Video Essays from 2022
I didn't create as many video essays as I would've liked, but I alway enjoy putting these together and hope you'll enjoy watching one or...
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awolverton77
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
The Best of our Great Movies Virtual Discussions for 2022
My cohost Darnice and I had some outstanding virtual discussions this year with some outstanding special guests. The following is a list...
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awolverton77
- Aug 1
- 1 min
Film Noir New Releases for August 2022
Here are the new releases for August 2022, mostly region B releases. Plus... I believe I neglected to post the July releases last month....
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awolverton77
- Jul 1
- 5 min
Dead Reckoning (1947) - Columbia Noir #5: Humphrey Bogart
Dead Reckoning (1947) directed by John Cromwell part of the Columbia Noir #5: Humphrey Bogart box set from Indicator (PLEASE NOTE: This...
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awolverton77
- May 29
- 1 min
Film Noir New Releases for June 2022
Right now I'm only posting the video version of my report on new releases in film noir and neo-noir. Thanks for watching!
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awolverton77
- May 25
- 3 min
Hollywood Story (1951), or "Richard Conte Lite"
Hollywood Story (1951) William Castle Before he became the gimmick master of thrillers and horror movies in the late ‘50s, William Castle...
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awolverton77
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Forgotten Film Noir? The Big Operator (1959)
The Big Operator (1959) Charles F. Haas If you'd rather watch this review, here you go: Recycling? Not a new thing, not at all. Movie...
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awolverton77
- Apr 1
- 5 min
Film Noir New Releases for April 2022
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,...
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awolverton77
- Dec 9, 2021
- 4 min
Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1940s
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...
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awolverton77
- Dec 8, 2021
- 4 min
Best Discoveries of 2021: The 1930s
My 1930s discoveries from last year Because I’ve largely eliminated genre pictures from these lists (they’ll be covered separately), I...
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awolverton77
- Dec 1, 2021
- 7 min
The Asphalt Jungle (1950): A Love Story?
The Asphalt Jungle (MGM, 1950) directed by John Huston The Asphalt Jungle is widely considered one of the greatest heist movies of all...
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awolverton77
- Nov 28, 2021
- 6 min
Film Noir New Releases for December 2021
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,...
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awolverton77
- Nov 15, 2021
- 1 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 14: Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (Paramount, 1950) directed by Billy Wilder Okay, so I don't have anything to say about this film yet, because our Great...
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awolverton77
- Nov 12, 2021
- 2 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 12: Dark Passage (1947)
Dark Passage (Warner Bros., 1947) directed by Delmer Daves There was a time when I dismissed Dark Passage as a picture containing too...
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awolverton77
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 10: The Desperate Hours (1955)
The Desperate Hours (Paramount, 1955) directed by William Wyler I find home invasion movies both fascinating and disturbing. According to...
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awolverton77
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 9: Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Alley (20th Century Fox, 1947) directed by Edmund Goulding Tyrone Power was tired of going back and forth as the romantic lead...
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awolverton77
- Nov 8, 2021
- 3 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 8: Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
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...
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awolverton77
- Nov 7, 2021
- 4 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 7: The Breaking Point (1950)
The Breaking Point (Warner Bros., 1950) directed by Michael Curtiz I just finished watching A Bullet Is Waiting (1954), and although it’s...
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awolverton77
- Nov 6, 2021
- 3 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 6: Born to Kill (1947)
Born to Kill (RKO, 1947) directed by Robert Wise Born to Kill was directed by Robert Wise, universally recognized as one of the nicest...
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awolverton77
- Nov 6, 2021
- 2 min
Noirvember 2021, Episode 5: Three Strangers (1946)
Three Strangers (Warner Bros., 1946) directed by Jean Negulesco Three Strangers is an unconventional noir containing a supernatural...
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