Original video content is one of my favorite things to create for this site, but it is also one of the most time consuming things to create for this site. Turns, out, editing together a (debatably) classic …
Before I get on to the business of explaining why Casablanca is one of my favorite movies, I do need to admit that I really don't like the ending, or, for that matter, the major …
Howard Hawks is known as one of the all time great Hollywood directors. And while his films from the 30s and 40s seem to get most of the attention, the man was still cranking out superlative …
The Big Sleep is archetypal noir. And, I don’t just mean that today’s film was the blueprint for all films noir to follow, I mean, the images contained within resonate so strongly that it must …
Some movies, when viewed at an impressionable age, can live on in our memories as possessing qualities far beyond their actual worth. Ball of Fire, I'm happy to report, is not one of those movies. …
All the classic Westerns strike a different chord with me. My Darling Clementine is pure poetry, Stagecoach is like witnessing the birth of something new into the world, Rio Bravo is like a laid back summer memory, and …
George Cukor was always known as a "woman's" director. I was never quite sure whether he was called that just because he directed The Women, because he chose screenplays that attempted to address issues of …
Comedy is always best when played straight. I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm not, by any means, casting aspersions Caddyshack's way, I'm just saying that a deadpan delivery can pay more dividends than loudly …
People watch romantic comedies for one main reason: to experience the vicarious thrill of seeing a Hollywood fantasy version of love that can never (or, perhaps, rarely) be found in real life. In a romantic comedy, …
Horror films can be frightening for many reasons. Unstoppable stalkers, cheap jump scares, and over the top gore all have the ability to scare the viewer. However, none of that is quite as terrifying as …