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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (28 July 2025)

Posted on July 28, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Wrapping up this month of film poster art, let’s celebrate the power of enticing images, titles, and taglines with a trio of examples from the 1970s which have always stuck with me, even though I never got around to watch … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (21 July 2025)

Posted on July 21, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Perhaps because my expectations weren’t too high, I was won over by the latest Superman film. I suspected James Gunn would be too edgy for an iconic hero so defined by wholesomeness, as he seems to feel much more at … Continue reading →

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More cool film noir thrillers – part 2

Posted on July 16, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

If you thought things got dark in part 1, you haven’t seen anything yet… Jinx This week, I’m spotlighting 10 noirs that probably aren’t on anyone’s list of favorites, but which nevertheless kick ass. If anything, I reckon the fact … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (14 July 2025)

Posted on July 14, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

I have great fascination for the wave of 1970s’ films made for, with, and often by African Americans, typically known as Blaxploitation. Even if a lot of these movies can be described as grindhouse schlock, they capture the gritty vibe … Continue reading →

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FILM POSTERS CAN BE AWESOME (7 July 2025)

Posted on July 7, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

Just to shake things up for a bit, July will be a month of reminders that film posters can also be awesome!

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More cool film noir thrillers – part 1

Posted on June 27, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

The times are dark, so I suppose it makes sense to go back to my favorite type of cinema: film noir. Cinema Purgatorio #18 Aesthetically and ideologically, those stark, moody postwar thrillers about chain-smoking anti-heroes, doomed lovers, dirty cops, femmes … Continue reading →

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A handful of good old-fashioned thrillers

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

Last time I did one of these lists of crime movie recommendations, I focused on offbeat thrillers, as I felt the current crop on offer felt too formulaic (at the time, I still hadn’t watched – and loved – Anora, … Continue reading →

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If you like O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Posted on February 27, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

It was quite a break, but I’m back to the project of recommending movies and comics for fans of the Coen Brothers’ filmography. Let’s see how long I can stick to it this time!  Following the rollicking misadventures of a … Continue reading →

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A handful of offbeat thrillers

Posted on January 30, 2025 by I.M. Baytor

I haven’t written about films in 2025, although I’m putting together a couple of ambitious lists that should come out later in the year… In the meantime, if, like me, you feel the current offer of crime movies, no matter … Continue reading →

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No-frills crime films

Posted on November 21, 2024 by I.M. Baytor

At the risk of making Gotham Calling look like a Letterboxd account, this week I’m turning back to movies, spotlighting half-a-dozen stripped down crime thrillers that, in the grand tradition of classics like The French Connection, make the most out … Continue reading →

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