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Dish of the Day

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

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until March 25th):

Filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 magnum opus Apocalypse Now (the “Theatrical Version” reviewed here) has been canonised by its opening alone: perhaps the most hypnotically captivating introduction in the history of cinema.

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Dish of the Day

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

Monday, February 2, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until February 27th):

This next must-see TCM film recommendation is Italian director Vittorio De Sica's neo-realist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette), one of the most emotionally devastating films of all time (See: Top Ten: World Cinema Treasures).

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Dish of the Day

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

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until February 9th):

Although starting out as quite the common man, circumstances will turn this rather nondescript accountant played by Edmond O'Brien, into a kind of noir superhero in D.O.A. (1950) previously recommended here.

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Dish of the Day


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

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Currently available at Watch TCM (until January 10th):


Next is a sterling example of how to present complex and enthralling characters, all of whom develop naturally while still holding our intense fascination: Citizen Kane (1941).

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