Last year's list from the 1940s Please note that all genre films will have their own postings later in this journey. You’d think from...

My 1930s discoveries from last year Because I’ve largely eliminated genre pictures from these lists (they’ll be covered separately), I...

The Asphalt Jungle (MGM, 1950) directed by John Huston The Asphalt Jungle is widely considered one of the greatest heist movies of all...

If you’re new to my monthly Film Noir Releases posts, welcome! My goal is to cover all the first-time releases to Blu-ray and DVD,...

Sunset Boulevard (Paramount, 1950) directed by Billy Wilder Okay, so I don't have anything to say about this film yet, because our Great...

Dark Passage (Warner Bros., 1947) directed by Delmer Daves There was a time when I dismissed Dark Passage as a picture containing too...

The Desperate Hours (Paramount, 1955) directed by William Wyler I find home invasion movies both fascinating and disturbing. According to...

Nightmare Alley (20th Century Fox, 1947) directed by Edmund Goulding Tyrone Power was tired of going back and forth as the romantic lead...

Sorry, Wrong Number (Paramount, 1948) directed by Anatole Litvak “What does a dame like you want with a guy like me?” This line points to...

The Breaking Point (Warner Bros., 1950) directed by Michael Curtiz I just finished watching A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), and although it’s...

Born to Kill (RKO, 1947) directed by Robert Wise Born to Kill was directed by Robert Wise, universally recognized as one of the nicest...

Three Strangers (Warner Bros., 1946) directed by Jean Negulesco Three Strangers is an unconventional noir containing a supernatural...

They Won’t Believe Me (RKO, 1947) directed by Irving Pichel “He’s been a bad husband and a bad citizen. But did he commit murder?” That’s...

Laura (20th Century Fox, 1944) directed by Otto Preminger If my Letterboxd entry is correct (and I suspect it is not), the last time I...

Quantez (1957) Directed by Harry Keller Produced by Gordon Kay Screenplay by R. Wright Campbell Story by Anne Edwards, R. Wright Campbell...

The Art of American Screen Acting, 1912-1960 (2018) Dan Callahan McFarland & Company Trade paperback, 242 pages Includes 28 photos,...

Edmond O’Brien: Everyman of Film Noir (2018) Derek Sculthorpe McFarland & Company 246 pages Includes an appendix of O’Brien’s...

He’s the voice of the Magic Mirror in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), the first movie I ever saw in a theater, which means that...

Even though there's plenty of time to squeeze in another movie or two in 2020, I think this is going to do it. What a year... My December...

Continuing my journey through the decades with the best movies I watched for the first time from the 1930s. I'm a little better versed on...