AltWeeklies Wire

The Latest 'Bad Lieutenant' Isn't Good or Bad. It Just Isnew

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (why the "Port of Call" part? Who knows! Who cares!) is a conventional detective thriller in basic form, but the procedural elements are sometimes listless.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Chris Herrington  |  01-22-2010  |  Reviews

Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog Talk 'Bad Lieutenant'new

When the news broke at Cannes last year that Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog were remaking Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, everyone thought it was a joke. But less than a year and a half later, their movie touched down in Toronto and turned into the festival's biggest surprise.
NOW Magazine  |  Norman Wilner  |  11-23-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Bad Lieutenant Gone Wildnew

When I first read about Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, it was described as a sequel to Abel Ferrara's 1992 cult favorite about a drug- and gambling-addicted police detective in New York City. When I next read about it, it was described as a remake. Now that I've seen it, I can report that it's neither.
Chicago Reader  |  J.R. Jones  |  11-23-2009  |  Reviews

Narrow Search

Category

Hot Topics

Narrow by Date

  • Last 7 Days
  • Last 30 Days
  • Select a Date Range