Locke Lamora's rule of thumb was this: a good confidence game took three months to plan, three weeks to rehearse, and three seconds to win or lose the victim's trust forever.
Saturday, January 4, 2020
First Lines: Scott Lynch - The Lies of Locke Lamora
Locke Lamora's rule of thumb was this: a good confidence game took three months to plan, three weeks to rehearse, and three seconds to win or lose the victim's trust forever.
The Mob (1951)
Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way.
Above-average crime drama is tough and suspenseful with a great cast, but Broderick Crawford sure-handedly runs the show.
Halliwell*: "Tough, lively thriller with effectively sustained mystery and a serial-like finale."
Maltin***: "Crawford is tough as nails as undercover cop...Sharp dialogue..., good suspense in this combination crime drama-whodunit."
Friday, January 3, 2020
Thursday, January 2, 2020
The Movies I Watched in December
8 Femmes 2002 5
The Aeronauts 2019 6
Attack of the Giant Leeches 1959 4
The Autopsy of Jane Doe 2016 6
Big Ass Spider! 2013 5
Le calde notti di Poppea 1969 4
Ceremony 2010 5
The Cured 2017 6
Dead Men Walk 1943 5
Design For Living 1933 7
Destroyer 2018 7
Doctor Zhivago 2002 6
Genius 2016 6
Gremlins 1984 6
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 7
Hell Is For Heroes 1962 6
The Homesman 2014 7
I Love you Phillip Morris 2009 6
Ice Spiders 2007 4
The Irishman 2019 9
The Light Between Oceans 2016 6
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 3 2019 7
Momentum 2015 6
Pacific Rim: Uprising 2018 6
Philomena 2013 7
Repo Men 2010 6
The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior 2008 5
The Secret Life of Pets 2016 7
Tri orísky pro Popelku 1973 8
The Two Popes 2019 7
Weit. Die Geschichte von einem Weg um die Welt 2017 6
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
First Lines: Elmore Leonard - The Hot Kid
Carlos Webster was fifteen the day he witnessed the robbery and killing at Deering's drugstore.
The King (2019)
Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.
Great historical drama with great period detail, cinematography, amazing battle scenes and overall good performances - and a twist ending of sorts.
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Quiet Please: Murder (1942)
A book thief and forger sells a fake book to a Nazi through a female agent, and a detective tries to uncover who the forger is and gets in the middle of a three way struggle for rare books and revenge in a public library.
Interesting crime drama with a rather complex plot playing mainly in a library; George Sanders steals the show, though.
Halliwell*: "Unusual, stylish second feature."
Maltin**1/2: "Offbeat, intriguing yarn...Murder and romance expertly woven into story."
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