I’ve talked about all four movies in this set on this site before. But I promised a full review of the set and here it is.
Category: Reviews
The Accused (1949)
If you are growing tired of #31Daysof Horror then feel some relief in knowing that #NoirVember is coming in just a few short weeks. That’s when I’ll be talking about a lot of film noirs. But until then you can enjoy my review of The Accused, a rather good film-noiresque drama starring the always wonderful Loretta Young. You can read my review here.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Sixth Season
I’m working my way through all of the Cinema Sentries reviews I’ve done over the years in reverse chronological order. This means you will get to read my Arrowverse reviews backward. I guess that’s fun, especially because I like the earlier seasons much more than the later ones. Click here to read my review of the sixth season of Legends.
Breakheart Pass (1975)
I very much like Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries. I have recently come to love westerns. I’ve always dug a good movie set on a train. I ought to have been a fan of Breakheart Pass, a murder mystery/western set on a train starring Charles Bronson. Sadly, I found it a rather tepid affair. You can read my review here.
The Sheik (1921)
While I am a great lover of old movies I’ve only recently begun dipping my toe into the silent era. I gotta admit I still struggle to watch some of those films. They often contain some great visuals, but without audible dialogue, and often mismatched music, my mind tends to wander. But the more I watch the more I’m able to follow along.
The Shiek stars Rudolph Valentino who was a huge star at the time. It is a bit outdated by today’s standards but is still a pretty entertaining watch. My review is over at Cinema Sentries.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1956)
I am a complete and utter sucker for movies in which people shrink down to tiny sizes. I just love the effects of giant-sized everyday objects. The Criterion Collection recently released this cinematic adaptation of a Richard Matheson story and it has tons of fantastic special effects involving a little man up against big objects (and critters). My review can be read here.
The Cheat (1931)
Not all classic films are true “classics” if you catch my meaning. Case in point is this Tallulah Bankhead film which is rather dull to watch. It does have some great Pre-Code moments – sexual innuendo, human branding and attempted rape – but that still can’t save it from being an utter bore. Here’s my full review.
Torch Singer (1933)
One of the challenges you face when watching old movies is butting heads with some of its outdated morals. I always find it tough to watch films that portray the slave-owning confederates as heroes. Torch Singer doesn’t have any of that, in fact, it is fairly progressive in its point of view, but I still wrestle with how best to watch it in my review.
The Flash: The Complete Seventh Season
I’m a big fan of The Flash television series. I’ve been watching long than any other show in the Arrowverse. Which is why I was so bummed out when the Seventh Season turned out to be kind of terrible. Part of this was due to the Covid-19 Pandemic screwing with their ability to make the show like they usually do, part of it was because a whole lot of the cast decided to leave, but mostly it is because the show seems to be running out of ideas. You can read my full review here.
Hot Saturday (1932)
I love a good Pre-Code movie (movies made after the advent of sound in 1927 and before the Production Code went into full effect in 1934). While often tame by today’s standards these films often dealt with taboo subjects and could be quite racy.
Hot Saturday is a film that couldn’t have been made just a few years later. It also stars Cary Grant in one of his earliest starring roles (and it’s also before Cary Grant became “Cary Grant” the star we all love and adore).
Kino Lorber released a nice Blu-ray of it a few months ago and I wrote a review for Cinema Sentries.
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