From What Is Before (2014) directed by Lav Diaz Viewed August 7, 2024 Plot: This is a hard film to summarize. The challenge lies not in...

Lola Montès (1955) directed by Max Ophuls Viewed on June 8, 1972 Commentary: Ahhh! What a delight. The definitive Ophuls. The scandalous...

Tár (2022) directed by Todd Field Plot: Lydia Tár is a world-renowned conductor, a protege of Leonard Bernstein. The film follows her...

Live for LIfe (1967) directed by Claude Lelouch Viewed on June 5, 1972 Commentary: Really awful. The whole film consists mainly of...

The Horse Soldiers (1959) directed by John Ford Viewed on June 5, 1972 Commentary: Simply superb, bitter(?) Civil War film. It begins in...

Journey from the Fall (2006) directed by Ham Tran Plot: After the fall of Saigon, Vietnamese families who sided with the Americans are...

Hot Fuzz (2007) directed by Edgar Wright Viewed on July 27, 2019 Plot: A police officer, who has irritated his superiors because of his...

Bernie (2011) directed by Richard Linklater Screened on September 14, 2022 Commentary: This was the first film screened for a Cinema...

The Old Guard (2020) directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood Viewed on January 18, 2022 Plot: Charlize Theron plays the head of a group of...

The Hands of Orlac (1960) directed by Edmond T. Greville Viewed on January 18, 2022 Plot: After a concert, pianist Stephen Orlac (Mel...

Meantime (1983) directed by Mike Leigh Viewed on January 15, 2022 Commentary: The first plot summary in IMDB interprets Mark as being...

Beyond Zero 1914-1918 (2014) directed by Bill Morrison Viewed on January 15, 2022 Commentary: Surely, no subject is a more obvious and...

The Proud Rebel (1958) directed by Michael Curtiz Viewed on June 4, 1972 Commentary: Surprisingly good for late Curtiz. Alan Ladd has a...

A Woman's Vengeance (1948) directed by Alexander Korda Viewed on June 4, 1972 Commentary: Directed by Korda, but it's Aldous Huxley's...

Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) directed by Raoul Walsh Viewed on June 3, 1972 Commentary: I only caught the last hour of this and it...

The Baby of Macon (1993) directed by Peter Greenaway viewed on May 23, 2020 Synopsis: An old woman gives birth to a baby, viewed by...

20 Minutes of Love (1914) directed by Joseph Maddern, Charles Chaplin viewed on May 23, 2020 Plot: In the park, Charlie makes fun of a...

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995) directed by Les Blank seen on May 24, 2020 Comments: Infectious documentary...

The Fearmakers (1958) directed by Jacques Tourneur seen May 23, 2020 Synopsis: Alan Eaton has returned the US having been released from...

Mala Noche (1986) directed by Gus van Sant Viewed on July 18, 2019