La Chienne (1931)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGqlCK6rVek
Literally, "The Bitch," Jean Renoir's second sound film was a success partly because of a tragedy that occurred before its release. In the film, a painter falls for a prostitute...
This weekend will finally see Joker hitting theaters, starring the great Joaquin Phoenix playing the iconic DC clown. There's already a palpable buzz regarding his performance and how Oscar-worthy it may be....
Swing Time (1936)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxPgplMujzQ
Along with Top Hat, The Gay Divorcee, and The Barkleys of Broadway, it is among the most well-known films of Ginger Rodgers and Fred Astaire. Plus, it was directed by George Stevens,...
*Slight spoilers for Wild Rose below.*
If you listened to Episode 330, you'll know that I was a massive of Wild Rose and Jessie Buckley when it came out earlier this year. Some...
This weekend we'll see James Gray's latest film Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt, and it looks to be a good one according to most early reviews. It may or may not end...
Georg Wilhelm Pabst became a massively influential figure in the short-lived Weimar Republic from 1918-1933. Starting out in the theater, Pabst joined the cinema trend when he was hired by pioneer Carl...
