• Me and My Gal
  • The Prizefighter and the Lady
  • He Who Must Die
  • Damn Yankees
  • All Night Long

My Top 10 "Discoveries" of 2020

Once again, it's time to haul out my list of first time watches that surprised me in one manner or…

  • Man with a Movie Camera
  • Van Gogh
  • The Day I Became a Woman
  • Hamlet
  • A Raisin in the Sun

Not New, But New to Me of 2020

Every feature film I saw for the first time in 2020, excepting "new" movies (anything from the last three years).…

  • Faust
  • Bedazzled
  • Bedazzled
  • Damn Yankees
  • Rosemary's Baby

What the Hell Kind of Contract Is That?: Faustian Bargains on Film

Want a great talent? How about your dream lover? Or success in your chosen career? The devil (or a suitable…

  • Little Women
  • One Child Nation
  • Holiday
  • For Sama
  • American Factory

52 Films by Women 2020

It's been a very productive challenge to do the last few years, so I'm back at it this year. The…

  • A Woman Under the Influence
  • Faces
  • Shadows
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie
  • Husbands

John Cassavetes, Ranked

Every John Cassavetes directed film, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

When I first started getting into Cassavetes' work,…

  • The Haunting
  • The Set-Up
  • The Sound of Music
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Executive Suite

Robert Wise, Ranked

Every Robert Wise directed film I've seen, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

Wise sometimes slips under the radar…

  • Out of the Past
  • Cat People
  • Night of the Demon
  • Nightfall
  • Wichita

Jacques Tourneur, Ranked

Every Jacques Tourneur directed feature length film I've seen, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

The son of famous…

  • Singin' in the Rain
  • On the Town
  • Charade
  • Damn Yankees
  • It's Always Fair Weather

Stanley Donen, Ranked

Every Stanley Donen directed film, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

Inspired by Fred Astaire's dancing in Flying Down…

  • The Prowler
  • M
  • King and Country
  • The Go-Between
  • Mr. Klein

Joseph Losey, Ranked

Every Joseph Losey directed feature length film I've seen, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

Likely because he doesn't…

  • Rififi
  • The Naked City
  • He Who Must Die
  • A Dream of ion
  • Thieves' Highway

Jules Dassin, Ranked

Every Jules Dassin directed feature film I've seen, ranked from my favorite to least favorite.

Though his name and first…