Film Review: A Murderous Game Is Afoot In William Castle’s ‘Let’s Kill Uncle’
June Skinner wrote Let’s Kill Uncle using the pen name Rohan O’Grady. William Castle’s film adaptation has two names, too
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When That Girl Met Hawkeye: ‘Jenny’ Reviewed
There’s a reason That Girl wasn’t called “Ann Marie.” Anyone can be “that girl,” but only Marlo Thomas was Ann
Read moreA New Kind Of Biopic: Ferrara’s “Pasolini” Reviewed
How do you know you’re watching a biopic? Pier Paolo Pasolini is far from an unknown director, but to someone
Read moreDracula Doco Lacks Teeth: Reviewing ‘In Search of Dracula’
Dracula isn’t Bigfoot. Nobody in Calvin Floyd’s documentary, In Search of Dracula, is actually looking for him (and if they
Read moreFor Your (Re)consideration: Lubitsch’s “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” Reviewed
Beware of the popular consensus when it comes to movies. Don’t let it get under your skin, because there’s a
Read more‘The Runner Stumbles’ Continues To Stumble On DVD — A Review
To quote film critic Peter Tonguette, who did the commentary track for Kino Lorber’s new release of The Runner Stumbles,
Read moreSeparating Artist And Muse: ‘Camille Claudel’ Reviewed
Camille Claudel (Isabelle Adjani) was a sculptor before she met Auguste Rodin (Gérard Depardieu), yet her work is almost always
Read moreThe Elephant In The Room: A Review Of Joseph Losey’s ‘Secret Ceremony’
Leonora (Elizabeth Taylor) and Cenci (Mia Farrow) don’t say much when they first meet. The right words are never going
Read moreDVD Review: The Hills Are Alive With The ‘Song of Norway’
The musical, Song of Norway, talks a lot about Norwegian music and Edvard Grieg (Toralv Maurstad) was a Norwegian composer.
Read moreJacques Tourneur’s Technicolor Western: A Review Of ‘Canyon Passage’
It wouldn’t be the wilderness without mud, and it’s pouring during the opening credits of Jacques Tourneur’s Canyon Passage. The
Read moreA Double Shot Of Alec Guinness: ‘The Captain’s Paradise’ And ‘Barnacle Bill’ Reviewed
Two British comedies starring Alec Guinness at sea, but are they both funny? If Big Love showed that you could
Read more‘The Flame of New Orleans’ Burns Bright On Blu-Ray
Marlene Dietrich in her suit from Morocco is probably a more iconic image than Marlene Dietrich fainting in The Flame
Read moreReview: Ffearless, Ffatal, And Ffantastic — Roger Moore Is ‘Ffolkes’
Other actors have played James Bond, but only one has played Rufus Excalibur Ffolkes, and his name is Roger Moore.
Read moreQuai des Orfèvres: A Marriage Story That Doesn’t End In Divorce (But Should)
From A Star Is Born to How to Get Away with Murder, Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Quai des Orfèvres goes through many
Read more‘Veronica Guerin’ And The Evolution Of Courage
Whether you’re making a film based on a true story or writing an article accusing someone of a crime, using
Read moreIt Always Rains On Sunday, Or The Day You Attempt A Prison Break
Tommy Swann (John McCallum) is on the run. Relayed to viewers via newspaper headlines, he’s already old news by the
Read more‘The Good Fairy’ Casts A Spell On Blu-Ray
Going off of fairy tales like Cinderella, Luisa Ginglebusher (Margaret Sullavan) should be the one in need of a good
Read moreThe Media Sensation That Was ‘The Amy Fisher Story’
Before OJ Simpson, Amy Fisher was a huge media sensation. And you can’t expect to be clearheaded about a case
Read moreOne Film, Two Options: ‘The Wild Heart’ And ‘Gone To Earth’
Given the choice between watching a movie the way its directors intended or watching a version that was tampered with
Read morePutting The “Dangereuses” In “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”
According to the opening credits of Roger Vadim’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, marriage is a game of chess, but you can’t
Read moreStarting Christmas Early With The Holly And The Ivy
There’s a reason it’s called The Holly and the Ivy and not “holly jolly” (a name I’ve mistakenly called this
Read moreI Do Believe In Peter Pan: The First Film Adaptation
Until Herbert Brenon’s silent film classic, I had only ever seen Peter Pan played by a man. I knew about
Read moreFive Howls For Zoltan…Hound Of Dracula
When you decide to watch a movie called Zoltan… Hound of Dracula, the only thing that could throw you is
Read more‘Sudden Terror’ And The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Whether it’s startling in a good way or a bad way depends on your investment on Sudden Terror being a
Read moreIt Doesn’t Get Better Than Sweet Charity
When Sweet Charity came out in 1969, Bob Fosse had directed and choreographed Broadway shows. He’d never directed a movie
Read moreHorrors And High Fashion In Midnight Lace
How much of terror is anticipation? In David Miller’s Midnight Lace, the answer is a good deal and you know
Read moreJohn Wayne Vs. The Octopus: A Reap The Wild Wind Review
From the director of The Ten Commandments, Cecil B. DeMille’s Reap the Wild Wind is Gone with The Wind if
Read moreA Feud For The Ages: Billy The Kid Vs. Dracula
Some films you don’t need more than the title and Billy the Kid vs. Dracula is a film that inspires
Read moreLove At First Opening Scene: A Review Of Easy Living
If you’re a classic movies fan than there’s a good chance your recovering from the various DVD sales that went
Read more‘They Might Be Giants’ Has Giant Heart
Before it was the name of a band, They Might Be Giants was the name of a movie starring George
Read moreFact And Fiction In Mississippi Burning
In 1964, three civil rights activists were murdered after getting arrested earlier in the day for speeding. Mississippi Burning is
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