That Forsyte Woman
That Forsyte Woman is neither good nor bad, and in many ways it is terribly typical of its time. Were it not for the fact…
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The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Our Lives may well be one of the greatest war films of all time. Perhaps surprisingly, the movie presents us…
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The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes tells two tales; that of a rising dancer who falls in love with a young composer, and another of the man who…
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Random Harvest
Before I tell you of my own thoughts, I thought I’d first share a quote with you from the late great James Agee. Upon…
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Letter from an Unknown Woman
I have heard so much great praise for Letter from an Unknown Woman so a few nights ago I decided finally to give this one…
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Double Indemnity
At it surface (and, indeed, from the opening scenes of the film) the viewer can very easily discern the usual hallmarks of film noir:…
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The Keys of the Kingdom
Pious. In today’s vernacular, the term has come to describe those with a platitudinous zeal for religion, usually with more than a twinge of…
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Mildred Pierce
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Warner Brothers, I thought I would write about Mildred Pierce 1945. An exhilarating blend of noir and woman’s…
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