The Cinema Cafe

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

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

Driving Miss Daisy (1989) is an Academy Award winning film from the ‘80s briefly commented upon here, and will show Friday, February 20 at 5 pm PST.

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

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

One of the most intelligent and illuminating documentaries ever produced is Robert Epstein's 1984 feature The Times of Harvey Milk previously reviewed here and making another rare showing on TCM Thursday, February 19 at 1 pm PST.

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

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

My next selection is Gold Diggers of 1933 reviewed here.

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

Monday, February 16, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

This will be a really bad day for anyone who encounters Them! (the giant mutant ants that is).

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

Friday, February 13, 2026

This weekend on TCM:

Many readers have taken me to task for my inclusion of Casablanca on a list of “All that Glitters…”: The Overrated.

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

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until February 23rd):

A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter.  

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

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

One of David Lean's more ambitious projects may have turned out less artistically accomplished than its director intended. Still, it has many attributes making Doctor Zhivago well worth seeing.

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

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Tomorrow on TCM:

Director Don Siegel's follow-up to Dirty Harry was a little crime caper that comparatively few took notice of perhaps because its title didn't suggest anything too exciting on the cinematic menu. The fact that it starred the often comedic Walter Matthau may have also contributed to the public's confusion over just what kind of film Charley Varrick was.

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

Monday, February 9, 2026

Tonight on TCM:

Anyone who wishes to enjoy the Holiday spirit might want to pay a little visit to Ernst Lubitsch's The Shop Around the Corner (1940), previously reviewed here.