4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 17, 2018

Get Out seems like a simple enough premise. Ridiculously simple even. We’ve seen it millions of times in rom-coms or other fare. It’s the fateful day when the significant other is being taken to meet the parents. Whether they pass this test will have irreversible repercussions on the ent   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 15, 2018

“My father thanks you, My Mother Thanks you, My Sister Thanks you, and I Thank you.” – James Cagney as George M. Cohan I write this on Yankee Doodle Dandy’s 75 Anniversary on Memorial Day and I can say with much regret in my heart that it’s probably not nearly as...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 15, 2018

“My father thanks you, My Mother Thanks you, My Sister Thanks you, and I Thank you.” – James Cagney as George M. Cohan I write this on Yankee Doodle Dandy’s 75 Anniversary on Memorial Day and I can say with much regret in my heart that it’s probably not nearly as...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 13, 2018

“Blessed are the poor in spirit for their’s is the kingdom of heaven” With Frank Borzage taking on both WWI and WWII in his career it only makes sense that he would take on the event that in many ways bridged them — The Great Depression. It’s fairly early on...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 13, 2018

“Blessed are the poor in spirit for their’s is the kingdom of heaven” With Frank Borzage taking on both WWI and WWII in his career it only makes sense that he would take on the event that in many ways bridged them — The Great Depression. It’s fairly early on...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 11, 2018

I wrote an article quite a few years back where I considered what it would be like if and when an Asian made the leap toward a true leading role in Hollywood. The performers I put up for consideration were John Cho and Ken Jeong. Back then I thought they...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 11, 2018

I wrote an article quite a few years back where I considered what it would be like if and when an Asian made the leap toward a true leading role in Hollywood. The performers I put up for consideration were John Cho and Ken Jeong. Back then I thought they...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 9, 2018

Again, I must confess that I have not read yet another revered American Classic. I have not read A Farewell to Arms…But from the admittedly minor things I know about Hemingway’s prose and general tone, this film adaptation is certainly not a perfectly faithful translation of its source m   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 9, 2018

Again, I must confess that I have not read yet another revered American Classic. I have not read A Farewell to Arms…But from the admittedly minor things I know about Hemingway’s prose and general tone, this film adaptation is certainly not a perfectly faithful translation of its source m   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 7, 2018

If you’re worried about Johnny Farrell, don’t be. I hate him~Gilda And he hates you. That’s very apparent. But hate can be a very exciting emotion. Very exciting. Haven’t you noticed that?…There’s a heat in it that one can feel. Didn’t you feel it tonight? ~   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 7, 2018

If you’re worried about Johnny Farrell, don’t be. I hate him~Gilda And he hates you. That’s very apparent. But hate can be a very exciting emotion. Very exciting. Haven’t you noticed that?…There’s a heat in it that one can feel. Didn’t you feel it tonight? ~   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2018

The rain is pouring down. A group of men sits in silence in truck cabs their heads full of all sorts of thoughts. Two more sit in the rear hoping the explosives sitting in their stead don’t decide to go Kablooie over the next bump. Nary a word is spoken,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 5, 2018

The rain is pouring down. A group of men sits in silence in truck cabs their heads full of all sorts of thoughts. Two more sit in the rear hoping the explosives sitting in their stead don’t decide to go Kablooie over the next bump. Nary a word is spoken,...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 3, 2018

In the 1970s political paranoia involved issues in the realm of Watergate. Government conspiracy and that type of thing perfectly embodied by some of Alan Pakula’s best films. But it’s important to realize in order to better understand this particular thriller, the 1980s were a decade fr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 3, 2018

In the 1970s political paranoia involved issues in the realm of Watergate. Government conspiracy and that type of thing perfectly embodied by some of Alan Pakula’s best films. But it’s important to realize in order to better understand this particular thriller, the 1980s were a decade fr   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 1, 2018

Are you always drawn to the loveless and unfriended? ~ Edward Rochester When it’s deserved. ~ Jane Eyre I can still recall visiting the Bronte Parsonage, marveling at the fact that these sisters were able to have such a lasting impact on the world of literature — a world so...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on February 1, 2018

Are you always drawn to the loveless and unfriended? ~ Edward Rochester When it’s deserved. ~ Jane Eyre I can still recall visiting the Bronte Parsonage, marveling at the fact that these sisters were able to have such a lasting impact on the world of literature — a world so...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 30, 2018

In an animation market saturated by the likes of Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks, those that have become some of the foremost names of the latest wave of animation, we sometimes forget that there are other voices as well. Song of the Sea is one of those alternative stories that is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 30, 2018

In an animation market saturated by the likes of Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks, those that have become some of the foremost names of the latest wave of animation, we sometimes forget that there are other voices as well. Song of the Sea is one of those alternative stories that is...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on January 27, 2018

Bye Bye Birdie has sunshiny singalong written all over it even before we know the premise. The fact that it’s about the frenzy following the draft notice of a beloved hunky teenage heartthrob Conrad Birdie (a knowing amalgamation of Conway Twitty and Elvis) doesn’t help its case much. I   read more