“Now, the next turkey who tries that, I’m gonna shoot him, stuff him, and stick an apple in his ass.”

The Gauntlet is one of Clint Eastwood’s most diverting films. It’s funny, as quite often I see more people discussing the post-apocalyptic looking poster more than the film itself, which is fair as it’s up there with the very best; but Eastwood’s film deserves more attention, and better yet - praise for being the hectic tongue-in-cheek crime caper that it is.…

“Made it, ma! Top of the world!”

White Heat is quintessential in the direction of dramatic cinema, and I have no doubt it made way for the likes of On the Waterfront, which in turn opened up so many more opportunities. You can pick any mobster flick since White Heat and there’s bound to be some form of reference or inspired attribute. It’s a perfect mobster movie, and I know there’s many of them out there, but this one stands…