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A Movie A Year | 1954 - On the Waterfront
I'm continuing my quest to watch more classic movies by selecting a new film to watch for every year since 1940! You can see my previous...
7 days ago3 min read
A Movie A Year | 1953 - Stalag 17
After a hiatus, I'm back with my quest to watch more classic movies by selecting a movie for every year since 1940! It was a little...
Feb 203 min read
A Movie A Year | 1952 - Umberto D.
My journey to expand my knowledge of classic film continues with 1952's Umberto D. which I watched on Amazon Prime UK. My classic movie...
Sep 29, 20202 min read
A Movie A Year | 1951 - Strangers On A Train
In order to expand my cinematic horizons, I have been writing short reviews for one movie for every year since 1940. For 1951, I'm...
Sep 15, 20203 min read
A Movie A Year | 1950 - Rashomon
In order to expand my horizons in terms of classic film, I have been writing short reviews for one movie for every year since 1940. The...
Jul 29, 20203 min read
A Movie A Year | 1949 - The Third Man
For the last year of the decade, I wanted to talk about Carol Reed's The Third Man , which stars Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli and Orson...
Jul 17, 20202 min read
A Movie A Year | 1948 -'Rope'
For 1948, I wanted to write about another Alfred Hitchcock movie- Rope.
Apr 13, 20202 min read
A Movie A Year | 1947 - Monsieur Verdoux
For the next year on my Classic Movie Diary project, I watched Monsieur Verdoux, Charlie Chaplin's first full 'talkie' movie. 1940:...
Feb 28, 20202 min read
A Movie A Year | 1946 - It's A Wonderful Life
To continue my series of classic movie reviews, this week I am writing about It's A Wonderful Life , one of the absolute best Christmas...
Dec 16, 20192 min read
A Movie A Year | 1944 - Laura
To continue my series of classic movie reviews, I watched Laura , a movie which released in 1944 and fortuitously appeared on BBC iPlayer...
Nov 25, 20193 min read
A Movie A Year | 1943 - The Ox Bow Incident (& more)
Continuing my series where I review a movie from each year since 1940, is 1943's The Ox Bow Incident starring Henry Fonda. My classic...
Nov 9, 20192 min read
A Movie A Year | 1942- There Was A Father
Previously in this series, I wrote about films from 1940 and 1941 which covered the works of both Alfred Hitchcock and Orson Welles. The...
Oct 14, 20192 min read
A Movie A Year | 1941 - Citizen Kane
I'm on a quest to watch more classic cinema, by watching a new movie from each year since 1940. Citizen Kane, released in 1941 , is...
Sep 18, 20193 min read
A Movie A Year | 1940 - Rebecca
My experience with classic movies is woefully limited- I enjoy Hitchcock, the occasional Billy Wilder and a handful of other older...
May 8, 20192 min read
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Movie Scenes: My Neighbor Totoro
My favourite scene from the film comes when Mei and Satsuki are waiting patiently in the rain for their father to return from work on the bus.....
The Best Dark Knight Trilogy Scores
The music by Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard (as well as Junkie XL and a few others) lifts an already incredible set of films to new heights...
The Best James Newton Howard Scores
Continuing my series about my favourite composers comes a post on the work of James Newton Howard who has had a long and varied film career.
Why You Need to Watch This is Us
It's incredible wholesome television, always choosing to highlight the beauty of family and friendship, and a show that cherishes the memory of childhood and the small moments in life...
Game Night Best Quotes
Game Night is one of the best Hollywood comedies to come out for years, and is quickly becoming one of my favourite comfort movies...
Movie Scenes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
'Swords vs Weapons' sequence has incredibly intricate choreography, interesting camera angles, humour, drama and two charismatic and dedicated actresses.
Puss In Boots 2 & Into the Spider-Verse | The Future of Animation?
2018's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse felt like a milestone for mainstream animation. It delivered a familiarly structured superhero origin story, but pulled it off with a perfect blend of heart, comedy and gorgeous visuals.
Watching Knives Out for the 4th Time | Full Movie Reaction
For this full length reaction, I have included both the time stamp but also a brief description of the scene in case you don't have the movie available to stream!
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