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. U.S. TCM subscribers unfamiliar with this motion picture have the chance to find out Wednesday, February 11 at 7 pm PST. It is also a previously reviewed Blu-ray recommendation here.
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Hope to see you tomorrow.
A.G.
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.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, February 6, 2026
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Umberto D. is a previous TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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A true romance film and of the highest artistic calibre has been reviewed in Opening Up a Treasure: Brief Encounter.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Next on my list of films to watch is King Kong (1933). I have reviewed this motion picture with a focus on its musical score here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
RKO’s Tension at Table Rock is an obscure western from 1956, previously reviewed here and making a rare but welcome appearance on TCM Wednesday February 4th at 7:15 am PST.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, February 2, 2026
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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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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, January 30, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
John Ford's The Searchers (1956) is reviewed here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, January 29, 2026
In Santa Monica (part of greater Los Angeles) California, TheAmerican Cinematheque Aero Theatre will present Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966, as part of this film’s 60th Anniversary) on Thursday, January 29th at 7:30 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
In London, United Kingdom The Prince Charles Cinema is presenting Jaws (1975, a 4K presentation) Thursday, January 29th at 3:15 pm.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Rain Man (1988) is another Academy Award winning film from the ‘80s briefly commented upon here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, January 19, 2026
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1974's Freebie and the Bean is a cautious recommendation since it is one of my personal Top Ten Guilty Treasures and is about as non-P.C. as a film can get.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, January 16, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
Anthony Mann’s laser-like focus on his characters’ deep-rooted psychological clashes of will makes this film noir western exhilarating, tension-filled and one of extreme efficiency and excellence. 1953’s The Naked Spur, previously reviewed here, will be shown on Saturday, January 17 at 5 pm PST.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, January 15, 2026
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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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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Today on TCM:
Next up is The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968), a previous TCM recommendation here.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Today on TCM:
My next TCM recommendation is 1947’s Nora Prentiss portrayed by Ann Sheridan.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Monday, January 12, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
MGM contract player Robert Taylor appeared in a startling number of excellent films. Johnny Eager (1941), a previous recommendation here, is one of them.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Friday, January 9, 2026
This weekend on TCM:
Besieged with production problems, the film sometimes wrongfully criticised because of them, this next TCM recommendation is, nevertheless, an accomplished and splendorous piece of dramatically dynamic adventure storytelling: the 1962 version of Mutiny on the Bounty, reviewed here and showing on TCM Saturday, January 10 at 10:45 am PST.
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Just some film musings of a more succinct, spontaneous and sometimes seditious nature:
Thursday, January 8, 2026
Tomorrow on TCM:
Fans of film noir who haven't seen John Brahm's 1946 The Locket do not want to miss the opportunity to experience this hypnotically mesmerising drama.
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