is film lover/writer living in New York City.
After the relative success of American International Pictures’ 1963 release of Roger Corman’s The Raven, the studio quickly reunited the same fearsome trio...
October 23, 2024
Behold the power of Myrna Loy! In Thirteen Women, she propels a man to throw himself in front of a moving subway train using only her intense gaze.
November 30, 2023
Even after the financial success of Tim Burton’s 1985 feature debut, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Warner Bros. rejected his vision for Batman and he was left in search of...
March 17, 2023
Uniting his powers of visual storytelling and his understanding of human foibles, Hitchcock served up a top-notch melodrama and spy thriller with Notorious.
June 13, 2022
A peculiar pre-Code concoction of horror, sci-fi, murder mystery, and slapstick romantic comedy, Doctor X was filmed simultaneously in two-color Technicolor...
March 17, 2022
This pre-Code offering packs a lot of story into its typically brisk running time, with several plot threads weaving together a tapestry of spooky and criminal doings.
October 31, 2021
is a writer, photographer, videographer, and cinephile living in Portland, Oregon.
