The Fallen Idol (1948) – Perspective Illustrated
Perspective counts as a foundation in the art of filmmaking, much like in any art in general. When you think of film noir, perspective is…
Bite the Bullet (1975) – Love Poem to America
Horses, train, guns, small town, and the wild –Richard Brooks’ Bite the Bullet got all these essential western ingredients. But it has more as Brooks…
Eyewitness (1970) – Sudden Terror
From Aesop’s fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf to Cornell Woolrich’s The Window (1949) and The Boy Cried Murder (1966), the story of a boy…
Necromancy (1972) – The End Justifies the Scenes
While there are a few scare moments in Bert I. Gordon’s Necromancy, it doesn’t get a full moment of appreciation until the very last scene…
Burning Secret (1988) – The Psychological Catch
Written and directed by Andrew Birkin, the British-German drama Burning Secret (1988) offers a story within a story that goes beyond the obvious in conveying…
The Third Man (1949)
Written by eminent English novelist Graham Greene, The Third Man (1949) by director Carol Reed combines crime, mystery, and tragedy into a fine blend of…
Ordet (1955) – The Ultimate Easter Story
Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) is widely considered the ultimate Christmas movie of all times. For Easter, one could say the same of…
The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
Disney must have been thinking of creating a family-friendly horror/thriller when it produced The Watcher in the Woods by John Hough and Vincent McEvee. It…
The Brothers Karamazov (1969)
To adapt a monumental literary masterpiece for the big screen without compromising part of its substance and/or spirit is a challenging goal. This shows yet…
The Night Porter (1974) – Engaging Minds and Morals
It was flaunted as the most controversial picture of its time, and not falsely. Even today, one can hardly watch Liliana Cavani’s The Night Porter…