Everybody's Got A Movie Blind Spot!
Serious question, is "Christmas" a genre of film on its own? A film can be set near or on the day, near or during the month, but can a film solidly be a "Christmas" film? I'm not really here to decide that but I'll hedge my bets. Here is a list of the best genre... Continue Reading →
Exploring the new artistic and political possibilities presented by the policies of thaw and de-Stalinization must include a conversation about a few films, one of them is The Cranes are Flying. The film makes great use of the thaw’s artistic freedom in almost every way. The freedom to show workers, farmers and soldiers in a... Continue Reading →
Watching Tenet was like when a friend explains a movie to you, and you can't really understand what he is saying, and he is ranting and raving on like a lunatic forever and you just wish he would stop. You nod once an a while, just to make sure that he knows you still care,... Continue Reading →
The Third Man tells the story of Holly Martins (Joseph Cotton), who has just arrived in Vienna. He is looking forward to seeing an old friend he hasn't seen in years. Harry Lime is his name and unfortunately, he is dead. The film opens very casually with light music and the credits giving you a... Continue Reading →
The movie adaptation of The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett, directed by W.S. Van Dyke, is unfortunately hilarious, and what I mean by that is that even though it entertains a dark story filled with unfortunate circumstances, it remains a comedy at heart, and can be laugh out loud entertaining. Nick Charles (William Powell) and... Continue Reading →
Solve a murder mystery together! They are screaming it at you! It is a gimmick but you are solving this mystery with Phillip Marlowe, who is played by Robert Montgomery this time around. We don't get to see much of him due to the subjective nature in which the movie was filmed, which is in... Continue Reading →
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