One Paragraph Movie Review: The Maltese FalconThree hundred and forty-fourth film: The Maltese Falcon, the 1941 crime thriller that is as noir as noir gets, as Bogey as Bogart gets, and…13h ago13h ago
One Paragraph Movie Review: MagnoliaThree hundred and forty-third film: Magnolia, a blatantly brilliant movie with an incredible cast that accidentally plummets into annoying…Nov 30Nov 30
One Paragraph Movie Review: Mad MaxThree hundred and forty-second film: Mad Max, the 1979 original. I have little time for cars and no time at all for Mel Gibson, but this is…Nov 30Nov 30
One 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…Nov 16Nov 16
One 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
One 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
One 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
One 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
One 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
One 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
