Wow, this guy sounds like an asshole.

Wow, this guy sounds like an asshole.

So Warren Oates is actually Alan Licht. Makes sense.

So Warren Oates is actually Alan Licht. Makes sense.

@avclub-29c594132a7542399441bf2bf3e8f9f1:disqus Red Harvest is next. Maybe I should've started with The Maltese Falcon, but oh well.

@avclub-29c594132a7542399441bf2bf3e8f9f1:disqus Red Harvest is next. Maybe I should've started with The Maltese Falcon, but oh well.

There are many great Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, but as an Alabamian, I could die a happy man if I never heard a lot of them again.

There are many great Lynyrd Skynyrd songs, but as an Alabamian, I could die a happy man if I never heard a lot of them again.

I love Crimson Tide. If I believed in the concept of the guilty pleasure, that would be one of them.

I love Crimson Tide. If I believed in the concept of the guilty pleasure, that would be one of them.

I dunno…I guess the stereotypical Bogart-like detective in glamorous L.A. rather than the lonely man in a dirty, unforgiving city. It's closer to John Boorman (Point Blank) than Howard Hawks.

I dunno…I guess the stereotypical Bogart-like detective in glamorous L.A. rather than the lonely man in a dirty, unforgiving city. It's closer to John Boorman (Point Blank) than Howard Hawks.

Yeah, but that messes up Mr. White's line about Alabama in Reservoir Dogs.

Yeah, but that messes up Mr. White's line about Alabama in Reservoir Dogs.

I have like 20 pages left to go in The Big Sleep right now, so this is apropos. It's way better than I expected for some reason.

I have like 20 pages left to go in The Big Sleep right now, so this is apropos. It's way better than I expected for some reason.

Yeah, but it's kinda been done, you know? This doesn't sound like it brings anything new to the table.

Yeah, but it's kinda been done, you know? This doesn't sound like it brings anything new to the table.

The Innocents. The film all these movies want to be really, really bad, but just can't be.

The Innocents. The film all these movies want to be really, really bad, but just can't be.