Dark comedy about a seaside Punch and Judy man driven to distraction by his social climbing Read More »
Against All Odds (1984) Taylor Hackford, Rachel Ward
Terry Brogan, an aging football player in L.A., is cut early in the season; he needs money, so he takes a job Read More »
A Family Affair (1937) George B. Seitz
In this is the entry into the Andy Hardy series about a small town depression era family Read More »
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown (2008) Frank H. Woodward
Journey into the life and work of the weird fiction author who gave us the Cthulu mythos Read More »
Meet Me at the Fair (1953) Douglas Sirk
In 1904, Doc Tilbee, medicine show huckster and champion tall-tale teller Read More »
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks – Part 3: Rails (2003)
A system of freight railways carries raw materials and finished goods in and out of Shenyang. Read More »
Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks – Part 2: Remnants (2003)
Part II, called “Remnants,” and is set in a shantytown whose living conditions mirror the dilapidation of the state-run factories seen in Part I. Read More »
Slightly French (1949) Douglas Sirk, Dorothy Lamour
Movie director John Gayle is fired by his best friend, a producer. He goes to the beach and wanders into a carnival. Read More »
Miseria e nobiltà / Poverty and Nobility (1954)
“Miseria e Nobiltà” tells the story of the humble families of Felice Pasquale and his colleague Read More »
The Mother of All Lies (2023) Asmae El Moudir
A Moroccan woman’s search for truth tangles with a web of lies in her family history. Read More »