Rita has been a cinephile since birth. Though she works a day job, her evenings and heart belong to celluloid (and video). Rita has a Masters in Dance and a Juris Doctor; but those accomplishments pale in comparison to sharing the best and worst of cinema with our readers. You can also follow Rita on her podcast, ‘Foibles,’ where she talks about film and literature.
“Total Recall,” the 1990 film adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” is…
In “Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the ‘70s,” documentarian Mike Malloy interviews many filmmakers and actors…
“Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man” (“Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore,” original title) is one of those…
French national treasure Jean Gabin, as jewel thief Pépé le Moko, looks like a dewy-eyed Spencer Tracy. He has the…
In “A Woman’s Face” (“En kvinnas ansikte” original title), Ingrid Bergman appears as we have never seen her before or…
“The Night of the Hunter” is 7/8 of a masterpiece. Director Charles Laughton and Screenwriter James Agee, Composer Walter Schumann,…
William Heise’s “The Kiss”—the very first movie kiss in history, which raised the hackles of cultural censors such as the…
In “Topkapi,” Director Jules Dassin nests his wife, Melina Mercouri, in the center of a light-hearted heist infused with the…
The unfortunately-named, short-form series pilot “Supplements,” is packed to bursting with hints about the dystopian state of Earth in 2289.…
It’s ironic that the downfall of a film centered on the destructive power of words is the script. “Pontypool’s” script…