Noirvember 2015: Ace in the Hole
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 […]
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The Bad and the Beautiful
The Bad and the Beautiful would make a terrific double feature with Sunset Boulevard. Like that film, it is a cynical look at Hollywood. It shows the impossibility of balancing […]
Spartacus
Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus is the most un-Kubricky Kubrick film I have seen thus far. While I’ve never been as confident as some to claim that I could tell if Kubrick […]
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory is an amazing film. In it, Kubrick attacks the war mentality with astounding clarity. Through the hypocrisy of the men in charge, the heroism of the leading […]
The Soul of the Plot 