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Kinda loved the love triangle that was forming between all the leads but then Claudette Colbert's character randomly gets the same career trajectory as hawk tuah girl (not a sentence I'd ever thought I'd write 😭) and it couldn't rekindle any of that same romance. Ray Milland looked delectable in this though.

Watched on Tuesday February 18, 2025.

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Watched on Monday January 20, 2025.

Technicolor melodrama is so my shit. Technicolor melodrama with gay subtext and a delicious wardrobe is definitely my shit. Most of this film is just people dramatically storming out of places in their cars but.... the *colors* 🤌🏽

Watched on Sunday January 12, 2025.

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Watched on Thursday January 9, 2025.

Jean Simmons' cheekbones could cut glass. I love that the whole movie is just Robert Mitchum trying to project indifference but still succumbing to her time and time again. And you know what, I get him!!

Watched on Saturday January 4, 2025.

Watched on Friday January 3, 2025.

starting 2025 as god intended (hearing carole lombard cry "MY POOF" in a swedish accent)

The poster promises the typical sensationalist atomic-age fare, but the actual film is deeply subdued and depressing. The way it was shot alone felt like I was watching a 40s Italian neorealist film. So many stark scenes, and the story takes a more psychological angle than a merely practical, survival one. It's also just sad how the sexist and racist plot lines aren't even farfetched, even in an apocalyptic hellscape with only 5 people 🫠

Watched on Thursday December 19, 2024.

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rfk jr would actually self-combust while watching this i think

Watched on Wednesday November 6, 2024.

While a lot of noir is rooted in fatalism and luck of the draw, Strange Fascination is largely controlled by the protagonist's own bad decisions and mental torment. Even the seemingly femme fatale is given more humanity and comion than most in the genre. It definitely leans more toward a character study and drama, but it's a really refreshing change of pace!

Watched on Tuesday October 29, 2024.

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still feels like something is missing... unfortunately not my favorite leo mccarey film released in 1937 nor my favorite screwball released in 1937, but the bar was high!!

now i'm wondering, did cary grant film the opening scene on a tanning bed and decide to sport that look for the rest of his life, or was his tanning already notorious in the 30s and the scene was written in for him?? 🧐

Criterion Channel really stretched the definition of "vacation noir" to mean "one-minute scene of Rhonda Fleming by a pool", huh. But I'm not mad about it! The film leaves more questions than answers (and the majority of it is a desert survival thriller with a Robert Ryan voiceover), but it's gorgeous to look at, at least. Blues, greens, and Rhonda Fleming all look unreal in technicolor.

Watched on Friday August 2, 2024.

Watched on Wednesday July 31, 2024.

"So this is what happens to the dreams of youth."

There's so much melancholy in escapism. Spending a whole lifetime chasing, but resigned in the present. A midcentury, suburban hellscape where you latch onto a promotion that never comes and boat rides in the summer. And, what then? Even when you change your face, your home, and your profession, you still think, if I could only do it again, it would be different, I swear. Seconds is the literal embodiment of the discontentment in never being able to escape from yourself.

This review may contain spoilers.

A fun guessing game is trying to predict the ending of an Old Hollywood romance. Ninety-nine percent of the time, happy endings. That other 1% is always a small possibility, but you think, surely they'll find a way to acquit William Powell of murder, and Kay Francis' mysterious illness is not as serious after all. Nope!! It hits like a sucker punch.

Watched on Monday July 29, 2024.

Films I’ve watched that feature amusement parks, carnivals, circuses (and the like), either as a main setting or for at least one significant scene in the plot. Wanted to make a list to share my fascination with these places in connection to older cinema 🤡

• Carnival of Souls
• Strangers on a Train
• Freaks
• Nightmare Alley
• The Lady from Shanghai
• Gun Crazy
• The Man Who Laughs
• Brighton Rock
• Woman on the Run
• Speedy

...plus 17 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Elevator to the Gallows
• Sweet Smell of Success
• Marty
• Shadows
• Nights of Cabiria
• The 400 Blows
• Paris Blues
• Goodbye Again
• Rififi
• The Apartment

