Hard Boiled

"...Chan, Bowie Lam and Kwan Hoi-Shan. (This print of Hard Boiled is John Woo's “director's cut” which includes several..."

Sept. 10, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hard-Boiled at B&N

Lou Berney to give reading from his new book 'Gutshot Straight'

Dec. 29, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Between Round Rock and a Hard Place

Northridge Acres can't find water, water anywhere.

"...contaminated by human waste that it had to be boiled. Most people quit drinking anything that flows through their..."

Nov. 15, 2002 News Feature by Walter Howerton Jr

Fat City’s at Yard Bar, Chicken Salad Shoppe Embiggens, Try Hard Succeeds, and There’s Austin Oysters for Everyone

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Try Hard Coffee Roasters, that fierce cafe run by Raechel Hurd,..."

July 28, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Rising Sun

"...Michael Crichton's xenophobic Rising Sun, decided to go classicly hard-boiled as a way of defusing the novel. In nationally..."

Aug. 6, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Replacement Killers

"...A Better Tomorrow I and II, The Killer, and Hard-Boiled. The responsible party is in fact Antoine Fuqua, a..."

Feb. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Nice Guys

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe pair for laughs in this detective caper

"...the crooks and the corrupt bastards down a peg. (Hard, hard-boiled truth: You can’t keep a real bastard down.)..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...day, and created this shockingly good homage to the hard-boiled antiheroes of pulp fiction: part Mickey Spillane machismo run..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wonder Seven

"...rapid-fire, convoluted plot likely to leave even the most die-hard Hong Kong film fans scratching their heads in bewilderment,..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

High Voltage Asian Cop

"...with an edgy sense of danger that recalls the hard-boiled crime stories of peers Ringo Lam and Kirk Wong,..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Confidence

"...camerawork also frequently distracts; it strives for a rough-hewed, hard-boiled grit, but more often comes off like the cameraman..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Long Kiss Goodnight

Davis plays a suburban mom, amnesiac, and trained-to-kill bottle blonde.

"...action-adventure movies was made apparent in Cliffhanger and Die Hard 2. And while The Long Kiss Goodnight is certainly..."

Oct. 11, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hitman’s Bodyguard

I will always love you

"...Hayek, Elodie Yung, Joaquim de Almeida, Kirsty Mitchell and Richard E. Grant...."

Aug. 18, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Too Late

Experimental neo-noir is held together by the magnificent John Hawkes

"...from missed potential. Dialogue ranges erratically between the delightfully hard-boiled to the awkwardly overcooked. In the end, Too Late’s..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Liam Neeson has taken to shooting at bad guys again in this slow-burning Matthew Scudder mystery.

"...to the private eyes of yore, saddled with a hard-boiled, noirish pall of regret and whiskey. Although A Walk..."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Brick

Brick transfers Dashiell Hammett’s hard-boiled universe to the modern high school campus with nary a clue that more than a half-century has passed since the Continental Op’s heyday.

"...Segan, Noah Fleiss, Emilie de Ravin, Meagan Good and Richard Roundtree. Talk about style to burn: Brick transfers Dashiell..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Windtalkers

"...pump out CO2. His HK-period films – The Killer, Hard-Boiled, Bullet in the Head – were supersaturated with Christian..."

June 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Monkey's Mask

"...how to find her “man.” But just like those hard-boiled detectives of yore, Jill's a sure sucker for a..."

Oct. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

"...romantic comedy, almost classic screwball in nature. Allen plays hard-boiled insurance fraud investigator C. W. Briggs, a Runyan-esque character..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Osmosis Jones

"...of potato chip domination. But when Frank eats a hard-boiled egg that did time in a chimp's mouth, the..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Woman Chaser

"...writer-director Devor adapted the script from a novel by hard-boiled author Charles Willeford (other Willeford adaptations include the Alec..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Trixie

"...he seems to use the convoluted plots of the hard-boiled detective films of the Forties as his excuse to..."

July 21, 2000 Movie Review by Bryan Poyser

Man of the Century

"...flappers and speakeasies and people who talked a hip, hard-boiled language and had a quaint code of conduct. He's..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Nightwatch

"...attracts the attention of Inspector Cray (Nolte), a grizzled, hard-boiled copper who studiously embarks on a mission to make..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Rich and Famous

"...go to work for a local gangster portrayed by Hard-Boiled icon Chow Yun-fat. As the estranged pair grow further..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Peace Hotel

"...Yip Ye-Tong. If nothing else, this latest vehicle for Hard-Boiled star Chow Yun-fat gets off to a terrific start,..."

July 14, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Magic Crane

"...minutes than many can manage in two hours. Starring Hard-Boiled's Tony Leung Chiu-wah and Heroic Trio's Anita Mui Yim-fong,..."

July 7, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

My Father is a Hero

"...work have, not unlike Tony Leung Chiu-wai's character in Hard-Boiled, left Li's family life in shambles. Both his disease-stricken..."

June 30, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Eagle Shooting Heroes

"...including cross-dressing, broken alliances, suicide attempts, and love triangles. Hardcore fans will remember Lau as the director of the..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

The Quick and the Dead

"...Becomes Her and one straight out of John Woo's Hard-Boiled, but even these gory crowd-pleasers seem more like acts..."

Feb. 10, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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