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More no-frills thrillers

Posted on July 15, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

For the most part, I had a nice time watching the latest Supergirl movie, although it’s hard not to feel a bit frustrated about all the squandered potential. Milly Alcock crafts such a fun, yet nuanced, character that it would … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (6 July 2026)

Posted on July 6, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

As longtime readers of Gotham Calling know, I’m a massive fan of 1950s’ EC Comics. More than delivering a bunch of brilliant stories in the specific realms of science fiction, crime, horror, and war, the publisher developed an influential overall … Continue reading →

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If you like The Ladykillers…

Posted on June 18, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

For some reason, in 2004 Joel and Ethan Coen decided to remake 1955’s classic black comedy The Ladykillers, about thieves preparing a London heist by posing as musicians practicing in the cellar of a naive old lady who inadvertently fucks … Continue reading →

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If you like Intolerable Cruelty…

Posted on May 21, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Having done their take on film noir with The Man Who Wasn’t There, Joel and Ethan Coen then put a modern a spin on another Golden Age genre, namely romcoms that had fun with marriage conventions, often involving Hollywood’s most … Continue reading →

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COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (27 April 2026)

Posted on April 27, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

This week, comic book covers that pay homage to classic movie posters:

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If you like The Man Who Wasn’t There…

Posted on April 23, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Welcome back to this neglected series of posts, now with one of the best (and funniest) films of the Coen brothers. In 2001, Joel and Ethan Coen returned to their roots with The Man Who Wasn’t There, a straight-up crime … Continue reading →

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More cool westerns

Posted on March 25, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

Back to cinema this week… and back to the Old West. Not the wokest of genres, westerns nevertheless often provide great fodder for thinking about history and politics (especially in America), along with the obvious thrills. Take gender dynamics, for … Continue reading →

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Amazing crime films from around the world

Posted on February 11, 2026 by I.M. Baytor

I may not need to tell you that eminently quotable gangster flicks like The Godfather and Pulp Fiction are rightly acclaimed as peaks in crime cinema (hell, peaks in film history), as are Goodfellas and, in fact, most Scorsese pictures … Continue reading →

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A dozen swinging sixties’ super-spies – part 2

Posted on December 18, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

If you’ve read last week’s post, you know what’s going on. Basically, these were the cinematic cousins of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., back in the 1960s: OSS 117: Mission for a Killer (1965) We’ll start with yet another bonkers … Continue reading →

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A dozen swinging sixties’ super-spies – part 1

Posted on December 10, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

I’m finally getting a hold on work and family life, so 2026 is bound to be a more regular year for Gotham Calling, but, for now, I’ll just keep throwing in some idiosyncratic stuff I’ve been digging into… Last time … Continue reading →

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