“Shirley Jackson’s seminal haunted house novel gets the film adaptation treatment deserving of its artistry and exemplary skill in Robert Wise’s 19”
“Fedora is one of the most bizarre films I’ve ever seen, to say the least. At points I’m almost laughing at the movie’s plot twist yet the more b”
“The Women is surely one of the greatest celebrations in cinema of femininity and the female form; even the animals featured in the film are all female”
“Talk about a trashy film, just how trashy? Boris Karloff plays a sort of Asian Hitler hell-bent on exterminating the white race, or how about the scen”
“*** This review contains spoilers ***The Major and the Minor is the film which made me fall in love with Ginger Rogers, turning me into the obsessive ”
“*** This review contains spoilers ***I believe the title of Sleuth may be misleading. When I first approached it I wasn't aware of the stage play it w”
“John Barrymore in Twentieth Century. Simply put. Every once in a while I may stumble upon a screen performance which leaves an indelible impression, b”
“The Band Wagon is the film Fred Astaire’s career was culminating to: his best film in my view. Like Ninotchka with Greta Garbo or A Star Is Born wit”
“*** This review contains spoilers ***You Can’t Take It With You follows the Sycamore/Vandrerhof household; the ultimate eccentric family. In fact ec”
“ To date, White Heat remains the only instance in which my first encounter with an actor instantly turned me into a fan. Typically for me, I become”
“*** This review contains spoilers ***I don’t think I can bestow a higher statement of praise on a film than to call it a life-changing experience. 1”
“I believe every great actor should have at least one movie in which they get to go completely over the top and out of character (Barrymore in Twentiet”
“The great Spencer Tracy said in Fury!*** This review contains spoilers ***When I think to myself what are the most pessimistic films, The Ox-Bow Incid”
“If there is a keyword I would to describe Double Indemnity, its dialogue. Exposition is a very tricky line to cross; when done poorly is can come off ”
“Ah, the 1930’s. No decade in cinema has since captured such an aurora of class and sophistication from the clothes worn to the way people talk; a wo”
“It’s already unexpected that John Ford directed a screwball comedy (as well as a film set in urban America, which he rarely did), even more so that ”
“The Lady Eve is a conflicting film. The first hour is some of the most perfect romantic comedy I’ve ever seen, however, it falls apart around the on”
“Sex! Now that I’ve got your attention, it’s fascinating to see just how many references to the birds and the bees permeate the seemingly innocent ”
“The Shop Around the Corner was the first Ernst Lubitsch film I saw and as soon as the characters started interacting with each other I instantly knew ”