Day: October 30, 2022

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) 

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 3 categories

When I sat down to watch 1964’s The Earth Dies Screaming I naturally thought I was going to see a schlocky sci-fi stinker. Surprisingly, this British production is stylish, atmospheric, and spooky, even thought provoking, despite a

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The African Queen (1951) 

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 5 categories

Rewatching director John Huston’s 1951 masterpiece, The African Queen, which I hadn’t seen in a very long time, I discovered it not only holds up, but looks like it could have been filmed yesterday. Almost nothing about it

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Quartet (2012) 

30 October, 2022 Michael Weaver 0 Comments 2 categories

Funny and touching, 2012’s comedy-drama Quartet examines the challenges met by aging artists as their lives appear to have less and less meaning. Although somewhat uneven in tone, the story of elderly opera singers in a retirement

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