The Loveless

At times the perversely slow beat of each scene can irritate, but that's a reasonable price for the film's super-saturated atmosphere.

Its evocation of tough-guy glamour is ridiculously stilted. And it regards the past with absolutely no perspective or wit.

... curious about underbelly imagery—and the psychic pull such things can have on us.

It’s sleazy and stylish and filled with so much mid-century eye candy (especially for people who love diners).