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Monthly Archives: August 2025
The Mark of Cain (1947) Brian Desmond Hurst, Eric Portman, Sally Gray, Patrick Holt

An attractive young French girl instigates rivalry between two brothers Read More »
Wolf Lake (1980) Burt Kennedy, Rod Steiger, David Huffman, Robin Mattson

War veterans visit a lakeside cabin for a week of shooting, drinking, etc. but find the cabin being looked after by a young caretaker named David. Read More »
Betsy’s Wedding (1990) Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Joey Bishop

The very different fashion student Betsy Hopper and investment banker Jake Lovell are getting married. Read More »
Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920) Paul Wegener, Carl Boese, Albert Steinrück, Ernst Deutsch

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem – a giant creature made of clay. Read More »
Fireflies / Hotarubi (1958) Heinosuke Gosho, Chikage Awashima, Junzaburô Ban, Ayako Wakao

Tose got incredibly lucky to go from being the peasants’ daughter to the owner of a famous inn. Read More »
Diva (1981) Jean-Jacques Beineix, Wilhelmenia Fernandez, Frédéric Andréi, Roland Bertin

Two tapes, two Parisian mob killers, one corrupt policeman, an opera fan, a teenage thief Read More »
The Radiant Prince / Shin Genji monogatari (1961) Kazuo Mori, Raizô Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hanayo Sumi

Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother Read More »
Graduation / Bacalaureat (2016) Cristian Mungiu, Adrian Titieni, Maria Dragus, Lia Bugnar

Romeo Aldea (49), a physician living in a small mountain town in Transylvania, has raised his daughter Eliza Read More »
Beauty / Skoonheid (2011) Oliver Hermanus, Deon Lotz, Charlie Keegan, Michelle Scott

Portrait of a closeted gay husband/father living a life of quiet middle-aged desperation who becomes fixated Read More »