Archive for August, 2026
A review of the 1944 classic movie “Meet Me In St Louis”
August 9th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
I’m not keen on musicals and I can’t identify with a rich, white family in the America of 1903, but it’s hard not to be caught up in the exuberance of the Smith family of St Louis, as the city prepares to host the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to celebrate the centennial of the acquisition of […]
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A review of the new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”
August 9th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
Four years have elapsed since the last Spider-Man movie and this film is presented as a reset. A new director, Destin Daniel Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), takes over the franchise in a scenario where, thanks to Dr Strange’s powers in the last film, the identity of Spider-Man (once again played […]
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A review of the 1948 classic film “Key Largo”
August 9th, 2026 by Roger Darlington
What a great cast for this film noir crime drama. Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson in their fifth and final pairing. Bogart’s wife Lauren Bacall in their fourth and final joint appearance. Lionel Barrymore, probably best known for no less than 15 eponymous roles in the “Dr Kildare” films. But it was Claire Trevor […]
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