Classic Film Review: ‘In the Mood for Love’ Is Intellectually Challenging
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Classic Reviews
Classic Film Review: After 45 years, ‘The Bad News Bears’ is still one of the scrappiest underdog films
This week saw the return of major league baseball for the 2021 season. In recent years, I’ve found... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Garden of the Finzi-Continis’ Was Too Muted For My Taste
Has anybody ever met one of the blonde ice queens who seem to populate every film ever made... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: ‘Hud’ – A Cowboy Catharsis
Paul Newman is the titular star of frequent collaborator and Best Director nominee Martin Ritt’s (The Spy Who... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Road to Morocco’ Conforms to the Racist Tropes of its Genre
The Road to… series probably wouldn’t be massively successful today because all of the entries in the series... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Short Cuts’ is an Enlightening Exploration of Loneliness
I approached Short Cuts (1993) with unbridled excitement and high expectations. It did not let me down. So... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Player’ Pulls Its Punches
When I saw The Player (1992), I was responding to the hype as much as I was responding... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Towering Inferno’ Does Not Hold Up
Most cinephiles will get a faraway look in their eyes when they reminisce about 1970’s cinema and the... Read More »
Create with All Your Heart: The Stories of Studio Ghibli – ‘Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind’
Few studios in the world have earned more critical acclaim than Studio Ghibli. Founded by the legendary filmmakers... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ still charms after 80th anniversary
Just the other day, a friend and I had a discussion about what the last true classic Christmas... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: A Nun’s Deepest Desires Boils to the Surface in ‘Black Narcissus’
Sex. Lust. Desire. These aren’t the usual words that you would associate with a nun. For decades now,... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: ‘Harvey’ – Because We All Need a Pooka Right Now
Mild-mannered Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) opens doors, buys drinks for everyone, and invites one and all for... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ Illustrates the Politician We Deserve
The year was 1939. Hitler was in power, Britain just declared war with Germany, and the United States... Read More »
Classic Film Review: ‘The Candidate’ is an Eerily-Relevant 1970s Satire
Shortly after I watched The Candidate for the second time in a month, I watched the final presidential... Read More »
Classic Movie Review: ‘Serenity’ Turns 15
It would be understandable if Joss Whedon had a strong dislike for the folks over at Fox. After... Read More »
Classic Film Review: “It’s Not Like My Mother is a Maniac:” ‘Psycho’ Turns 60
Where do you begin a discussion on Psycho in 2020? The iconic film from Alfred Hitchcock has long... Read More »
Classic Film Review: Back in Time – A Retrospective on ‘Back to the Future’
There are many aspects required to make a good film: the acting, the production, and the editing, to... Read More »
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