Defiant Success

Like I said a few days back, pre-codes were the most entertaining type of movie. Perhaps they were so carefree solely because they were rele...

With Ingmar Bergman's Persona , viewers are offered a glimpse into the minds of two different women. One talks about her personal life, ...

Underlined  means my prediction, bold  means the winner. BEST ENSEMBLE The Artist Bridesmaids The Descendants The Help Midnight in P...

You ever get that urge to get away from it all? Just drop everything and hit the road? Such is the case with Ernesto Guevara (Gael Garcia ...

I had seen two Charlie Chaplin films prior to The Gold Rush . Both were essentially social commentaries ( Modern Times , The Great Dictator ...

This is a known fact: pre-codes were the most entertaining type of movie. Hey, they were sometimes riskier than today's movies. Joan C...

With William Wyler's The Little Foxes , we see the many shades of human nature. Some light, some dark, all compelling. Regina Giddens ...

You know that saying "third time's the charm"? That can most definitely be applied to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly . The m...

Usually sequels are expected to match up or even surpass the original film. It doesn't happen very often, mind you. When it does, it sta...

Ho hum. Not even sure why I still pay attention to the Oscars. I say this because they completely shut out two of my favorite films from las...