Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, March 2, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Next up is Alfred Hitchcock's dazzling thriller, Foreign Correspondent (1940), previously reviewed here. His main character’s precarious globe trotting assignment will begin Tuesday, March 3rd at 3:45 am PST.
(From left) Some guy reading a newspaper, Joel McCrea
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
In my review of Casablanca, I made some criticism regarding its emotionally underwhelming Parisian flashback. Prior to this film, however, Casablanca's producer Hal Wallis and one of its contributing writers, Casey Robinson, made Now, Voyager (1942) where the romance witnessed from start to finish comes alive with fervour, maturity and elegance.
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
What better way for film lovers to celebrate cinema's diversity after watching a serious drama like the previous selection, than to partake in the light-hearted, almost make-believe world of a Princess' Roman Holiday (1953)?
Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
The more psychologically disturbing, (than monstrously horrifying) 1941 version of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has Spencer Tracy in the title role. This was previously critiqued here.
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:
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.
