One of my favorite finds these last five years was BUSTER KEATON. He was truly the master of creating visual gags and reversing audiences’ preconceptions about movies and storytelling. Roger Ebert put it thus in his review. The greatest of the silent clowns is Buster Keaton, not only because of what he did, but because ofContinue reading “Month of Classic Movies: Day 3, The Cameraman 8/10”
Category Archives: Month of Classic Movies 2021
Month of Classic Movies: Day 2, Faust (1926) 9/10
The demon Mephisto wagers with God that he can corrupt a mortal man’s soul. IMBD Synopsis Maybe I’m a little biased, but I really enjoyed this movie! I studied German Expressionist filmmaking for my senior thesis in college and never got to see this classic film directed by F.W. Murnau. If you are curious aboutContinue reading “Month of Classic Movies: Day 2, Faust (1926) 9/10”
Month of Classic Movies: Day 1, The 39 Steps 7/10
A man in London tries to help a counter-espionage Agent. But when the Agent is killed, and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to save himself and stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information. Synopsis via IMBD Here’s how this scale works. I’ll rate these filmsContinue reading “Month of Classic Movies: Day 1, The 39 Steps 7/10”
Month of Classic Movies
Fun fact about me, I have loved watching classic films since I was a teenager. When I cleaned a hotel with my family I always turned to Turner Classic Movies on the cable TVS in hope I would find something new and amazing! That said, I haven’t watched any new classic movies in a LONGContinue reading “Month of Classic Movies”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 