Film: Rider on the Rain
Charles Bronson may be one of Hollywood history’s more unlikely movie stars, but one can
Film: Dangerous Crossing
There’s a terrific little film nestled within Dangerous Crossing (1953), but unfortunately it never emerges.
Film: Candlelight in Algeria
Candlelight in Algeria (1943) has the potent whiff of the wartime morale booster to it
Film: Rear Window
Oh, now this is the stuff. Rewatching Rear Window (1954) for the umpteenth time takes
Film: Sleeping Car to Trieste
The seed of a good idea propels the antics of Sleeping Car to Trieste (1948),
Film: Presence
Constantly at risk of being overwhelmed by its very nature as a formal exercise, Steven
Film: The Evil Eye
The Evil Eye (1963) is an early giallo from director Mario Bava that, while hardly
Film: The Passenger
Hollywood doesn’t make movies like The Passenger (1975) any more. Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, this
Film: Affair in Trinidad
While relatively shallow, Affair in Trinidad (1952) is a workmanlike, entertaining spy film. It has
Film: Return from the Ashes
Discovering worthy oddities is one of the joys of mining cinema history. Hence the “impulse
TV: Black Butterflies
If you can look past its inherent, excessive depravity—and it ain’t always easy—there’s an awful
Film: Unsane
Steven Soderbergh is always worth checking out, and while Unsane (2018) isn’t his most accomplished
Film: Eyes of Laura Mars
Something about the grungy look and feel of seventies cinema appeals to me, and Eyes
Film: Last Night in Soho
Edgar Wright has gifted us with the likes of Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver,
Film: Les Diaboliques
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Les Diaboliques (1955) is the follow-up to his superb suspense adventure The Wages
Film: Under the Silver Lake
I can’t say I whole-heartedly loved Under the Silver Lake (2018), but for me it
TV: Homecoming (Season 2)
Last year, I watched Amazon Prime’s Homecoming convinced it was a limited series. Learning a