Category: Year in Film

Tokyo Twilight is a devastating film, full of tragedy, sadness, and internal suffering that is rarely caught on screen so eloquently. It’s a film of a…

In today’s world of digital media it is hard to really think of a time when print was truly king. Magazines are still around, but…

Multiple Personality Disorder is nothing to be scoffed at. Not these days, not way back in 1957, not ever. Mental illness and all the strands…

*** Spoilers Ahead *** If you subscribe to Disney+, you could do worse than opt to let Old Yeller into your home. A classic that…

Unrequited love is little different than a starving hummingbird who seeks the nectar of flowers, only to find them dried up and limp. Desperate for…

If someone asked you to name the first thing that pops in your head when you hear the term ‘50s melodrama, you’d probably say Douglas…

Until They Sail (directed by Robert Wise) is a World War Two romance set in New Zealand. Featuring the four Leslie sisters and their romantic…

Who says the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are not international? If we go way, way back to the 30th annual Academy Awards,…

Arthur Hiller’s 1979 cult classic, The In-laws, is in the truest sense of the word, a joyride, emphasis being on ‘ride’. What starts off with a…

This is part of a religion in film series, concerning spirituality in its many forms through the cinematic lens. In this article I will be…

If you haven’t seen Apocalypse Now, you simply haven’t lived. I mean it, it’s truly one of those must-see films, a true classic. This doesn’t…

Horror films in 1979 – hey maybe films of all genres to some degree – were all about style. Each of the films listed here…

Hayao Miyazaki is one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema. His contributions to animation have been essential for the evolution of that…

There’s a smidgen of satire in the opening of The Marriage of Maria Braun, as the title character is in the midst of the title…