Tag Archives: Film Reviews

My Review of ‘Out of the Fog’ (1941)

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Debbi

Hi, today I’m reviewing Out of a Fog from 1941. I saw this on TCM Noir Alley and Eddie Mueller called it a proto-noir, I believe. And yeah, that description does seem to fit. It’s not quite film noir yet, … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Glass Onion’ (2022)

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Debbi

Hi, today I’m reviewing Glass Onion, the second Knives Out Mystery. This is a really good movie, in my opinion, and just terribly clever. Both movies are terribly clever, and so hats off to Rian Johnson. That’s all I can … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Wake in Fright’ (1971)

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Debbi

Hi. Today I’m going to review Wake in Fright from 1971. This was a really interesting movie that I saw as part of my discussion group at the Anne Arundel County Library. It is a kind of chilling look at … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Loving Highsmith’ (2022)

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Debbi

I’ve never read any of Patricia Highsmith’s books, but I have seen two of the movies adapted from them. And I know she was considered by many to have been a rather grim, reclusive figure, even an outright racist. This … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Life Itself’ (2014)

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Debbi

This is a slightly different review than usual. Hope it makes sense you get something out of it. 🙂 Hi everyone. Yeah, I was gonna do a review of this movie, but I decided to just read from my notes … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Repeat Performance’ (1947)

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Debbi

Hi, everyone! Today, I’m doing a film review by video, which I haven’t done in quite a while, actually. I have been putting up old ones, but this is my latest, and I will try to do this without reading … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘The Bribe’ (1949)

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Debbi

This is an interesting film, but not because it’s the most awesome film noir ever made. It begins in media res, with a federal agent named Rigby (fans of Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid, feel free to laugh) staring moodily … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Veronica Mars’ (2014)

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Debbi

This is a video review I did several years ago on a now-abandoned YouTube channel, which I wanted to share here! On a channel that’s still alive an actively-updated channel. 🙂 Right! So … here you go! 🙂 And, in … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Pepé le Moko’ (1937)

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Debbi

Okay, this is very much a film noir, especially since it’s a French film and they invented the term and it does apply here. It’s not a bad film. It takes about a half hour for much to happen, which … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Royal Wedding’ (1951)

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Debbi

This is a fun film if you like musicals, even if parts of the story are ludicrous some of the plot seems unlikely or weird. Let me explain. What we have here are the brother and sister dancing team of … Continue reading →

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