Thinking Cinema, Watching Movies

Chasing the strange poetry of old Hollywood through sharp film reviews, brooding essays, and handpicked lists that wander through cinema’s shadows.

The Latest in Lists:

 

Lists
7 Films About Art
7 Films About Art

The seventh art considers itself and its predecessors

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7 Political Noirs
7 Political Noirs

The political side of film noir.

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7 Philosophical Noirs
7 Philosophical Noirs

More than a genre, film noir is a philosophical attitude, a thinking mood and an existential statement.

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Thinking Cinema: Latest Film Essays

 

Thinking Cinema
Art and ideology at the movies
Art and ideology at the movies
New genre in Hollywood town: vintage movies
New genre in Hollywood town: vintage movies
On Film Noir
On Film Noir