Film Reviews

Sidney Lumet’s 1974 film Murder on the Orient Express is widely considered one of the greatest cinematic adaptations of an Agatha Christie novel.

Review of the adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 detective novel of the same name. Directed by John Guillermin (famous for The Towering Inferno), this version is a lush, star-studded ensemble mystery set against the backdrop of the Egyptian Nile.

The Ghost Train (1941) is a spirited British mystery-comedy that adapts Arnold Ridley’s immensely popular 1923 stage play into a cinematic experience tailor-made for wartime audiences.

Review of the 1938 British comedy directed by Marcel Varnel, starring the legendary Will Hay alongside his frequent collaborators Moore Marriott and Graham Moffatt.

Review of Will Hay's last feature film "My Learned Friend".

Review of the final pre war film from Will Hay. "Where's That Fire".

A Review of the film based on James Hilton’s bestselling novella, the film tells the life story of Charles Edward Chipping—affectionately known as “Mr. Chips”—a Latin master at the fictional Brookfield School,

Review of the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "Sabotage". Starring Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, John Loder and Desmond Tester.

Review of the Alfred Hitchcock Version of the "The 39 Steps" starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carol.

Review of the 1930's classic Hitchcock thriller "The Lady Vanishes". Starring Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Dame May Whitty, Paul Lukas, Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford.

Review of the 1949 British thriller directed by Carol Reed and starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Alida Valli.

Review of the 1948 Western starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Shirley Temple.

Directed by Irving Reis and penned by future novelist and television magnate Sidney Sheldon, the film is brisk, amusing, and as cleverly constructed as a classic 1940s farce.

Review of the film adaptation of Ernest Hemmingway's novel "To Have and Have Not". Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Review of the Cary Grant screwball comedy "His Girl Friday".

Yellow Sky (1948) is a Western with an edge, crafted in the post-war period when Hollywood’s frontier sagas began to grow darker and more psychologically complex.

Review of the classic crime romance film starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall

Review of the 1949 comedy Musical "On the Town". Starring Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Betty Garrett.

Review of the James Cagney crime drama "White Heat".

Review of the first Road to movie "Road to Singapore". Starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope