Oct 20, 2017
Film Recommendation: Casablanca (1942)
The endlessly quotable Casablanca stars Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman as star-crossed lovers in the midst of the Second World War....
Sep 15, 2017
Film Recommendation: The Red Shoes (1948)
Lauded by film buffs (including director Martin Scorsese) as one of the most perfect movies ever made, The Red Shoes uses grand,...
Sep 8, 2017
Film Review: Ben-Hur (2016)
Ben-Hur, the most recent big-screen adaptation of Lew Wallace’s novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of Christ, stars Jack Huston (of the Huston...
Feb 24, 2017
Movie References: La La Land and Casablanca
The swooping, breath-taking, masterfully presented musical La La Land plays homage to many classic Hollywood films, but perhaps none more...
Dec 23, 2016
TV Review: The Hollow Crown: Henry IV Part 2 (2012)
Shortly after the defeat of Harry Percy’s rebellion against King Henry IV (Jeremy Irons), Henry IV Part 2 finds Prince Hal (Tom...
Dec 16, 2016
TV Review: The Hollow Crown: Henry IV Part 1 (2012)
Following Richard II in Shakespeare’s Henriad tetralogy, which is adapted by the BBC in the four-part The Hollow Crown mini-series, Henry...
Dec 10, 2016
TV Review: The Hollow Crown: Richard II (2012)
Part one of the four-part The Hollow Crown, the BBC’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henriad tetralogy, Richard II charts the last two years...
Nov 18, 2016
Film Review: Modern Times (1936)
A zippy, clever, and meaningful comedy classic, Modern Times depicts Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp persona caught up in the industrial...
Mar 18, 2016
Film Review: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
In 1940s, black-and-white classic The Maltese Falcon, protagonist Samuel Spade (Humphrey Bogart) is a sardonic private investigator...
