Demob Happy

Ten past three 5/10 The release of ‘3:10 to Yuma‘, coinciding with that of ‘The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford‘, got some critics excited about the re-birth of the Western. While two films from Hollywood in one year hardly signifies a renaissance, Ed Harris’ 2008 Western ‘Appaloosa’ certainly suggests there is [...]

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Before the devil knows you’ve made a terrible film 5/10 Why Sydney Lumet doesn’t get the recognition that the likes of Coppola and Scorcese receive for their 1970s output is a mystery. ‘Serpico‘ (1973), ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ (1975) and ‘Network’ (1976) all feature among lists of the key films in that decade yet somehow Lumet [...]

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