Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Today on TCM:
From 1968 is one of the horror genre’s most influential entries: George A. Romero’s cult classic Night of the Living Dead, a previous TCM recommendation here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, July 3, 2026
#Note: Due to my extensive travels, Dish of the Day will be suspended until Monday, July 13th. For further TCM recommendations until then, please see this month’s “Now Listen to Me… “ column.
Today and this weekend on TCM:
A top film noir recommendation is Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross (1949) with Burt Lancaster and Yvonne De Carlo imbuing their characters with passion and complex individuality.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Today on TCM:
Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958) 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, July 1, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 9th):
Stirling Hayden does not portray the criminal mastermind (that honour goes to actor Sam Jaffe) in this next TCM recommendation: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), previously recommended here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Currently available at Watch TCM (until July 25th):
From 1968 comes one of the horror genre’s most influential entries: George A. Romero’s cult classic Night of the Living Dead, a previous TCM recommendation here.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, June 29, 2026
Today on TCM:
One of the first films to deal with homosexuality in a mature and sophisticated manner was the 1961 British suspense film Victim, reviewed here and showing on TCM Monday, June 29 at 12:30 pm PDT.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, June 26, 2026
Today and this weekend 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 (1947), is one of film noir's finest and most highly recommended here. She will arrive Friday, June 26th at 5 pm PDT.
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