Tag: 1940s
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Proto-Noir ‘Out of the Fog’ is Engaging But Ineffective
The 1941 drama’s antifascist messages are muddled by its celebrations of conformity and the status quo.
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Walk on the Wild Side
The thematically rich ‘Cat People’ remains a high-water mark for 1940s horror.
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The Idea of You
Notes on ‘Letter from an Unknown,’ Max Ophüls’ masterpiece of unrequited love.
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Jean Gillie is the Reason to See ‘Decoy’
Jack Bernhard’s 1946 noir never completely grabs you, but Gillie’s impressively vicious performance almost makes up for it.
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The Surprising Sensitivity of ‘The Leopard Man’
This proto-slasher from 1943 takes pains to show that its victims are more than their fates.
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Summer Sun
‘Bitter Rice’ is both an incisive commentary on labor struggle and a captivating romantic melodrama.
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Odds & Ends: February 2024
Notes from the last month.
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Favorite Discoveries of 2023
The best movies I watched this year not released in 2023.
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Odds & Ends: December 2023
Notes from the last month.
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Odds & Ends: November 2023
Notes from the last month.
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Self-Discovery and False Starts in ‘Dishonored Lady’
Hedy Lamarr is great in a movie about a woman trying to turn over a new leaf thwarted by her past.
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Hedy Lamarr is Wickedly Good in ‘The Strange Woman’
In the vein of the previous year’s ‘Leave Her to Heaven,’ the fun of ‘The Strange Woman’ is primarily found in our desire to see its villainess get away with her crimes.
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