Milquetoast small-town store clerk Johnny Goodlittle is smitten with his boss’s pretty daughter Read More »
The Colossus of New York (1958) Eugène Lourié, John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger
Jeremy Spensser, genius humanitarian, is killed in an accident just after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Read More »
Brother of the Wind (1973) Dick Robinson, Leon Ames
Brave wilderness man lets wolves live, who later rescue him from an attacking bear. Awesome. Read More »
Suzhou River AKA Su Zhou he (2000) Ye Lou, Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty Read More »
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) John Ford, Eddie Foster, Martin Garralaga
A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines Read More »
Tintin and the Blue Oranges AKA Tintin et les oranges bleues (1964) Philippe Condroyer, Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Félix Fernández
In this live-action adaptation of the comic, Professor Calculus has just written a book called “The Earth is Starving”. Read More »
Once Around the Park AKA Un tour de manège (1989) Pierre Pradinas, Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet, Thierry Gimenez
Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. Read More »
Till Death Do We Scare AKA Xiao sheng pa pa (1982) Chia-Yung Liu, Alan Tam, Olivia Cheng, Eric Tsang
A widow’s former husbands’ ghosts conspire to set her up with a radio personality. Read More »
Battlefield Baseball AKA Jigoku Kôshien (2003) Yudai Yamaguchi, Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Itô, Hideo Sakaki
Battlefield Baseball is a tough game–it doesn’t end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. Read More »
Acts of the Apostles AKA Atti degli apostoli (1969) Roberto Rossellini, Bradai, Edoardo Torricella, Jacques Dumur
The spread of Christianity, according to Luke’s account, 30 years after the departure of Jesus Read More »