Perfect Storm Movies 1: The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
A “Perfect Storm movie” is a film that works almost despite itself. It’s a film where all the elements – star, writer, director, often the year it is made, all converge at just the right time, and the resulting alchemy is quite often a film that is far more than the sum of its parts. [...]
Flashback 6 : Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall is the archetypal character actor, convincing, watchable, versatile and almost always likeable, even in unsympathetic roles. For a while in the 70s he was being groomed for leading man roles in straight-up thrillers and in 1973 delivered a one-two punch of really solid actioners that still stand up today. Badge 373, directed by [...]
