Sidney Lumet
Blu-Ray Review: The Pawnbroker
When Rod Steiger received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Marlon Brando’s brother in On the Waterfront it seemed like he’d made it. However, during the next decade his career went in fits and starts and by the time he was cast to play the lead in The Pawnbroker it was undoubtedly on …
Blu-Ray Review: 12 Angry Men (Criterion Collection)
What is the best film of all time? It’s a question liable to cause heated debate and end in arguments. Traditionally, Citizen Kane has tended to top these lists, but they were often English-language centric. No more so than the IMDB top 250, which Shawshank Redemption has been sat at the top of for years …
Blu-Ray Review: The Anderson Tapes
The Heist movie has established its very own niche somewhere between the genres of crime drama and gangster films. Whilst there are a raft of (often British) heist films every year, it’s fair to say that it’s often a case of quantity of quality. There are, however, exceptions. Rififi, Reservoir Dogs, The Usual Suspects, Heat, …
DVD Review: The Offence
Sidney Lumet had a glittering career, making over fifty films spanning six decades. Beginning with the classic 12 Angry Men in 1957, he’s gone on to make such brilliant films as Serpico, Network, Dog Day Afternoon and The Verdict. In a rich period in the ’70s he was one of the most consistent and influential …