classic film

RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s
RETROSPECTIVE: KOREAN CINEMA’S GOLDEN DECADE: THE 1960s

Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s brings together an eclectic assortment of films covering many genres, directors, and performers.

A STAR WITHOUT A STAR: Championing The Oscar-Nominated Juanita Moore
A STAR WITHOUT A STAR: Championing The Oscar-Nominated Juanita Moore

A Star Without a Star comes off as the epitome of a labor of love many years in the making.

SIDNEY: A Moving Tribute Putting A Groundbreaking Actor Up To The Mirror
SIDNEY: A Moving Tribute Putting A Groundbreaking Actor Up To The Mirror

For Sidney Poitier novices and acolytes alike, I think there’s much to be appreciated about this timely homage

Dean Martin: The King of Cool: A Tender Examination with Minor Revelations
Dean Martin: The King of Cool: A Tender Examination with Minor Revelations

In the vein of Citizen Kane, the documentary sets out on the foolhardy task of finding Dean Martin’s Rosebud: the puzzle piece to unlock what made him tick.

source: TCM Classic Film Festival 2021
TCM Classic Film Festival 2021: Talking Ernst Lubitsch, Greta Garbo, Robert Osborne and More

Lee Jutton shares interviews and insight on this year’s virtual 2021 TCM Classic Film Festival.

MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 75th Anniversary: A Golden Care Package
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 75th Anniversary: A Golden Care Package

Released in 1944, Vincente Minnelli’s charming, evergreen musical Meet Me In St. Louis once accompanied the country’s drudging attachment to World War II.

Dispatches From The 1st Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival
Dispatches From The 1st Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival

Jim Dixon covers the films and special events that were on during the inaugural Sleep Hollow International Film Festival.

Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival 2019: Afternoon Of DARK SHADOWS
Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival 2019: Afternoon Of DARK SHADOWS

Jim Dixon attended the Sleepy Hollow International Film Festival and spoke with Dark Shadows actress Kathryn Leigh Scott, and screened House of Dark Shadows.

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY: Hitchcock's Forgotten Masterpiece of Subversive Sweetness
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY: Hitchc*ck’s Forgotten Masterpiece Of Subversive Sweetness

Alfred Hitchc*ck’s oft-forgotten The Trouble With Harry delightfully blends small-town Americana with his usual penchant for droll humor and the macabre.

How John Brahm's Trilogy Of Psychological Noir Help Us Understand The Nature Of Evil
How John Brahm’s Trilogy Of Psychological Noir Help Us Understand The Nature Of Evil

We take a look at John Brahms’ 1940s trilogy of psychological noir and how they help can help us predict and understand fascist ideology and the alt-right.

ON DANGEROUS GROUND: A Non-Noir Existing on The Fringes
ON DANGEROUS GROUND: A Non-Noir Existing On The Fringes

Read our review of Nicholas Ray’s genre-defying, low budget gem On Dangerous Ground now streaming on the Criterion Channel.

Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Movie Scenes
Staff Inquiry: Our Favorite Movie Scenes

In this new Staff Inquiry, the Film Inquiry team members discuss their favorite movie scenes, among them scenes from The Godfather, Whisper From The Heart and City Lights.

The Criterion Channel: A Movie Lovers Heaven
The Criterion Channel: A Movie Lovers Heaven

With The Criterion Channel, no matter what size screen you watch these classics on, the pictures are never small.

THE TOP 25 FILMS OF 1939: A Look Back At "The Greatest Year In Movies"
The Top 25 Films Of 1939: A Look Back At “The Greatest Year In Movies”

1939 is often called the Greatest Year in Movies. A list of 25 classics from this memorable year in cinema prove why it surely contends for that title.

The Beginner’s Guide: Stanley Donen, Director
The Beginner’s Guide: Stanley Donen, Director

Stanley Donen is a testament to the fact hopes and dreams are necessary because sometimes they do come true.