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Tanner Tafelski

Tanner Tafelski is a film and culture critic based in New York City. His words can be seen in Film Comment, Hyperallergic, The Village Voice and at his personal website: tannertafelski.wordpress.com. You can also give him a holler on Twitter (@TTafelski).

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James Caan's Legacy of Solitary Brutes

Looking back on the legendary actor's most memorable roles.

The Unknown Man of Shandigor: How a Sixties Spy Spoof Went to the Arthouse

Spy fiction was all the rage in the late Sixties. Jean-Louis Roy brought to the genre a unique vision.

April 1, 2022 By Tanner Tafelski

Tony Parker: Meet the Man Who Turned Oral Histories Into an Art Form

In the 1950s, Parker began visiting prisoners in Britain. Soon, he was carrying a tape recorder.

August 27, 2021 By Tanner Tafelski

Five Great Movies Based on Patricia Highsmith Books (That Aren't the Ripley Adaptations)

New wave cinema is full of interesting Highsmith adaptations you may have missed.

July 1, 2021 By Tanner Tafelski

The Noir Sensibility of Tom Waits, in 10 Songs

Lowlifes, Desperados, Ex-Cons, and Junkies

December 6, 2019 By Tanner Tafelski

Korean Noir: A Guide to the Classics

From the 1950s to today, Korean cinema has been turning out some of the best, strangest, most searching noirs ever made.

July 31, 2019 By Tanner Tafelski

12 Prison Films Based on the Words of Actual Convicts

Cinema's Most Authentic Depictions of Mass Incarceration

August 24, 2018 By Tanner Tafelski