John Carteret has long been depressed and lonely, because, at his wedding years ago Read More »
Monthly Archives: August 2023
The Threat (1949) Felix E. Feist, Michael O’Shea, Virginia Grey, Charles McGraw
At Folsom Prison, several inmates escape…including killer Arnold Kluger, who swore revenge Read More »
Nishi Ginza Station / Nishi Ginza ekimae (1958) Shôhei Imamura, Frank Nagai, Shin’ichi Yanagisawa, Hisano Yamaoka
This Japanese comedy is bookended by Frank Nagai’s title song, and Nagai keeps cropping up throughout the film Read More »
God of Gamblers Part III: Back to Shanghai / Do haap II: Seung Hoi taam do sing (1991) Jing Wong, Stephen Chow, Gong Li, Ray Lui
This film focuses on the disciple of the God of Gamblers, Chow Sing Cho Read More »
Darkness in Tallinn / Tallinn pimeduses (1993) Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Monika Mäger
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank Read More »
Admiral Yamamoto / Rengô kantai shirei chôkan: Yamamoto Isoroku (1968) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Yôko Tsukasa
As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto Read More »
The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner / Svetat e golyam i spasenie debne otvsyakade (2008) Stephan Komandarev, Predrag ‘Miki’ Manojlovic, Carlo Ljubek, Hristo Mutafchiev
The story of Alex, who, with the help of his charismatic grandfather Read More »
Life Marks / La vida mancha (2003) Enrique Urbizu, May Pascual, Gabriel Moreno, Alfonso Torregrosa
Fito, a truck driver, and Juana, an administrative assistant, live under the heavy Read More »
Son of the Gods (1930) Frank Lloyd, Richard Barthelmess, Constance Bennett, Anders Randolf
The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman Read More »
Secret Enemies (1942) Benjamin Stoloff, Craig Stevens, Faye Emerson, John Ridgely
Carl Becker, a young attorney becomes a counter espionage agent after an agent friend of his is murdered. Read More »