Film on the Internet: HOLLOW TRIUMPH
Steve Sekely’s Hollow Triumph was originally called The Man Who Murdered Himself, and I submit…
Year of the Month: Son of Griff on CROSSFIRE
It’s an oft-repeated story: Guy walks into a bar with his army buddies. Guy ends…
Tales from the Backlog: Vomas on 1947
I have far too many unwatched movies on my shelves. Follow me as I attempt…
Film on the Internet: DETOUR
Edgar G. Ulmer’s Detour (1945) puts viewers on a greased slide to doom. Baby-faced lounge…
Year of the Month: James Williams on THE HITCH-HIKER
If it’s difficult for female directors in Hollywood now, it was almost impossible in the…
Film on the Internet: DARK PASSAGE
Delmer Daves’s 1947 noir Dark Passage is like a complex lucid dream. It’s both stylish…
Film on the Internet: THE SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE
Michael Gordon’s The Secret of Convict Lake cannot live up to its title, which sounds…
Tales from the Dark Age: The End of an Error
I know I’ve spent this whole series trying to prove that the Dark Age of…
Film on the Internet: THE BLUE GARDENIA
Fritz Lang’s The Blue Gardenia feels like film noir poured into a Hays Code corset…
Film on the Internet: DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS
Devil in a Blue Dress is now on Tubi, allowing me to finish off my…