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

i tried to organize this into a flow chart and it hurt my brain

• The Grass Is Greener

  Kerr-Mitchum-Grant-Simmons

• From Here to Eternity

  Kerr-Lancaster-Sinatra

• Separate Tables

  Kerr-Lancaster

• The Gypsy Moths

  Kerr-Lancaster

• Marriage on the Rocks

  Kerr-Sinatra

• An Affair to

  Kerr-Grant

• Dream Wife

  Kerr-Grant

• Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison

  Kerr-Mitchum

• The Sundowners

  Kerr-Mitchum

• Reunion at Fairborough

  Kerr-Mitchum

...plus 25 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

"you run your halloween watchlists like the NAVY" —emily

• Dracula's Daughter
• The Flesh and the Fiends
• Dracula
• The Unsuspected
• Night Monster
• The Reptile
• The Beast with Five Fingers
• You'll Find Out
• Torture Garden
• Dementia 13

...plus 46 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

a watchlist of mostly hammer horror and some random films that have been accumulating in my other halloween lists for years... will i finally watch nosferatu... probably not.....

• The Brides of Dracula
• Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
• Fanatic
• Nightmare
• The Plague of the Zombies
• The Gorgon
• Paranoiac
• The Kiss of the Vampire
• Captain Clegg
• The Shadow of the Cat

...plus 47 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

ordered roughly chronologically from early spring to late summer, but my memory fails me on some

• Cluny Brown
• A Tale of Springtime
• Enchanted April
• Ball of Fire
• A Kiss Before Dying
• The Smiling Lieutenant
• The Grass Is Greener
• When Ladies Meet
• One Hour with You
• Peyton Place

...plus 19 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

here's my 2019 watchlist if you want more recs!

• Bride of Frankenstein
• The Comedy of Terrors
• Hocus Pocus
• Doctor X
• The Addams Family
• The Strange Door
• The Walking Dead
• The Incredible Shrinking Man
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Masque of the Red Death

...plus 66 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

here we go

• Frankenstein
• Dracula
• The Wolf Man
• Taste of Fear
• The Cat and the Canary
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• The Night Comes Too Soon
• The Unknown
• The Bad Seed
• The Incredible Shrinking Man

...plus 68 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• Pillow Talk
• Indiscreet
• Deg Woman

Just wanted to compile a list highlighting the use of San Francisco as a backdrop to many older films, especially noirs!! It's the perfect cinematic city, and it looks especially striking in black and white cinematography. The prominence of the location almost feels like a ing character in most of these films.

Excluded Vertigo (b/c it’s color) and Experiment in Terror (b/c it’s from the 60s). I like my lists to be very specific lol. (Still need to watch The Sniper (1952)!)

• Dark age
• The Maltese Falcon
• Out of the Past
• The Lady from Shanghai
• The Man Who Cheated Himself
• Where Danger Lives
• D.O.A.
• Woman on the Run
• The House on Telegraph Hill
• Sudden Fear

...plus 3 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

(Read the notes or else none of these recommendations will make sense!)

A curated list of pre-1967 movie recommendations based on modern movie comparisons. A lot of these are not comparable plot-wise, but I included them if they elicit similar feelings, settings, genres, etc.

I mainly made this as a resource for people trying to step out of their comfort zones and are in need of specific recs. I obviously only included films I’ve personally watched (which is not that vast or diverse compared to some people!), but feel free to chime in with your own in the comments.

Really hope this is helpful!

DEC 19 EDIT: I added Notorious, Game Night + The Thin Man, To Be or Not to Be, and Mildred Pierce to the original list!

DEC 22 EDIT: All the recommendations y'all have suggested. I haven't seen all of them, so I can't comment on if they're good comparisons or not, but hopefully you discover some good films! Thanks to everyone for replying!

Drive + Shane
First Reformed + Diary of a Country Priest, Winter Light
Goodfellas + Little Caesar
The Great Beauty + La Dolce Vita
There Will Be Blood + Treasure of the Sierra Madre (classic American tale of corruption and greed set in the desert)
Lost Highway + Kiss Me Deadly (intense, unconventional take on a noir setup) and Meshes of the Afternoon (striking surrealist imagery with themes of identity confusion)
The Shape of Water + Creature From the Black Lagoon
Ocean's Eleven + The Killing
Eyes Without A Face + The Skin I Live In
You've Got Mail + Shop Around the Corner

• Amélie

  Looking For:

  [a] Incredibly sweet and extremely lovable female progtagonists.

  [b] A touch of romance.

  [c] Happiness.

