Tag: basil dearden
-
My Favorite First-Time Watches of 2025
The best movies I saw in 2025 that weren’t released in 2025.
-
In the Shadows
‘Victim,’ Basil Dearden’s tense 1961 noir, groundbreakingly depicted gayness with sympathy and homophobia with contempt.
-
‘Sapphire’ Has Noble Intentions, But Still Feels Safe
For a brief period beginning in the late 1950s, English director Basil Dearden and his producing partner, Michael Relph, decided to focus their attention on several projects through which they could explore social issues often left underexamined in British cinema.
Peterson Reviews 