R. S. Martin

Michelangelo Antonioni is among the most glamour-minded of filmmakers. It’s only fitting that Blow-Up , one of his best efforts, is about a ...

This review was originally published at The Hooded Utilitarian on August 16, 2012. Made in U. S. A. , Jean-Luc Godard’s 12th feature, had...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . The 1966 Hollywood western The Professionals was extremely well received at the ti...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Italian director Gillo Pontecorvo’s landmark 1966 film The Battle of Algiers is man...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Paul Scofield is a charming, urbane presence as Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Sea...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Morgan! (called Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment in the opening titles) is a ...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . A Man and a Woman is shallow, glib, and absolutely gorgeous. The story isn’t much. ...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Alfie ’s title character, a swaggering Cockney ladies’ man, may be Michael Caine’s g...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Tuesday Weld gives a terrific comic performance as Barbara Ann Greene, the teen beau...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Seconds (1966) is often considered the third film in director John Frankenheimer’s ...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . The British romantic farce Georgy Girl was a critical and commercial hit back in 19...

This review was originally published on Pol Culture . Roman Polanski’s third feature, Cul-de-Sac (1966), is like The Desperate Hours --a...