White Heat (1949): A Cinemorgue of Brutality and Burning Glory
A Nation on Edge: The World Before the Explosion The air crackles with tension. A man, face contorted in a mask of barely controlled fury, screams. The world is about to explode, not just physically, but in a burst of cinematic innovation. “White Heat,” the 1949 gangster masterpiece directed by the dynamic Raoul Walsh, is…
