4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 9, 2015

In a brief moment of so-called weakness, however, he writes an impassioned memo after he realizes he has gone away from his initial values of being a sports agent. The idealistic magnum opus he comes up with late one night is well received and yet it signals a real hitch...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 7, 2015

Act of Violence is an interesting post-war moral tale from director Fred Zinnemann. Frank (Van Heflin) returned home from war a hero. He now has a small child with his pretty young wife Edith (Janet Leigh) in the vibrant California town of Santa Lisa. Little is known about his P.O.W....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 7, 2015

Act of Violence is an interesting post-war moral tale from director Fred Zinnemann. Frank (Van Heflin) returned home from war a hero. He now has a small child with his pretty young wife Edith (Janet Leigh) in the vibrant California town of Santa Lisa. Little is known about his P.O.W....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 5, 2015

The film uses the motif of a mysterious lady who cannot be found as the jumping off point for this Film-Noir. It is this so called phantom lady ( who Scott Henderson (Alan Curtis) meets at a bar after having a spat with his wife. They lift each others spirits...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 5, 2015

The film uses the motif of a mysterious lady who cannot be found as the jumping off point for this Film-Noir. It is this so called phantom lady who Scott Henderson (Alan Curtis) meets at a bar after having a spat with his wife. They lift each others spirits and...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 2, 2015

I can say unflinchingly, without a single waver in my voice, that this is the best new release I’ve seen this year. Truth be told, I have not seen a whole lot of new films this year, buy even if I had, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl would...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on May 2, 2015

I can say unflinchingly, without a single waver in my voice, that this is the best new release I’ve seen this year. Truth be told, I have not seen a whole lot of new films this year, but even if I had, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl would...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 30, 2015

There are some fine pieces of intrigue in this modest WWII period film from Fritz Lang. The plot is based off real events in Czechoslovakia surrounding the assassination of Nazi Holocaust proponent Reinhold Heydrich. Mascha (Anna Lee) finds herself admidst a web of trouble when she helps a member of   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 30, 2015

There are some fine pieces of intrigue in this modest WWII period film from Fritz Lang. The plot is based off real events in Czechoslovakia surrounding the assassination of Nazi Holocaust proponent Reinhold Heydrich. Mascha (Anna Lee) finds herself admidst a web of trouble when she helps a member of   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 28, 2015

This is a surprisingly nice little film-noir that follows two brothers (George Raft and Humphrey Bogart) who make their meager living transporting loads of produce by night on a big rig. Despite the seemingly mundane topic, They Drive by Night has some juicy bits of drama as the brothers struggle to   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 28, 2015

This is a surprisingly nice little film-noir that follows two brothers (George Raft and Humphrey Bogart) who make their meager living transporting loads of produce by night on a big rig. Despite the seemingly mundane topic, They Drive by Night has some juicy bits of drama as the brothers struggle to   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 25, 2015

“How’d you get Diane Court to go out with you?” “I called her up.” “But how come it worked? I mean, like, what are you?” “I’m Lloyd Dobler.” She’s a brain, he’s not, sounds simple right? For such a basic premise Say Anything&   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 25, 2015

“How’d you get Diane Court to go out with you?” “I called her up.” “But how come it worked? I mean, like, what are you?” “I’m Lloyd Dobler.” She’s a brain, he’s not, sounds simple right? For such a basic premise Say Anything&   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 23, 2015

Certainly this newer addition to the work of Ghibli Studios and Miyazaki is not his best due to a lack of cohesion within the story-line and the rapid coming and going of characters. However, with that aside, as always the animated landscapes and backdrops are as beautifully breathtaking as ever....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 23, 2015

Certainly this newer addition to the work of Ghibli Studios and Miyazaki is not his best due to a lack of cohesion within the story-line and the rapid coming and going of characters. However, with that aside, as always the animated landscapes and backdrops are as beautifully breathtaking as ever....   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 22, 2015

Here is a high school teen comedy that is actually quite entertaining. Based off Jane Austen’s Emma, the story gets a 90s face lift. Cher is the quintessential ditsy Beverly Hills girl. She is popular, beautiful, and she knows how to dress. However, perhaps most importantly of all we learn...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 22, 2015

Here is a high school teen comedy that is actually quite entertaining. Based off Jane Austen’s Emma, the story gets a 90s face lift. Cher is the quintessential ditsy Beverly Hills girl. She is popular, beautiful, and she knows how to dress. However, perhaps most importantly of all we learn...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 20, 2015

This film originated from a Stephen King novella called Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The actress actually does play into this movie and her famed hair flip from Gilda even makes a memorable appearance. However, the shortening of the title not only simplifies things, but it refocuses the f   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 20, 2015

This film originated from a Stephen King novella called Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The actress actually does play into this movie and her famed hair flip from Gilda even makes a memorable appearance. However, the shortening of the title not only simplifies things, but it refocuses the f   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 20, 2015

This film originated from a Stephen King novella called Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The actress actually does play into this movie and her famed hair flip from Gilda even makes a memorable appearance. However, the shortening of the title not only simplifies things, but it refocuses the f   read more