Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: The Mad MastersThree hundred and forty-first film: Les Maitres Fous (The Mad Masters), a 1955 documentary short film that shows a ritual performed by…4d ago4d ago
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: Monsieur Hulot’s HolidayThree hundred and fortieth film: Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday, a French slapstick comedy from 1953 that has hardly any plot, hardly any…Nov 10Nov 10
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: M*A*S*HThree hundred and thirty-ninth film: M*A*S*H, the 1970 movie that inspired the best television show ever made ever. I’ll never know what…Nov 2Nov 2
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: MThree hundred and thirty-eighth film: M, the English version of the Fritz Lang thriller from 1931 about a child murderer played by Peter…Oct 27Oct 27
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: Love Me TonightThree hundred and thirty-seventh film: Love Me Tonight, a 1932 romantic comedy musical and Maurice Chevalier vehicle packed full of Rodgers…Oct 19Oct 19
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: Louisiana StoryThree hundred and thirty-sixth film: Louisiana Story, a half documentary/half fictionalised bit of weirdness from 1948 financed by Standard…Oct 6Oct 6
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: The Lost WeekendThree hundred and thirty-fifth film: The Lost Weekend, a realistic downward spiral of a picture from 1945 that feels like a dirty ashtray…Sep 29Sep 29
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingThree hundred and thirty-fourth film: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Okay look. This is not my kind of thing, but know…Sep 21Sep 21
Jo ThornelyOne Paragraph Movie Review: The Long GoodbyeThree hundred and thirty-third film: The Long Goodbye, Robert Altman’s 1973 take on Raymond Chandler’s 1953 novel held together impeccably…Sep 16Sep 16
Jo ThornelyNan — I Am Fine, Thank YouI’m at the time and place where I’m keenly interested in rummaging through the evidence of my family’s past times and places. Today, while…Sep 14Sep 14
