Rear Window (1998): Without a Hitch
In a decade bursting with mediocre remakes of Alfred Hitchcock classics, Dave pinpoints one well worth rediscovering. … Read More Rear Window (1998): Without a Hitch
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Footsteps (1998): Tiptoe Through the Two Hits
Dave gets bogged down by a grim moral message while yearning for the simplicity of a throwaway thriller. … Read More Footsteps (1998): Tiptoe Through the Two Hits
Absolute Power: Dogwatch (1997)
Buried in the depths of Nu Image’s catalogue is a tale of cops and corruption that’s ripe for reappraisal. Dave takes a look…… Read More Absolute Power: Dogwatch (1997)
Fatal Exposure (1991): The Hitman and Her
Dave checks out a weaker but no less commendable work by prolific cable television director Alan Metzger. … Read More Fatal Exposure (1991): The Hitman and Her
Intimate Deception (1997): Artist in Residence
Dave hits up the prolific George Saunders for the inside scoop on his late in the day erotic thriller. … Read More Intimate Deception (1997): Artist in Residence
Blind Vengeance (1990): Southern Fried Hickin’
Dave takes in a USA Network potboiler that found actor Gerald McRaney donning the producer’s cap for the first time. … Read More Blind Vengeance (1990): Southern Fried Hickin’
Him & Eric: In All the Right Places (1986)
Dave chats to porn icon Eric Edwards about the circumstances that led to him directing his first feature. … Read More Him & Eric: In All the Right Places (1986)
Crime Story: The Take (1990)
If a docuseries on the death of Eugene Izzi was made for Netflix, it would never be out of the streaming giant’s top ten. For now, though, Dave nods approvingly at the only feature to be adapted from the crime author’s work. … Read More Crime Story: The Take (1990)
Mutual Needs (1997): Reaching For the Hot Spot
Debuting on Cinemax, it would be easy to shrug off this Playboy production as erotic thriller filler. After chatting to scripter Dode Levenson, though, Dave finds out that things could have been very different indeed… … Read More Mutual Needs (1997): Reaching For the Hot Spot
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