The Wicker Man – 1973

Thrillers have a lot of common elements, they all build in intensity and eventually reach a critical moment from which tghere is no coming back. In the Wicker Man a policeman is called to a small island community to investigate the disappearance of a young girl, but what he discovers is a broader conspiracy. The […]

Arsenic and Old Lace – 1944

There’s a lot of truth to the idea that screwball comedies were better in the forties, because really they were. Cary Grant is a great actor, but he isn’t his usual reserved self in this film. Here he’s an exasperated man trying to cover up a series of murders committed by his elderly aunts. His […]

Casablanca – 1942

There is no debating that Casablanca is one of the greatest films of all time. There is a reason it is considered one of the most well-received films. The simplicity of the scenery, the timeless message of love and sacrifice, the casual connective tissue between the characters. The film expresses sentiment in a way that […]

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – 1937

There is no argument that Walt Disney invented the animated film. It wasn’t the first, but it certainly set the standard to which every other animated film aspired. The story is simple and the voice cast is insignificant, but the simplistic beauty of the film lies in its art. Before this film there were limits […]

Fantasia – 1940

Walt Disney was a revolutionary, there is no way around it. Back in the thirties he had an idea to combine classical music with animation. Many scoffed at the idea, but he went through with it anyway and the result was fantastic. There are several notable sequences throughout, but the most noteworthy are “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” […]

Babe – 1995

Talking animal movies are not my favorite, but in certain cases I make an exception. Babe is an exception. There is a childlike innocence to the film and it can work its wonder on young and old alike. The beauty of the film comes from its innocence. The pig is every child who ever felt […]