4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 24, 2016

We are met with a deluge of drums, explosions, and the unmistakable voice of Bono murmuring over the credits. The year is 1974 in Guilford England, the Irish Republic Army is as belligerent as ever, and right from the beginning director Jim Sheridan’s In the Name of the Father grabs...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 21, 2016

This is an Otto Preminger film about politics. That should send off fireworks because such a divisive topic is only going to get more controversial with a man such as Preminger at the helm — a man known for his various run-ins with the Production Code. All that can be said...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 21, 2016

This is an Otto Preminger film about politics. That should send off fireworks because such a divisive topic is only going to get more controversial with a man such as Preminger at the helm — a man known for his various run-ins with the Production Code. All that can be said...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 19, 2016

As the film opens we watch a foot slowly wiggling its toes. It’s nothing extraordinary because we’ve undoubtedly seen this million of times. If not on film then at least in our own lives. But it’s what the foot does that piques our interest. Quite dexterously but still straining, i   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 19, 2016

As the film opens we watch a foot slowly wiggling its toes. It’s nothing extraordinary because we’ve undoubtedly seen this millions of times. If not on film then at least in our own lives. But it’s what the foot does that piques our interest. Quite dexterously but still straining,   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 17, 2016

Peter Pan was immortalized by Disney in 1953, but as with many of the great fairy tales that they have adapted, it’s easy to forget that there was an earlier spark. These stories do not begin and end with Disney. They have a far more complex origin story and ensuing...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 17, 2016

Peter Pan was immortalized by Disney in 1953, but as with many of the great fairy tales that they have adapted, it’s easy to forget that there was an earlier spark. These stories do not begin and end with Disney. They have a far more complex origin story and ensuing...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 16, 2016

Recently I got the chance to sit down with a group of friends and watch 12 Angry Men together. Many of them had never seen it and hearing their reactions was immense fun for me. But as we talked for a few minutes afterward, I began to realize that really...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 16, 2016

Recently I got the chance to sit down with a group of friends and watch 12 Angry Men together. Many of them had never seen it and hearing their reactions was immense fun for me. But as we talked for a few minutes afterward, I began to realize that really...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 14, 2016

It’s a Wonderful Life is a perennial classic for many people but it was not until I saw it in a theater during high school and rediscovered it with new eyes that I  came to truly appreciate this film on a deeper level. On subsequent viewings, so many scenes resonated with...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 14, 2016

It’s a Wonderful Life is a perennial classic for many people but it was not until I saw it in a theater during high school and rediscovered it with new eyes that I  came to truly appreciate this film on a deeper level. On subsequent viewings, so many scenes resonated with...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 12, 2016

Coming out of a psychology background I was familiar with Stanley Milgram’s famous social experiment back in high school during Intro to Psych. Even back then it was a striking conclusion on conformity and just how far people will go. It was also ruthlessly contrived and even more methodically   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 12, 2016

Coming out of a psychology background I was familiar with Stanley Milgram’s famous social experiment back in high school during Intro to Psych. Even back then it was a striking conclusion on conformity and just how far people will go. It was also ruthlessly contrived and even more methodically   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 10, 2016

“Two people shouldn’t know each other too well if they want to fall in love. But, then, maybe they shouldn’t fall in love at all.” – Vittoria When it comes to being aloof, apathetic, and distant Monica Vitti knew no equal, and she works so marvelously against the worlds   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 10, 2016

“Two people shouldn’t know each other too well if they want to fall in love. But, then, maybe they shouldn’t fall in love at all.” – Vittoria When it comes to being aloof, apathetic, and distant Monica Vitti knew no equal, and she works so marvelously against the worlds   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2016

Steven Spielberg is this generation’s Alfred Hitchcock in many ways. True, he’s not as much of an audacious experimenter, but he most certainly knows the movie making craft. He understands suspense, good storytelling, and strong production values. Because he still is one of the most ente   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 7, 2016

Steven Spielberg is this generation’s Alfred Hitchcock in many ways. True, he’s not as much of an audacious experimenter, but he most certainly knows the movie making craft. He understands suspense, good storytelling, and strong production values. Because he still is one of the most ente   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 6, 2016

Every time I return to Breakfast at Tiffany’s certain things become more and more evident. Mickey Rooney’s characterization as Mr. Yunioshi is certainly an egregious blot on this film, but if you look around the nooks and crannies, it’s full of quirky sorts who can be described as   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 6, 2016

Every time I return to Breakfast at Tiffany’s certain things become more and more evident. Mickey Rooney’s characterization as Mr. Yunioshi is certainly an egregious blot on this film, but if you look around the nooks and crannies, it’s full of quirky sorts who can be described as   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 5, 2016

Arguably the greatest French comic was Jacques Tati and like Chaplin or Keaton he seemed to have an impeccable handle on physical comedy, combining the human body with the visual landscape to develop truly wonderful bits of humor. Bed and Board is a hardly a comparable film, but it pays...   read more