Noirvember 2016: The Big Sleep
For the month of November Noirvember, I’ve decided to catch up with some classic pieces of film noir. The American 1940s-50s movement devoted to cynical fast talking anti-heroes, predatory femme […]
Tag Archives: 1946
The Best Years of Our Lives
I definitely underestimated just how good The Best Years of Our Lives was going to be. While, at three hours, it is on the long side, it has enough genuine […]
The Stranger
The Stranger is not a remarkable film, but it does a good job with what it sets out to do. It’s somewhat reminiscent of Hitchcock’s Shadow of a Doubt made […]
The Postman Always Rings Twice
To say that The Postman Always Rings Twice was a disappointment would be an understatement. Instead of a transgressive film noir, it turns out to be a flat, predictable Hollywood […]
A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death is Michael Powell’s favorite film that he made with his directing, producing, and writing partner, Emeric Pressburger. It’s always strange to me how the […]
Gilda
In film noir, the past is never dead. It always comes back to haunt the dogged hero, no matter how good or evil he may be, the past catches up […]
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun was supposed to be the second Gone with the Wind, and for the life of me I can’t figure out why it was considered a failure. […]
Recent Rewatches: Inglourious Basterds and Notorious
Hey, check it out! Both of these have Nazis in them! I’m going to do something slightly different for this post. I’ll do my normal thing where I talk about […]
Notorious
Notorious is one of my favorite Hitchcock films. With Nazi plots, Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, Claude Rains, and crazy suspense, it’s an enjoyable and engrossing watch all the way through. […]
The Soul of the Plot 