Thursday, November 12, 2026

THE ODYSSEY (2026)

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An epic hit with the hoi polloi , Christopher Nolan’s square-shouldered literalism was less embraced by academia, a bit sniffy at finding mo...
Wednesday, November 11, 2026

THE FALCON IN SAN FRANCISCO (1945)

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Another Hollywood detective series that finesses the business side of things.  Who employs this suave crime solver?  Is he paid for his serv...
Tuesday, November 10, 2026

THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (2016)

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With a long and fertile history of adaptation, top-tier Agatha Christie titles are no longer simply remade, but must be re-imagined.  Or so ...
Monday, November 9, 2026

L’AVVENTURA (1961)

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Michelangelo Antonioni was nearing 50, with a handful of impressive features behind him, when he found his true subject and broke thru inter...
Sunday, November 8, 2026

DAVID HARUM (1915; 1934)

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Small-town Americana from Edward Noyes Wescott’s best-selling (semi-autobiographical?) book about a curmudgeonly banker who secretly acts as...
Saturday, November 7, 2026

LADY IN A JAM (1942)

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Starting in early silent animation, but mostly celebrated for two best-of-their-kind mid-‘30s ensemble comedies: ‘screwball’ MY MAN GODFREY ...
Friday, November 6, 2026

THE BIG EASY (1986)

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Many a nit might be picked in this New Orleans set policier that’s really about the sexed up relationship between showboating Police Detect...
Wednesday, November 4, 2026

IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT / YEK TASADOF-E SADEH (2025)

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With decades of major award bait material ( Palme d'Or ; a rare Original Screenplay Oscar nom. on a foreign-language pic; dozens more on...
Tuesday, November 3, 2026

MEMORIAS DEL SUBDESARROLLO / MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT (1968)

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Was Tomás Gutiérrez Alea the only Cuban director to remain in the country and develop a significant international reputation?  This inventiv...