The Ghost Train (1941) A Book Review by Tony Williams. Meticulously researched, accessible to all readers, and full of Anthony Slide’s usual discerning comments, it is an important study of

By Elias Savada. A lackluster affair, sporting cardboard characters and gag-worthy clichés." Just a few months ago Liam Neeson was fumbling around the generic wasteland of his usual escapist entertainment

A Book Review by Thomas Puhr. This powerful anthology illustrates how the archives are so much more than mere outtakes; they comprise an essential body of historical material, one which

Once a Thief (1989) A Book Review by Tony Williams. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema, by Lisa Odham Stokes and Rachel Braaten, surpasses an

American Dream (1990) A Book Review by Kate Elora Rogers. The Films of Barbara Kopple offers a thorough dissection of this formative figure in documentary filmmaking, while assessing Kopple’s embrace

By Thomas Puhr. Tews blends green-screen footage, miniature work, practical effects, and a grainy sound design to mimic the look and feel of a ‘50s creature feature (that is, one

By Elias Savada. A small, fierce gem.... Moretz lets it all out with a thrilling performance." This movie reminds me of the intense, claustrophobic approach to air travel that 7500

Straight Shooting By Tony Williams. These two magnificent Blu-ray restorations reproduce the way the films were originally seen and also contain audio-commentaries and video essays by two pioneering Ford scholars: