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Tag Archives: Roy Scheider
The Sound of Fate: William Friedkin’s Sorcerer (1977)
Friedkin’s follow-up to The Exorcist might have taken almost forty years to gain the respect it deserves but better late than never. This is a masculine and brutish picture, extremely physical in design and presentation but flavoured with a crackling existential shroud. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2016, Reviews, Rewatch
Tagged Roy Scheider, Sorcerer, Tangerine Dream, William Friedkin
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Last Embrace (1979)
Jonathan Demme’s take on the Hitchcock thriller is enjoyable enough and moves with a 90-minute swiftness. Roy Scheider is one of the best actors the 70s blessed us with and it’s fun to see him play a conflicted, cookie-cutter hero. … Continue reading
Posted in Movies Watched In 2016, Reviews
Tagged Christopher Walken, Jonathan Demme, Last Embrace, Roy Scheider
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"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 