told that
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
Inherent Vice – Revisit
by Felipe Rosa
Inherent Vice: Paul Thomas Anderson strikes a fine balance in this film; the story is
Categories: Film reviews, Revisit • Tags: comedy, crime, drama
Black Mass
by Felipe Rosa
Black Mass: Scott Cooper tells a story that has some interesting elements to it, but ends up focusing on
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: biopic / historic, crime
Odd Man Out (1947)
by Felipe Rosa
Odd Man Out: Carol Reed’s noir is nothing if not beautifully shot. Cinematographer Robert Krasker’s images are
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, noir
In Order of Disappearance (Kraftidioten)
by Felipe Rosa
In Order of Disappearance: Hans Petter Moland tells a somewhat common, tired story, which is generally entertaining in a low-key way;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy, crime
Where the Sidewalk Ends
by Felipe Rosa
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Otto Preminger creates a solid, if unspectacular, film;
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama, noir
The Wire – Series
by Felipe Rosa
The Wire: every once in a while, something comes up that forbids one to be coy about it; in that spirit,
Categories: Non-Film Reviews • Tags: crime, drama, top
Fifth about The Seventh 