• Cluny Brown

  Amélie: [a] [b] [c]

• Phantom Thread

  Looking For:

  [a] Direct film references used.

  [b] English and/or very gothic vibes.

  [c] Poisonous partners.

• Rebecca

  Phantom Thread: [a] [b]

  (An extremely obvious choice, but excellent nonetheless.)

• The ionate Friends

  Phantom Thread: [a] [b]

  (New Years Eve and the Alps scenes in this film are directly referenced in Phantom Thread!)

• Madeleine

  Phantom Thread: [b] [c]

• Dragonwyck

  Phantom Thread: [b]

• Notorious

  Phantom Thread: [c]

• Lady Bird

  Looking For:

  [a] Strained mother-daughter relationships where the daughter is embarrassed by her upbringing.

  [b] A film ending that will leave you shattered.

• Stella Dallas

  Lady Bird: [a] [b]

  (I know this seems like an extremely far-fetched choice since the film doesn't focus on the daughter, but it's still really applicable!)

...plus 126 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

miriam hopkins stars in like, 3 of these

• The Philadelphia Story
• Design for Living
• Trouble in Paradise
• Casablanca
• These Three
• Wife vs. Secretary
• High Society
• Some Like It Hot

• Rebecca
• The Uninvited
• The Spiral Staircase
• Dragonwyck
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

this is my favorite, highly specific film sub-genre and i'm desperately looking for some good recommendations!

(march 28 edit: i've only seen 44% of these films!)

• Before Sunrise
• Cléo from 5 to 7
• Certified Copy
• Call Me by Your Name
• Before Midnight
• Before Sunset
• The Green Ray
• A Bigger Splash
• Copenhagen
• Meet Me in Montenegro

...plus 10 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

• The Innocents
• Phantom Thread
• The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
• The Spiral Staircase
• The Uninvited
• House on Haunted Hill
• Dial M for Murder
• Lifeboat
• Strangers on a Train
• Angel Face

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

I've only seen a handful of silent films in my lifetime, but I'm trying to change that. If you're in a similar position as myself— and want to get into silent films and don't know where to start— I hope my small watchlist can help a little!

If you have any recommendations that you think I'll enjoy, please feel free to leave a comment!

• The General
• Metropolis
• The Cameraman
• Steamboat Bill, Jr.
• The ion of Joan of Arc
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
• Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
• The Artist
• The Phantom of the Opera
• The Big Parade

...plus 22 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

A year ago I would constantly tell myself I wanted to get into classic films more, but all my attempts led me to boredom. Thankfully, I got myself out of that mindset, and now the world of cinema is expansive and my options are never limited.

If you're in the same boat as I was a year ago, here's a list of introductory films that will keep you entertained and will (hopefully) open your mind to watching classic films from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, & 60s that are not in this list.

The main function of this is to introduce you to films that are entertaining and will hold your attention. You'll never say "old films" or "black & white" films are boring ever again ((hopefully)) :-)

(This list is a companion to my "documentaries for people who want to watch more documentaries but don’t know where to start" list.)

MARCH 24 EDIT: Anything listed after Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is an addition to the original list. I took the recommendations from the comments (only the films I've watched myself). Thank you all! :)

• All About Eve
• Safety Last!
• Roman Holiday
• The Night of the Hunter
• Sunset Boulevard
• The Apartment
• North by Northwest
• The Red Shoes
• Some Like It Hot
• 12 Angry Men

...plus 41 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

all the french new wave films recommended to me that i still haven't seen. i'm gonna be a real cinephile and watch these films this week.

• The 400 Blows
• Handsome Serge
• Contempt
• Elevator to the Gallows
• Hiroshima Mon Amour
• Eyes Without a Face
• Jules and Jim
• Last Year at Marienbad
• Donkey Skin
• The Soft Skin

...plus 4 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

title says it all

• O.J.: Made in America
• The Thin Blue Line
• Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
• Amy
• Citizenfour
• Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
• The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst
• Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
• Close-Up
• Man on Wire

...plus 92 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

tracking my progress in the criterion channel's Essential Art House list on filmstruck.

still have a long way to go.

• Safety Last!
• À Nous la Liberté
• M
• Vampyr
• Zero for Conduct
• The 39 Steps
• Pygmalion
• The Rules of the Game
• The Gold Rush
• Henry V

...plus 35 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.