The Cinema Cafe

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

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

Next up is Baby Face (1933), the Pre-Code sensation starring Barbara Stanwyck, reviewed here, and making her spirited appearance on Friday, May 15 at 3:30 pm PDT.

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

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Today on TCM:

A Top Ten Western is Sam Peckinpah's elegiac Ride the High Country (1962), coming in at number 4 on the list here and will ride into TCM territory Wednesday, May 13 at 1:30 pm PDT. 

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Today on TCM:

"And then I saw her - coming out of the sun. And I knew why Whit didn't care about that 40 grand." 

Out of the Past, is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here. 

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

Monday, May 11, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

Barbara Stanwyck stars as a devoted wife trying to save her husband (played by Barry Sullivan) but equally determined to match wits against killer Ralph Meeker in order to do so, in the previously recommended (here) noir, 1953's Jeopardy.

Just some thoughts on current happenings:

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

Friday, May 8, 2026

Sunday on TCM:

Next up is Satyajit Ray’s 1955 masterpiece Pather Panchali, his first in the “Apu” trilogy, previously reviewed here.

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

Thursday, May 7, 2026

In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema will present Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1982) on Friday, May 8th at 8:30 pm.

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

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

No Name on the Bullet (1959)

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

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until May 12th):

John Ford's 1956 masterpiece The Searchers, previously reviewed here, is Top Ten Western #2 and is as likely as any film to provide one with a truly unforgettable, rich and rewarding movie watching experience.