Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart’s only film together came at the dawn of their careers–and under the direction of none other than John Ford. As part of the John Ford Blogathon, we take a look at the picture, the 1930 prison comedy Up the River.
Read more →Movie Reviews
Read our takes on films of all kinds, from silent pictures and classics from Hollywood’s Golden Age to modern favorites. Comedy, Drama, Action, Horror/Sci-Fi, Musical, Western movies and more are reviewed.
Alternative to What? Ellen Page and Whip It
Maybe you know Ellen Page is gay. Maybe you know she enjoys re-naming dogs on Twitter. You probably didn’t know her 2009 film “Whip It” is one of the most underrated movies in years. Now you can find out why, and then put it on your must-see list.
Read more →Das Boot: WWII Drama Beneath the Waves
U.S. moviegoers got a look at World War II through the eyes of a German U-boat crew in director Wolfgang Petersen’s acclaimed Das Boot (The Boat). Guest writer Barry P. takes the plunge and reviews the 1981 drama, originally shown as a TV miniseries.
Read more →Spencer Tracy Goes to Hell and Back in Dante’s Inferno
Carnival worker Spencer Tracy lets no one–including girlfriend Claire Trevor–stop his climb up the ladder of success, only to fall into a hellish pit of his own making. Guest writer Kristen Lopez plumbs the depths of Fox’s 1935 allegorical melodrama Dante’s Inferno.
Read more →Strange Lady in Town: Greer Garson, Medicine Woman
Newly arrived in late 1800s Santa Fe, doctor Greer Garson butts heads with fellow physician Dana Andrews in Strange Lady in Town. Guest writer Laura Grieve offers her diagnosis of the 1955 frontier drama, which co-starred Cameron Mitchell and Lois Smith.
Read more →Karloff Comes Back as The Walking Dead (1936)
Decades before zombies marched through Georgia on TV, a mechanical heart–based on a device co-designed by Charles Lindbergh–brought executed convict Boris Karloff back to life in The Waking Dead. Guest blogger Cliff Alpierti reviews the 1936 chiller.
Read more →The President’s Analyst: Spoofing Spies, Hippies and the Phone Company
Renowned New York psychiatrist James Coburn’s professional and personal worlds are turned upside down when he takes on a new patient, the President of the United States, in the wild ’67 comedy The President’s Analyst, reviewed here as part of the 1967 in Film Blogathon.
Read more →Tarzan’s Revenge
Glenn Morris played Tarzan once…and most think once was enough! A strange piece of trivia led me to sit down with “Tarzan’s Revenge”; let’s have a look now at one of the lesser-regarded entries in the apeman’s long screen history.
Read more →Night Must Fall (1937): Dark Fantasy
Robert Montgomery earned an Academy Award nomination playing a handyman whose charming demeanor hides a deadly secret in Night Must Fall. Guest writer The Nitrate Diva shines a light on his chilling turn in the 1937 suspense classic, which co-starred Rosalind Russell.
Read more →The Inside Scoop on His Girl Friday
Machine gun-quick dialogue and a lively romantic triangle make His Girl Friday a landmark in the screwball comedy genre. Guest writer Kim Wilson offers a “front page” review of the 1940 Cary Grant/Rosalind Russell/Ralph Bellamy gem.
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