Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

My prior experience of director Carol Reed , while pretty good, did not whet my appetite for more. But when I saw that he got back together ...

My streaming list appears to be dominated by dramas, recent releases, and foreign films, none of which I particularly wanted in the immediat...

Ever watch a movie simply because it's on IMDb' top 250? I have many times, with mixed results. In all likelihood, I would not have ...

Has it really been nearly eight months since my last western ? (I'm talking full-fledged westerns, so The Force Awakens doesn't cou...

More than a week since my last review? Clearly, I was in no hurry to talk about another art film. The main reason I moved it to the top of m...

Somehow, I hadn't heard about Denzel Washington's second directorial effort when it was new. Perhaps I just wasn't paying attent...

I sat on this disc for a while, taking a break from movies in general. The title suggested that I would have to prepare myself for more grit...

Yep, my final viewing before the New Year deadline was of another war film. Set in Europe during World War II, no less. Fortunately for my ...

My previous experience with Sam Raimi was limited to the first two Spider-Man  entries,  which didn't do much for me . Apart from those,...

I'd seen a few movies written by David Mamet before, but not based on a play of his. Oddly enough, the most oft-cited moment does not oc...