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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, November 24, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

For those who enjoy the best in creative romantic comedy, be sure to tune in for 1959’s Pillow Talk (reviewed here) Tuesday, November 25th at 5 pm PST.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, November 21, 2025

This weekend on TCM:

If I was in charge of choosing a single film noir for someone only willing to see one in the entire canon, I would select Double Indemnity (1944) as its most fulfilling and accomplished representative.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Currently available at Watch TCM (until December 2nd):

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), previously reviewed here, is loaded with multi-faceted insights and hidden rumination on human relationships providing viewers with much to ponder long after this tale of romantic obsession ends.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

Lee Marvin stars in the explosive and stylish thriller Point Blank (1967).

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

My next TCM recommendation is a fairly well known thriller from the 1970s starring Dustin Hoffman. Marathon Man (1976) also happens to be one of this site’s Top Ten Guilty Treasures here and will run on TCM Wednesday, November 19 at 7:15 pm PST.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Monday, November 17, 2025

Today on TCM:

Dark Passage (1947) is a wildly engrossing film noir that combines the best of romance with the best of noir in the best location for both: San Francisco.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Friday, November 14, 2025

This weekend on TCM:

There have been quite a few movies centred around boxing over the years from 1937’s Kid Galahad to 2018’s Creed II with plenty of standouts in-between such as 1947’s Body and Soul, 1956’s Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1962’s Requiem for a Heavyweight, 1972’s Fat City and 1980’s Raging Bull. None of these, however, get as straight to the punchline as 1949’s knockout noir The Set-Up, previously reviewed here.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket do not want to miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotically mesmerising drama.

Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Tomorrow on TCM:

MGM's 1952 musical Singin' in the Rain was not adapted from a theatrical production though the film was later turned into one being first presented on stage in 1983.