Cinemas Greatest Scenes: The Grapes of Wrath – I’ll Be There speech.
John Ford’s own understanding and fondness of the American people and their history is no more evident than in hisContinue Reading
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Cinemas Greatest Scenes: Cinema Paradiso’s Kissing Montage.
Cinema Paradiso to my mind is one of the most heartwarming and nostalgic foreign language films ever produced. It beginsContinue Reading
The Public Enemy (1931): The film that made James Cagney a star.
It was during the early years of the Great Depression, a time when Americans were cynical and jaded about theirContinue Reading
The Jazz Singer (1927): “You Ain’t Heard Nothing Yet.”
It was in the early days of cinema that four brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack Warner arrived in HollywoodContinue Reading
Han shoots first! Solo: A Star Wars Story fan review.
SPOILER WARNING: Read at your own peril. There is a general discussion of the film’s content in the following review.Continue Reading
If Bogie weren’t an actor, he might have cut it as a professional chess aficionado!
Humphrey Bogart is one of the silver screen’s classic icons. Regarded by many as the best screen actor of allContinue Reading
Film Review: Molly’s Game.
I managed to catch Molly’s Game late in its release last weekend, and as usual I was blown away byContinue Reading
Star Wars: The Last Jedi in-depth fan review: ‘From being underwhelmed to truly embracing a film with heart.’
SPOILER WARNING: There is a general discussion of the film’s content in the following review. Sometimes I wish the originalContinue Reading
Why Rey is of the utmost importance.
I will try to avoid getting too carried away with plot theories and conspiracies in this brief article, simply because for twoContinue Reading
Underrated Movies of the 1990’s: Romper Stomper (1992)
Whether you agree with me or not, the 1990’s were an amazing decade of titanic hit and sinking duds atContinue Reading
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