When you know you're making a bad decision. Image: IMDb Dear Reader, this post is an apology to Alfred Hitchcock. When we decided to watch the early Hitchcock thriller, Blackmail (1929), we fully intended to mock it. Blackmail is a British film made at the end of the silent era, and was initially conceived as…

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02.05.2025

Captain Kidd: The Pirate You Hate to Love | Silver Screenings

Charles Laughton as the clever and greedy Captain Kidd. Image: Daily Motion In may ways, it must have been difficult to star in a movie with Charles Laughton. The Oscar-winning British actor probably didn't mean to steal every scene he was in, but it happened anyway. Look at the seafaring adventure Captain Kidd (1945) starring…

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14.05.2025

Inching Towards Futility: “Umberto D.” (1952) | Silver Screenings

Dismantling a room as a life unravels. Image: Letterboxd What happens when society squeezes you out? This is the question raised by the Italian neorealism film, Umberto D. (1952). Umberto, the titular character, is a polite, agreeable man who was once a civil servant. But now that his government is Done with him, he struggles…

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19.06.2025

A Casablanca Knock-Off: Intrigue in WWII Lisbon | Silver Screenings

Erich von Stroheim assesses Vera Ralston, and vice versa. Image: IMDb If you're in the market for a Casablanca knock-off movie, we've got a dilly for you. Storm Over Lisbon (1944) is about secret agents and mercenaries in Lisbon during World War II. The plot, which could almost be a continuation of the movie Casablanca,…

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