Blindsided by THE KID

As I finished a gem by a filmmaker I love, a surprise was waiting for me – a surprise I’ve yet to find in this whole watching series.

Blindsided by THE BIRDS

Something tells me that if he ever wanted to, Alfred Hitchcock could have made a terrifying film about a tree full of chipmunks. The man was just THAT good.

Blindsided by LES DIABOLIQUES

My romp through film history finally takes me to France. It;s there that I learn that French people are gloriously screwed up, and that my readers have amazing taste!

Blindsided by BROADCAST NEWS

How do you create a comedy that will last? You begin with the assumption that your audience isn’t a bunch of idiots. Armed with that assumption, its amazing how well a comedy can endure.

ikiru, kanji watanabe, takashi shimura

Blindsided by IKIRU

We begin a new round of essentials with a bummer.
An sublimely, achingly, beautiful bummer.