Category: Book Reviews

Classic film book reviews including my entries in the three past Summer Classic Film Reading Challenges hosted by the Out of the Past blog.

2022 Summer Reading Challenge

Babylon, 2022 - ★★★★★
Most of the criticism surrounding Babylon is either that the film is too gross or that it lacks a consistent message. For classic film fans, […]
Like Father, Like Son, 2013 - ★★★★
There really is no better living director than Koreeda who can churn family drama into pure gold. I mean, a cold father learning to love […]
Avatar: The Way of Water, 2022 - ★★★½
An entertaining, if a little bit too long, fun time at the movies. The story is serviceable to the spectacular visuals and Cameron can't go […]
Hail the Conquering Hero, 1944 - ★★★½
It's so fun to see so much of William DeMarest and the rest of Sturges' stock of character actors. Interesting seeing the homefront and the […]
Safeguarding Military Information, 1941
WWII Hollywood is crazy. Imagine finding a random ten-minute short from well-known auteurs like Spielberg educating military personnel for the Iraq War!