Ep. 12 Suicide Kings
Only Christopher Walken could maintain a such a frightening and intense presence spending an entire film taped to a chair. Five college friends kidnap reformed […]
Ep. 11 King of New York (1990)
Abel Ferrara deftly shoots a grim but compelling tale where the bad guy actually wants to be good…just using his gangster techniques and money to […]
Ep. 10 At Close Range (1986)
Films based on a true story are always interesting, and they often take on a strange life of their own and in many cases make […]
Ep. 9 The Prophecy (1995)
What if Milton had gotten it wrong? Satan wasn’t the only angel to revolt against god and a third heavenly faction arose to make war […]
Bonus: Talkin’ Walken
Just A quick look at the background of the man whose movies will be covered this month, a favorite of ours here and we are […]
Ep. 8 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Based on the incredible George V. Higgins novel, this week’s entry centers on an aging low-level mob gun runner who is facing several years in […]
Ep. 7 The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The life of a degenerate gambler is a rough one, especially for a club owner that has been white knuckling his way through paying of […]
Ep. 6 The Killers (1964)
This week’s selection ponders why a man would make no effort to attempt to save his own life, even when he knows he is going […]
Ep. 5 Massacre Mafia Style (1974)
Duke Mitchell was the self-appointed “King of Palm Springs”- a talented lounge singer, lower level, but still connected, man in Hollywood. He was respected and […]
Ep. 4 Piranha (1978)
A blatant Roger Corman backed mockbuster, looking to make some cash off of the animal attack craze of the mid 1970’s (thanks to Jaws) got […]