Movies, and my thoughts on them.
There is a natural urge to create adaptations with film. Film, after all, is still a relatively new art and audiences have not yet lost their childlike wonder at its ability to convey alternate realities so realistically and convincingly. Who …
While watching It Happened One Night for the umpteenth time the other night I was reminded just how old the romantic comedy "formula" is. Guy meets girl, guy gets girl, guy loses girl, guy gets …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in June. Stats Movies watched - 25 Movies that were new to me - 16 Romantic Comedies I was embarrassed to review - 4 Monthly …
The "gangster film" is a true American creation. There were of course many early foreign films with elements of "crime" in them (Feuillade's Les Vampires, or Lang's Dr. Mabuse to name just a few), but the …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in May. Stats Movies watched - 20 Movies that were new to me - 11 All time favorite movies rewatched - 4 Monthly Masterpieces - White …
It is astonishing how different Werner Herzog's Nosferatu: Phantom of the Night is from Murnau's classic silent horror film considering it is an almost scene for scene remake. To be sure, both versions share the fixation with the natural …
Silent films get a bad rap. Even among film snobs there is the attitude that “yes, they are important, but come on…wouldn’t you rather watch something a bit more polished?” However, while the acting is …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in April. Stats Movies watched - 39 Movies that were new to me - 27 Supposed classics I'd never seen that were just ok - 7 …
I've talked about the idea of the Western as a unique American mythology before, and the concept is important in understanding my issues with High Noon. The American Western is first and foremost about a …
Here are some two sentence reviews of the movies I watched in March, 2009. Stats Movies watched - 26 Movies that were new to me - 20 Versions of a Western I didn't really like - 2 …