FILM FILINGS 8-10-24
Jordan Poss reviews Gladiator II and more; Witty reviews the 1951 Joseph Losey remake of the Fritz Lang classic “M”; Nathan Gilmore has something to say about Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons; Sam Stephens reviews the 1996 disaster epic Daylight starring Sylvester Stallone.
FILM FILINGS 2.4.24
In this edition of Film Filings, Jordan Poss reviews 2023 in filmwatching; Christopher Witty reviews a Mexican cinema classic; and three of our reviewers have different takes on Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron.
FILM FILINGS 9-30-23
In this Film Filings: An update about “Raymar”; Witty Writes About Nigel Kneale; Poss on Disney’s ‘Locomotive’; Stephens on Branagh’s ‘Henry’; Gilmore: A Peck On the Cheek, The Grey Zone, and Boyhood.
FILM FILINGS 6-17-23
Film Filings: Doctor Zhivago; British Film Noir; El Norte; The Madness of the King George
The Passion of Joan of Arc
This 1928 biographical film remains a landmark in cinema history as it continues to evoke strong emotion and reflection in those who experience Joan of Arc’s real life trial and execution at the hands of her captors.
Lang’s Dr. Mabuse: Reviewed
The horror wrapped inside this crime drama is named Dr. Mabuse, a genius in the criminal underworld, uninterested in personal gain—he is an ideological madman perpetuating crime to destroy society.