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

Thursday, November 30, 2017

Piccadilly (1929)

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Funny how a film on the tail end of the silent era can feel somewhat timely, and I had no way of knowing from the description. In the first ...
Saturday, November 25, 2017

Lady Bird (2017)

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No, it's not about Claudia Alta Johnson. We never do learn how the protagonist (Saoirse Ronan) chose her nickname, tho I wouldn't be...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Julia (1977)

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Every so often, I move all the entries on my Netflix queue with a listed wait time to the top and see what comes next. If not for this metho...
Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Your Name. (2016)

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Gee, it had been four months since my last reviewed animation and nearly eight since my last reviewed anime . I opted to jump back in with ...
Friday, November 10, 2017

Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise/Charlie Chan in Panama (1940)

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Sometimes I check out part of a series simply because it's a long series. I knew going in that no one would revive the fake Chinese man ...

The Haunting (1963)

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Not for the first time , I got a late arrival intended for October. Rather than save it for next year, I decided to bid Halloween farewell w...
Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Thor's eponymous movies always struck me as somewhat odd compared with the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He's not exactly d...
Saturday, November 4, 2017

L'Atalante (1934)

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I was surprised to find this reputed super-classic buried on a disc labeled "The Complete Jean Vigo," which lists three shorts fir...
Monday, October 30, 2017

House of Wax (1953)

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No, not the 2005 remake that's best known for depicting the death of Paris Hilton. The first movie by this title benefits from starring ...
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

The Conjuring (2013)

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All month until now, I'd seen movies that end with a notice that the depicted characters and events are fictitious -- even Blade Runner ...
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