Before John Wick, There Was ‘Collateral’ – A Neo-Noir Classic
Before John Wick remade modern action in its highly stylized gun-fu and unrelenting pace, Michael Mann offered something quieter, colder, and perhaps more haunting: Collateral (2004). Starring Tom Cruise as a contract killer with silver hair and Jamie Foxx as the hapless cab driver caught in his path, Collateral is a cinematic masterpiece laced with […]
‘The Insider’ (1999) – Based On A True Story
Director Michael Mann was a well-established filmmaker even before the release of ‘The Insider’ in 1999, whether it be through television series like Miami Vice and Crime Story or motion pictures like Thief, Manhunter, The Last of the Mohicans, and Heat. Based on the true story of a 60 Minutes segment about tobacco industry whistleblower […]