The Killer (1989) – The Homoerotic Interpretation of Jeff–Li Chemistry
Since watching John Woo’s landmark gangster action film The Killer (1989), I’ve come across quite a few reviews that sense a homoerotic feel to the…
Author: Ernest Dempsey
The Killer (1989)
John Woo’s The Killer (1989) became a notable work in the action cinema of Hong Kong in the late 80s and in the west a…
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988)
Two U.S. army veterans teamed up to commit a series of violent crimes in South Florida in 1985-86. Dick Lowry’s TV movie In the Line…
Airplane! (1980)
Seeing a commercial plane facing an emergency up at 30,000 feet gives viewers the chills. Not this one though! Airplane! by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker,…
Psychic Killer (1975)
Wrongfully convicted of murdering a doctor, Arnold Masters serves time at a mental institution until the real killer is caught and confesses to his crime.…
The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
The original Spanish title Marcelino pan y vino (Marcelino bread and wine) accurately conveys the spirit of Ladislao Vajda’s 1955 faith drama The Miracle of…
Of Zodiac Signs and Movie Genres
Some of us keep an astronomical interest in movies. A recent article, however, that I came across proposed that the best movie genres for us…
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
Filming Richard Burton, still young enough, among a bunch of women of all ages and intentions would be the selling point of this movie if…
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
The 1974 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express, directed by Sidney Lumet, is remembered for being a star-studded feature…
Buffalo Bill: Laying the Transphobia Noise to Rest
So a couple months back the familiar complaint about Buffalo Bill’s character in The Silence of the Lambs again made rounds on social media –…