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Dish of the Day

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). The motion picture, however, is an exhilarating creature feature, previously reviewed here. Them! will march on TCM Tuesday, February 17 at 3:15 pm PST.

Joan Weldon, Nuclear Mutated Ant

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All responses are not only welcomed but encouraged in the comments section below.

Hope to see you tomorrow.

A.G.

Dish of the Day (A Long Good Friday Edition)

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.

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Dish of the Day

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.

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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 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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Dish of the Day (A Lost Weekend Edition)

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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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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