Watching 1939: My Son is Guilty (1939)

In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, tha... Read full article

Guilty Pleasure: Somewhere in Time

Do I watch this film in front of others? No.Do I recommend it to others? No.Do I praise it anywhere public? No.Have I watched it many times? Oh yes.There’s something to be said for that first love story that gets you as a kid. I was quite young when I first saw Somewhere in Time on TV–I ... Read full article

Guilty Pleasure: Somewhere in Time

Do I watch this film in front of others? No.Do I recommend it to others? No.Do I praise it anywhere public? No.Have I watched it many times? Oh yes.There’s something to be said for that first love story that gets you as a kid. I was quite young when I first saw Somewhere in Time on TV–I ... Read full article

Johnny Guitar (1954): Guilty Pleasure? Nah

Johnny Guitar (1954): Guilty Pleasure? Nah On June 3, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Johnny Guitar (dir. Nicholas Ray), the Casablanca of westerns, is a psychological melodrama that often gets overlooked and unfairly dismissed. It’s not the greatest of westerns by... Read full article

The Academy Awards: A Guilty Pleasure

For me, watching the Oscars is kind of like being in a bar, ordering a caesar-salad, and just one single pint. Watching the Oscars is kind of like being back in early high-school orchestrating plans to see Home Alone 3 (in theaters) when I knew all  logic dictated that I should actually be at home ... Read full article