Friday, April 26, 2024

Classic Reviews

Film at 25: ‘Air Force One’ is Still an Entertaining Thrill Ride

Director: Wolfgang Petersen Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe Stars: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close Synopsis: Communist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from...

Classic Movie Review: ‘Mulholland Drive’ and the Absurdity of Dreams

As humans, we are doomed to fail. We do not like to fail, it causes us to swallow change - even if we do not want to. Regardless, it is a fact...

‘In a Lonely Place’ is steeped in Modern Examinations

Humphrey Bogart's washed up screenwriter Dixon Steele is suspected of murder and it seriously strains his newfound relationship with girl next door Gloria Grahame (It's a Wonderful Life) in director Nicholas Ray's...

Classic Film Review: ‘Blade 2’ Gave Birth to the MCU

Is this the best non-canon Marvel film of all time? There’s certainly an argument to be made. Would there even be an MCU without Blade 2? It could even be debated that...

Op-Ed: AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions – ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (#61)

I will be watching and reviewing all of the films included on AFI’s 100 Years…100 Passions list. The list contains the 100 greatest love stories in American cinema and I plan to...

The Road to ‘The Batman’: Tim Burton’s Legacy

Part 1: The Legacy of Tim Burton Batman’s first Comic book appearance was in Detective Comics #27, released May 30, 1939. Since then, Bruce Wayne has appeared in eleven live-action films, twenty-nine solo...

Classic Movie Review: ‘The Little Foxes’ Remains a Timely Character Study

Wannabe southern belle Regina Giddens (Bette Davis) will use anyone to orchestrate her climb towards more wealth – including her wheelchair bound husband Horace (Herbert Marshall) and their growing daughter Alexandra (Theresa...

Children of the Night: The Lasting Legacy of ‘Les Vampires’

In January of this year, the Criterion Channel did film lovers around the world a huge favor by adding Les Vampires, a title that had long sat near the top of my...

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