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

That's right: For the first time in 16 months , I went to a movie theater. My parents went with me, making a point to pick the local the...

Woohoo, Fritz Lang and Graham Greene, together at last! Alas, neither one was happy with the output, which they could blame largely on write...

This British production was released in the U.S. as Hour of Glory . I can see why the title changed: "Back room" had a slang meani...

I've learned to approach low-budget indies with trepidation. No matter how popular they are, they hang by a thread, most likely apprecia...

I realize it hadn't been long since the last movie I saw to include heavy focus on a British royal -- indeed, Queen Elizabeth I in parti...

I was wrong : This 2020 Academy Best Picture nominee took even longer to come to fruition. Too bad the writer, Jack Fincher, father of direc...

Once in a while, I tell Netflix I'm not interested in a suggestion but later rent it anyway. In this case, I must have been turned off b...

Finally, I can say once again that I've seen all the Academy Best Animated Features! Back when it was advertised, this flick didn't ...

I hadn't selected this on its own merits; it was simply on the same disc as Waterloo Bridge for being both from the same year and simil...

This does not come up in searches as readily as its 1940 remake, which enjoys slightly higher ratings on average. Either I selected it by mi...