Friday 16 August 2024




68/2379. The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)
Like Marty, this bittersweet romantic comedy feels more like a television episode or a black box play. Also like Marty, the lead here is a great character actor who rarely got a leading role. In fact, this is the only lead role in Thelma Ritter's career. The romantic comedy is okay, but Thelma is great.
And she drinks Coke!
69/2380. The Last Detail (1973)
This falls into that category of movies that I'm glad I didn't see when I was younger. I just wouldn't have appreciated it as much. What a great cast working with a great script (with some subtle but pointed comedy)! Life's not fair, and we've all got to find a way to get ourselves through it together.
The secret to survival is ice-cold Coca-Cola!
70/2381. The Crowd (1928)
The Crowd is a silent film that follows a spoiled jerk who thinks the American Dream is his birthright. He marries the wrong woman, they have a couple of kids they mostly ignore... and things go from bad to worse. If there's an opposite to "entertainment," it's this. Although, there are a couple of great camera shots that borrow heavily from German Expressionism, so, it's not entirely worthless. They could still show this to teenagers to promote abstinence.
71/2382. Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
The master thief is back, but the original cast is not. I mean, it's fine, but without the Barrymores, this MGM production feels a lot like an RKO B-movie mystery.
More to come.
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