In Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Casey’s Shadow (1978) Martin Ritt
Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. Read More »
Bunker Bean (1936) William Hamilton
Bunker Bean, a meek office clerk, has grandiose dreams but seems destined to remain forever in his lowly station. Read More »
Once Is Not Enough (1975) Guy Green
A young woman goes home to New York after a long stay in Europe. Read More »
A Primer for ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1970)
Primer on the meaning, techniques and background of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film Read More »
The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting (2003)
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas Read More »
Sea of Fear (2006) Andrew Schuth
One by one each of the seven passengers aboard a sailboat cruise begin to disappear. Read More »
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) Cy Endfield
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Read More »
The Same Storm (2021) Peter Hedges
A moving portrait of the lives of twenty-four characters during the spring and summer of 2020 during COVID-19. Read More »
The Public Enemy (1931) William A. Wellman
Tom Powers and Matt Doyle are best friends and fellow gangsters, their lives frowned upon by Tom’s straight laced brother Read More »