Writer of non-fiction and fiction, pulp scholar, noir afficianado.
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The Cotton Club 1984
All a bit of a mess, really. But what a glorious mess & seriously has the most amazing cast.
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Emily the Criminal 2022
A whip smart neo noir and Aubrey Plaza is great in it. I’m calling millennial revenge films the up and coming crime genre with a bullet. Revenge against shitty jobs & labour market conditions, unpaid internships & general lack of safety nets & opportunities. I need to think about other films that fall into this category. MORVERN CALLER is the other one that springs to mind but there must be others.
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Sapphire 1959
Stripped of some obviously questionable midcentury attitudes, this was actually a pretty sharp take on race in 1950s London. A fairly diverse cast, including the ground breaking black actor Earl Cameron and an uncredited Barbara Steele. Also featured some marvellous period detail & locations.
